Helena Kennedy Awards 2012
Since the Foundation began in 1998, it has supported over 1000 students from further education colleges and adult education institutes, to progress to higher education.
All of these students have faced personal and financial hardship and worked hard to overcome barriers to continuing in education. Many of our award winners have now
graduated and gained employment in a wide range of fields.
The Foundation provides bursaries of £1500 to support students whose personal and financial circumstances make progression to higher education difficult, but a Helena Kennedy
Award is about much more than money. Our experience over the last twelve years has shown that offering students personal and practical support and opportunities throughout
their time in higher education and beyond can improve a student's chance of success and ultimately enhance employability. The HKF award is a package of financial, personal
and practical support and opportunities designed to support transition into higher education, enhance the student's experience at university and improve chances of employment
after graduation.
More information can be found at http://www.hkf.org.uk
Please check the following documents for an update on the student finance package for 2012/13 from the Secretary of State, Vince Cable
and David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science.
Full-time Courses
Part-time Courses
Darlington Association on Disability provides inclusive play and leisure opportunities, supporting young disabled people to make their voice heard.
The aim is to provide an inclusive play and leisure provision which is open and accessible to all, and takes positive action in removing disabling barriers
so that disabled and non-disabled children can participate. DASH provides several inclusive play schemes throughout the school holidays to all children,
disabled and non-disabled children.
DAD is looking for Play enablers (Workers) and Play Facilitators (Leaders) to work in on the DASH play scheme between 23rd July and 31st August 2012 also
to work within our the ChYPS service throughout the year. It's a great opportunity to gain experience and have fun. It would be great if you could advertise
it around your Childcare/Health and Social care/ Youth work students too.
For more details, please phone
Rachel Roscamp
Inclusion Worker
Children and Young People Service (ChYPS)
Darlington Association on Disability
Tel: 01325 254844
Car Washer/Valeter
Duties: You will be working in a reputable car wash/valeting company where communication skills are very important.
Duties will include customer service, cleaning of vehicles both in wash machines and valeting bays
Skills/Qualifications Required: Good communication skills, team player, attention to detail
Training Offered and Level Cleaning Support Level 2
Hours of Work: 30 over 5 days between 9.00am and 5.00pm, some weekends may be required Wage Rates £2.60 ph
Holidays: 20 days plus bank holidays
Interview Arrangements: Application forms to be emailed to < a href="mailto:lindsey@atac-uk.org">lindsey@atac-uk.org
or posted to ATAC, Units 9-10, Waverly, Market Dock, South Shields, NE33 1LE
All students who have applied to University for September 2012
Please note you have to reply to offers by 9th May 2012
There are four combinations of offers and replies:
- Unconditional firm only - you've firmly accepted an unconditional offer. You cannot have an insurance choice.
- Conditional firm only - you've firmly accepted a conditional offer.
- Conditional firm + conditional insurance - you've firmly accepted one conditional offer and accepted another conditional offer as an insurance.
- Conditional firm + unconditional insurance - you've firmly accepted a conditional offer and accepted an unconditional offer as an insurance.
See Carol or Keith for further details (Room 115 in the LRC).
Changes to how you access your Lifelong Learning Account
You can now access your Lifelong Learning Account through
The National Careers Service. The National Careers Service has replaced Next Step and is available online (including webchat), over the phone
and face-to-face in your community.
All the information you’ve saved to your account is still available and you can continue to use it to update your CV, complete a Skills
Health Check or view your learning history.
To ensure we can continue to keep you updated on any changes to your Lifelong Learning Account, it is important that your details are correct.
If you need to update your details, please log in to
your account and make the relevant changes.
UCAS APPLICATIONS
The closing date for UCAS was 15th January 2012. Applications received
by the deadline date are guaranteed to be considered by the universities and colleges.
Applying after the deadline - Applications received at UCAS after the
deadlines, up until 30 June 2012, will only be considered by the
universities and colleges if they still have vacancies for the course(s)
you have selected.
There is still time to make a late application for university. Please
see Keith or Carol for further help/assistance with your application.
LRC room 115
Email Carol
Email Keith
Phone 01642 865569
Hartlepool College of further Education
Business Administration Apprenticeship
We currently have Business Administration apprenticeship vacancies in
- Stockton
- Billingham
- Wynyard
- Middlesbrough
- Hartlepool
You will spend four days with the employer and one day at Hartlepool College.
DUTIES
To carry out all aspects of general business administration duties, varies depending on the company
TRAINING ALLOWANCE
£2.60 minimum per hour, may be more depending on company
REQUIREMENTS
5 A - C (or equivalent) GCSEs including Maths, English and ICT
TRAVEL INFORMATION
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
CVs to be forwarded to askaquestion@hartlepool.ac.uk - please put a note on top if you are a school or college
leaver for interview booking purposes. Alternatively you can complete a college application form and this can be downloaded from
www.hartlepoolfe.ac.uk, or you can ring the College on 01429 295111 and request an application form, stating
it is for the Business Admin apprenticeships.
