Details of courses available until the end of December 2011
Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day course)
Cost: £60 per person
Dates: 12 December 2011.
Paediatric First Aid (2 day course – meets OFSTED requirements)
Cost: £90 per person
Dates:
Food Safety Level 2 (1 day course)
Cost: £60 per person
Dates: 9 December 2011.
Health & Safety in the Workplace Level 2 (1 day course)
Cost: £60 per person
Dates: 5 December 2011.
Costs include course materials, certification, light lunch/refreshments
Discounts are available for group bookings.
For more details contact 01325 375900 or info@twpa.org.uk
Posted in Learning on October 5th, 2011
A brand new café is set to open today offering a fabulous menu of food and drink to everyone.
In an ideal place to meet whether it is work or pleasure, The Street Café is opening at The Work Place, Newton Aycliffe and will serve daily from 10am until 3pm. It will be run by CCS Catering from Barnard Castle who also run Café Nest in Barnard Castle and offer corporate and event catering and are now looking into expanding the business in the Newton Aycliffe area. For more details about CCS Catering contact Clare Dixon on 07970802207 or 01325 375917.
The menu includes paninis, wraps and meal deals as well as homemade cakes for morning or afternoon tea.
The Street Café will also have exhibition space available in the near future for local art/craft entrepreneurs to display their work – anyone interested should contact The Work Place.
This coincides with a brand new course range:
- Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day course), £60 per person, running on 19 September, 17 October, 14 November and 12 December 2011.
- Paediatric First Aid (2 day course – meets OFSTED requirements), £90 per person - 1 & 2 November 2011
- Food Safety Level 2 (1 day course), £60 per person - 19 October, 17 November and 9 December 2011.
- Health & Safety in the Workplace Level 2 (1 day course), £60 per person - 31 October and 5 December 2011.
- IOSH Managing Safely (4 day course), £350 per person -24,25,26 & 27 October 2011.
Costs include all course materials, certification, light lunch/refreshments - discounts are available for group bookings. The courses are already proving popular and are set to be a great competitor in the training market.
Angela Wilkinson, Business Manager at The Work Place said ‘I am delighted with the developments we are seeing here at The Work Place, it’s good to see people just calling in for a cuppa or coming in more formally to attend a course. The buzz of the place is a great sign for the future’.
The Work Place, a meetings, conferences, training/corporate events facility is a not-for-profit organisation. For more details contact 01325 375900 or info@twpa.org.uk
Posted in Learning on September 22nd, 2011
A year 10 student at Sedgefield Community College is making his mark in football as part of the Young Apprenticeship in Sports Management, Leadership and Coaching course he is currently studying.
Football Development Officer Mr Brooksbank at the college is delighted with James Johnson’s enthusiasm, work ethic and commitment to the programme. James has worked alongside Mr Brooksbank during visits to the likes of Darlington Football Club, County Durham Football Association, County Durham Sport and Ferryhill Sports Development Team, during which he interviews coaches to find out more about how they work, always keeping a diary of responses for future reference.
James Johnson, 15, from Trimdon, is interested in working within sport as a future career, chose to study sport to gain knowledge and experience about the industry before taking his options further. He has certainly done that.
Through his work experience, organised by Durham Education Business Partnership, James has also volunteered to join a project with Trimdon Junior School. He coaches up to 30 girls who are forming a new team. They will be joining Trimdon Utd FC and he will be staying with them and working as a volunteer coach. This has led to him joining the Football Association young volunteers programme where he is rewarded for his volunteer hours.
Mr Brooksbank commented ‘In such a short time James has already been an excellent ambassador for the college. James has been a huge success in his placement and I’d have no hesitation in writing a reference for him as his time keeping, appearance and work ethic is superb’.
James, from Trimdon is now on work experience with The Gym in Fishburn gaining more experience and putting his newly acquired skills into practise.
Photo: James Johnson outside his school, Sedgefield Community College
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7th, 2011
- Bank volunteers Clare Connolly (left) and Sandra Shelley (right) work with students from Belmont Junior School.
Barclays Bank volunteers have been putting primary school students to the test to raise their financial awareness and capabilities.
The ‘Money Skills’ programme, organised by Durham Education Business Partnership and supported by the bank’s volunteers, involved 60 students from Belmont Junior School trying to improve their money skills via a range of activities throughout the session.
The programme aims to help participants gain skills, knowledge and confidence about money, whether it is sticking to a budget, or longer-term challenges like understanding the financial implications of life choices you make about education, training or work.
Barclays Money Skills is their long-term commitment to increasing the financial capability of young people and is delivered in partnership with a range of organisations across the UK.
The sessions have been held in primary and secondary schools across County Durham including Wolsingham School and Community College, Durham Gilesgate Sports College & Sixth Form Centre and St Mary Magdelen RC VA Primary School, Seaham. Business and Learning Co-ordinator Sandra Stephenson from Durham EBP confirmed the success of the programme having received very positive feedback from both schools staff and students.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2nd, 2011