Hannah Meen-Ward, a 2nd Year Apprentice Hairdresser at Peterborough Regional College, was honoured with 2 awards at the Cambridgeshire Big Skill Awards. Hannah (aged 19) won the Skills for the Community award and was highly commended in the 17-19 Learner category for her involvement and work with young people with disabilities in the local area. Hannah has combined voluntary work, NVQ Level 2 hairdressing studies and a full-time job at Spencer's Hair Salon, in Park Road, Peterborough.
Student Apprentices celebrate in Norfolk
For the past 8 years Norfolk sixth formers have had the opportunity to take part in an apprenticeship programmes whilst still remaining at school. The Student Apprenticeship programme was piloted in the late 90’s in the Midlands and by 2001 three pilot areas in the UK was set up – Norfolk being one such pilot area.
VQ Day 2009
With the second annual VQ Day taking place on 24 June 2009, colleges, sixth-forms, learning providers, employers and other stakeholders will be receiving a VQ promotion pack and details of the VQ Day website, enabling them to promote the event on their own websites.
As part of efforts to increase the visibility of under-represented groups on Apprenticeships, four new case studies of successful Muslim role models are now available.
As part of their new WBL Resource Pack, the Hertfordshire Provider Network have produced a new brochure that advertises each provider with a unique 'code word' linked to a text messaging service. Research showed that young people were not keen on picking up the phone to enquire for further information, so the young person can now send a text message from their mobile phone that is converted into an email and the provider phones them back, therefore removing the communication barrier and increasing the number of enquiries to providers.
Over 100 Hertford Regional College apprentices gained their awards at the Work-based Learning Celebration of Success Award Evening held at Ware Priory on 23rd October. The apprentices, who have completed Apprenticeship programmes in the workplace, including Accounting, Business, Childcare, Construction, Electrical Installation and Hairdressing, were rewarded for their high achievement, commitment and determination to succeed.
Exceptional demand for places resulted in extra capacity being added at the last minute which helped to ensure that the inaugural conference for the Eastern region Association of Learning Providers (ALP) was a resounding success...
After 4 years as Chair of the Suffolk Provider Network Group Jane Vincent has announced that she is standing down after the summer meeting due to be held at Lowestoft College on 26th June 2008...
WS Training has moved from their home at Fornham All Saints to a new training centre at Great Barton on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds...
The winners in Norfolk's inaugural The Big Skill Awards 2008 were announced on Friday (30th May) at a ceremony held in front of the Forum in Norwich.
The Big Skill Awards 2008, run by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in partnership with BBC Radio Norfolk, recognise and reward people who have improved their life or the lives of others through learning.
