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Download the January 2012 issue of the What's Hot newsletter now!
The latest issue of our bi-monthly online newsletter "What's Hot" in Learning & Skills is now available to download...
Article Added at 31/01/2012 13:29
Learning South West Membership reaches 50+
Our members include, cross sector organisations, individuals, private training providers and third sector organisations.To join us or to find out how joining Learning South West can benefit you, please click here...
Article Added at 13/01/2012 13:44
2011 Annual Review published
Read our Annual Review outlining our major achievements with members and partners over the period 2010 to 2011...
Article Added at 13/01/2012 13:34
Win one of 3 great prizes - Nominate a Learner for ALW by 5pm 16th January
You now have less than 3 WEEKS until the deadline for Adult Learners’ Week nominations! Please put some thought into nominating someone as recognition of their learning - but you need to be quick as the closing date for nominations is 5pm Friday 27 January! Why not nominate online? Save and track your nomination(s) with no need to worry about forms getting lost or delayed in the post. This process is quick, easy to share with your learner, and if you can get your nominat..
Article Added at 11/01/2012 10:09
Government 'Positive for Youth' Policy published
Click here to read more. The Regional Youth Work Unit plans to run a seminar on its implications for the South West in February - more details to follow shortly...
Article Added at 04/01/2012 16:44
Chief Executive re-elected to Institute for Learning Advisory Council
Learning South West are pleased to announce that Paula Jones, Chief Executive, has been successfully re-elected to serve on the Institute for Learning's Advisory Council.Congratulations also go out to Rosie Brown from Strode College, Street and Wendy Henwood (Cornwall), who have also been newly elected to the Council.To see the full list of elected representatives click here...
Article Added at 06/12/2011 13:05
Enrol Now-Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Enrol Now! Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement This course is for you if…. You are involved in training and assessing paid or voluntary youth workersYou want to develop your knowledge and skills in assessmentYou want to gain the latest nationally approved assessor qualification Start Date: 3rd November 2011End date: 1st June 2012 Venue:Learning South West, Bishops Hull House,Bishops Hull, Taunton TA1 5EP Units to be delivered • D/601/5313 Understa..
Article Added at 17/10/2011 10:00
World Skills - We are one of the partners coordinating the Have a Go campaign
World Skills London 2011 which took place from 5th-8th October is the world’s largest skills competition and celebrates many talents - from car maintenance to hairdressing to landscape gardening. Part of the World Skills initiative, the ‘Have a Go’ campaign will allow people to gain hands-on experience in a new activity at any time between now and February 2012 and hopefully be inspired to find out more about learning. In this region Learning South West is one of the par..
Article Added at 13/10/2011 11:14
somewhereto_ ..... do you have space for young people?
The Regional Youth Work Unit is helping to deliver a project called ‘somewhereto_’ which is all about finding spaces for young people to debate, play sport, perform, play music, dance, display artwork, show films, write – in fact spaces for young people to do anything related to the arts, sports and culture. It is a national project being supported by Channel 4 and is part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, so when the games are finished there are sti..
Article Added at 19/09/2011 11:59
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Learning South West in the News
Learning South West in the News John Twyford columnist for the Tiverton Gazette wrote a fantastic article praising the Youth News page which features monthly in the paper and is written by young people supported by Suzannah Beament the Sounds Positive Officer at LSW. He says ' I think it's fantastic. Not only is it great for us older readers to find out what this group of young people are thinking but it must be satisfying for them to get those views in the paper. It's a tribute to ..
Article Added at 02/08/2011 10:36
Update on the Review of Qualifications for Learning Professionals
Details of the recent Review of Qualifications for Learning Professionals in England (conducted by LLUK October 2010 - February 2011) can now be found on the Excellence Gateway website.The site also contains the recently published PTLLS Awarding Organisation Guidance (June 2011). This is just the guidance for the Awarding Organisations - which they will now use to develop their qualifications.The intention is that the revised PTLLS qualifications should be available from Autumn 2..
Article Added at 06/07/2011 11:50
LLUK/ACETT "Plain English" Guide to Effective Teaching Practice - download here
"Developing & Supporting Effective Teaching Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector - Guidance for ProvidersPractitioner and inspection evidence shows that teachers and trainers who experience a range of teaching practice and are supported by a mentor have a broader understanding of how to teach and train effectively. Yet organisations, especially smaller providers, say it can be challenging to develop and support effective teaching practice.To address this challenge, Lifelo..
Article Added at 06/07/2011 11:30
Partners in Diversity
Latest News from the Learn + Project March 2011 Learning South West is working in partnership with partners from Portugal, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey to deliver the Learn+ Project which is funded by the European Commission, Lifelong Learning Programme – Grundtvig. The project team are developing a training course for adult Teachers and Trainers. The course is designed using a blended delivery approach to support practitioners to manage ‘Diversity&..
Article Added at 13/04/2011 14:21
Learning South West in the Press
More than 30 learners, including Michael Parham from Chard, and employers attended a Think Smart awards ceremony at Yeovil College. College Principal James Hampton and Learning South West’s Chief Executive Paula Jones presented the awards. Michael, who is employed at the Tea Tree in Ilminster, received an outstanding achievement award and the outstanding part-time student of the year award...
Article Added at 05/04/2011 12:12
172 SMART Somerset companies win by training
Employers and their staff in Somerset have been celebrating the completion of a successful training enterprise project run by Learning South West Read more on this great success story. Photograph Caption: Employers, staff and those associated with the successful Think Smart project join the celebrations at Learning South West. The Somerset project involved 172 employers and 56 coaches, and 714 staff were trained The photograph includes representatives from Autism Solutions, Yeovil C..
Article Added at 14/03/2011 10:39
News on funding available for DTLLS students - 2011-12
Funding available for students in England on a Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS*) course 2011/12 (February '11)* If accredited by a Higher Education Institution, the title may varyLifelong Learning UK's Information & Advice Service (LLUK IAS) has produced the attached Briefing Note, based on information provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).Whether starting a pre-service course (before you have a teaching post) or in-service cour..
Article Added at 11/03/2011 13:20
Learning South West welcomes QTLS recommendation in Wolf Report
Learning South West echos the Institute for Learning in welcoming the news that Michael Gove, Secretary of State for the Department of Education, has accepted, with immediate effect, the recommendation in the Wolf Report (issued 3 March '11) which states:"To allow qualified further education lecturers to teach in school classrooms on the samebasis as qualified school teachers."Commenting on this latest news, Learning South West's Chief Executive Paula Jonessaid:"This is good news in hard times.&..
Article Added at 08/03/2011 15:46
NEW DIRECTIONS TO BISHOPS HULL HOUSE AS A RESULT OF PERMANENT ROAD CLOSURE
Due to the development of the land opposite Bishops Hull House for housing, access to Bishops Hull Road from the A38 is now permanently closed. All customers visiting Learning South West will now have to come via Waterfield Drive in order to get to Bishops Hull House. Click here for a map outlining these changes and the new directions you will have to take. Do not hesitate to give us a ring on 01823 335491 if you need any further assistance in relation to your visit to Learning South West...
Article Added at 03/03/2011 11:13
Sounds Positive - Young people are doing it for themselves
Young people in the south west, fed up with their often negative image in the media, have been given a grant from the Big Lottery Fund to promote a more positive impression in future. The grant for the project, Sounds Positive, is worth £324,712 over four years. The initiative comes directly from young people themselves and was agreed to be a priority for the region by the 60 members of the UKYP in the south west. Once the project is underway over 200 young people throughout the S..
Article Added at 02/09/2009 17:04