BT World of Work is a Work Inspiration program that runs for schools,
colleges, charities and other organisations, to inspire them about what
the world of work has to offer.
The event will take place at Middlesbrough Telephone Exchange, Marton
Road, Middlesbrough, 18th May 2012.
Work Inspiration modules cover - 'All About Me', 'Look Behind the
Scenes' and 'Careers Happen'. The day is spent either in the classroom
or on the floor and job shadowing a volunteer. The participants are
given a workbook to record what they learn during each activity.
At a typical event our volunteers will each do a short talk about their
own career path and how their team fits into BT. We then cover BT as an
organisation and some of the work we do in volunteering and supporting
local and national charities. Each event is tailored to the
participating group and host site, making best use of the skills and
experience of our volunteers, while meeting the learning requirements of
the participants.
The agenda for the event would be built around your groups
requirements, normally they have a mixture of job shadowing, skills
workshops, presentations and team building but if there's anything you'd
like to include specifically we can normally accommodate. Each
participant is awarded a certificate for the work they've completed
during the event.
Go to the BT World of Work website
for more information.
IT Apprentice - Web
Vacancy Description:
We are looking for someone to join our IT team to help with web design and web development.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out web optimisation, up date website content also produce and collate documentation.
You will also be expected to work alone and as part of team. The successful candidate will recieve all the necessary training and will be
expected to become a part of the design team very quickly.
Key Details
Vacancy Title: IT Apprentice
Employer: White & Carter North East
Employer Description
White & Carter have been servicing the demands of the Pet, Aquatic & Water Garden Trade for over 50 years. Starting out as a Corn & Seed Merchant
the family run enterprise has accumulated a wealth of experience in sourcing products to satisfy the needs of the market. The new purpose built
depot is helping to maintain the company's image of excellent service and putting customer's interests first.
Vacancy Location
Royce Avenue
Billingham
Durham
TS23 4BX
Working Week: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Weekly Wage: £100.00
Number of Vacancies: 1
Vacancy Reference Number: VAC000160748
Key Dates
Closing Date For Applications 25/05/2012
Interview Begin From 30/05/2012
Possible Start Date 04/06/2012
Training
Training to be Provided
Advanced IT User apprenticeship, Functional skills and technical certificate.
Learning Provider ITEC North East Ltd
Learning Provider Description
People of all ages and backgrounds are choosing the Apprenticeship route to a successful future
as they 'learn while they earn'. Apprentices' gain skills and nationally recognised qualifications - all created by employers -
with a mixture of on and off-the-job training. For school leavers there's no better way to kick-start your career or progress
to higher education or university. Existing staff can also benefit from an Apprenticeship, recognising existing skills and
learning new skills with training tailored to both the individual and their employer.
Contact Details
For Tees Valley:
Contact Tracey on 07890 260131 or Laura on 07970845393
For Tyne & Wear
Contact Suzanne 07890260135
For Co. Durham
Contact Karen on 07872398567
This Learning Provider has achieved a sector success rate of 83% for this type of apprenticeship training.
This success rate relates to the formal Overall measure that learning provider organisations are measured against. The success rate
calculates the proportion of Apprenticeship frameworks that are successfully completed against the number that are enrolled upon.
Expected Duration Approx 1 year
This gives you an indication of the amount of time your training will last.
Skills Required
- Must be able to work in a small team, have good communication and literacy skills and have a knowledge of IT.
- The successful candidate must be IT literate it would be an advantage to have experience in adobe photoshop, adobe dreamweaver and HTML.
- You should also have a flair for design.
Qualifications Required
The successful candidate would ideally have GCSE (or equivalent) grade A-C in Maths, English and IT however this is not essential.
Personal Qualities
You should be friendly and approachable, be able to work as part of a team and also alone.
Future Prospects
There is a permanent job at the end of the apprenticeship.
Applications via the apprenticeships.org.uk website - VAC000160748
Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership
The ‘CSL’ Level 2 Award is a nationally recognised qualification that
enables successful learners to lead groups of people in sport/activity,
under indirect supervision.
The qualification teaches generic leadership skills such as
organisation, planning, communication and teamwork through the medium of
sport. It is a fun and practical qualification with no entrance
requirements or final examinations to sit.
- Age: 16+ (please note, there is no upper age limit for this qualification)
- Duration: 10 week course on a Wednesday evening (not including 10 hours demonstration of leadership)
- Cost: FREE. Although candidates will be required to sign up to the PYP Volunteer & Coach development scheme
Candidates will be required to attend a first aid course which will be
supplied by Leisure & Sports Development at the end of the course.
The qualification will take approximately 42 guided learning hours.
However, various factors such as the learner/tutor ratio, the number of
learners, the experience levels of the learners and the compulsory
requirement for a valid first aid certificate will influence the time
allocated to the delivery of any given course.
If you would like to put your name down for this course or would like
further information, please contact Jonathan.hart@stockton.gov.uk
