Celebrating Talent & Diversity The BAME Apprenticeship Awards, now in its 5th year, aim to showcase talent and diversity within BAME communities through the celebration of those working hard to overcome adversity to achieve their goals through apprenticeships. The awards highlight the achievements of apprentices and the contribution of employers and learning providers who have…
The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), in partnership with the Association of Colleges (AoC), and funding from the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, have embarked on a project over the past year to research into and improve Mental Health support for Training Providers, their learners and the employers they work with. Greater…
Bury College students were delighted to welcome the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, Gillian Keegan MP into their lessons this week. The Member of Parliament for Chichester spoke to learners about their transition back into full-time face-to-face learning, and discovered how students on the College’s brand-new T Level courses would be benefiting from these innovative…
For 35 years, Saxon Furniture have been hand-crafting and retailing the UK’s finest furniture. We caught up with Production Director, Paul Douglas, to talk about the role their Apprenticeship scheme with NLTG (North Lancs Training Group) has had in their business, while also chatting to Apprentices Courtney and Louis about their experiences. Commented Paul: “We’re…
Progress in the Supporting Autistic Individuals in to Apprenticeship Project, delivered by GMLPN in partnership with NCFE is well underway! The project aims to raise awareness of the potential of autistic individuals, enable access to apprenticeships, and provide guidance on how referral agencies, training providers and employers can support autistic individuals. The project will equip…
I’m Emma Nolan and I am a Software Engineer Apprentice at Thales UK. I’m doing a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, studying Digital and Technology Solutions at Manchester Metropolitan University. This blog is going to be a very open story on my mental health journey and experiences. I want to write this and put this out…
The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), North Yorkshire Learning Providers (NYLP) and West Yorkshire Learning Providers (WYLP) are excited to mark Mental Health Awareness Week with the launch of WellFest 2021. Mental Health Awareness week takes place from 10 May – 16 May, with the theme of the week being nature and how nature…
The 14th World Autism Awareness Week 2021 takes place from Monday 29th March – Sunday the 4th April. The week aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by autistic people and to encourage the world to be a more inclusive place for autistic people. The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), in partnership…
It’s important to remember that there are real people behind every statistic. I was one of the people behind the depressing statistic that 88% of people with autism in the UK are not in any kind of employment, and sadly this number is getting worse every year. The high number makes it seem like there’s…
Mature student Nikki-Ann Wyatt is in the finals for the prestigious national Festival of Learning 2021 awards, after making an outstanding return to education following a motorbike accident. The 36-year-old from New Mills was forced to rethink her career as a top-flight pastry chef in Michelin starred restaurants following the crash which left her with…
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