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Training Providers’ Forum

The second meeting of the Training Providers’ Forum took place on the afternoon of November 11th 09 at the Meadowbank Adult Education Centre. Our thanks to Pauline Elgrew and Hounslow Adult Education for the use of one of the large and well-equipped classrooms within their attractive new centre.

Topics addressed:

1) Open College Network Accreditation from Curriculum Development Manager, Sameen Rushdie                                                

2) Yvonne Ogorek, Senior Curriculum Manager, Skills for Life. ‘A New Approach to ESOL’                                                                                    

3) Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities – Grants. Julie Apsey, Widening Participation Manager, Hounslow Adult and Community Education

  • An opportunity to discuss applications received and in preparation
  • Question and answer to correct any misapprehensions and improve the quality of submissions.

Applications for both the provision of a training course and for free PTTLS course are open until November 20th 09  

  NLDC grant applications 09-10 PDF 242KB

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The first meeting of he Training Providers’ Forum was held at Feltham Assembly Hall on the afternoon of May 27th 2009. The speakers were:

  • Tebs Rashid, BTEG: ‘Training in the voluntary sector – the current context’ with discussion time and exchange of resources;
  • Iain Bromley, Hounslow Adult and Community Education PTTLS tutor introducing The Preparing to Teach in Lifelong Learning course offered free to those interested in teaching in the post-compulsory sector 16+;
  • Sagal Jama, CVS Hounslow  with updates on ‘The Local Representation Network’.

News from the groups and networking time followed.

Since the meeting, we have set up an email group for circulating meeting notes, keeping in touch, networking, discussion and problem-solving.

If you’d like to become part of the Training Providers’ Forum, contact Nina on 8572 5929 ext 223 or nina@cvshounslow.org.uk

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