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Advantage EastAdvantage East offers nationally recognised and fully funded training for all staff employed by companies with under 250 employees in the East of England, no matter what previous qualifications they have. Advantage East can help employers to upskill their workforce with the least amount of disruption with tailor made on-the job training. Academy of Learning will be delivering NVQ Level 2 qualifications in Customer Service, Team Leading, Business Administration and Health & Social Care through this funding and a wide range of other qualifications will be delivered through other members of the partnership.
Leadership & Management GrantThe Leadership & Management grant is open to all sorts of businesses for senior managers/directors, including private, franchise, public and voluntary bodies, providing that they meet the criteria of employing between 10 and 250 staff. A range of training and coaching can be accessed with the grant which can provide up to £500 refund on training with an additional £500 which would need to match funded £ for £. Possible training topics could include:
MigrantsMigrants is financed by the Lifelong Learning Program of the European Commission. It is aimed at training trainers, mediators and support staff on how to assess thebasic skills and competencies of adult migrants and their learning needs by using a software tool and also at developing life long learning opportunities for adult migrants. Academy of Learnings role is to:
Proximity ICT WorkshopsProject partners in UK, France, Chez Republic, Greece and Italy. The project aims to use Audit and Diagnostic Tools in the above countries to evaluate SME’s software and their users and to look at producing advanced software that will be significant to the business to optimise their management and overall organisation. Skills For JobsSkills for Jobs is designed to support people not currently in employment, Skills for Jobs aims to provide individuals with the skills, confidence and motivation to find long term employment. To compliment this work the programme also liaises with employers, the service is available for all industry sectors and aims to provide employers with competent staff who are dedicated, motivated and skilled. Academy of Learning are delivering Skills for Jobs in Essex and Cambridgeshire from 2008 to 2010, the project is funded by the European Social Fund and the Learning & Skills Council. TAS for AgriformProject partners in UK, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria. After comparative analysis of small agricultural businesses in Southern Italy, Southern Europe and the Eastern Countries it was apparent that these family-centred businesses were reluctant to take on professional management i.e. sales, marketing or quality technicians. Academy of Learning are researching the UK's and Germany’s agricultural methodologies for in-house training; specifically aimed at the over 50’s, little or no basic education or no formal learning culture. Taking into account their social status, working conditions skills in production techniques, quality, marketing and general business management. The outcomes will be tested in Italy, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria. TRAINPASSThe starting point that led to the formulation of the project was the necessary and significant transformation of the role of the trainer, who is requested, more and more, to tackle system functions, which do not relate directly to training. On the one hand, the role of the trainer shifted from the traditional monopoly of teaching or education to brokerage and coaching. On the other, the trainer tends to become a multi-purpose, process figure, covering the entire cycle of the intervention: from the analysis of the training needs, to the post-intervention assessment, to counselling, to the connection with the organizational development. This is a transnational research and development project funded through Leonard da Vinci funds with partners from Italy, France and Estonia. See www.trainpass.udanet.it for more information. Train to GainAcademy of Learning Ltd. are approved providers for Train to Gain, many level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications can be part or fully funded through this fund, including Customer Service, Team Leading, Health & Social Care, Business Administration and Management. The aim of Train to Gain is to address skills shortages that threaten productivity, increase competitiveness and motivate employees by funding relevant training and support. Train to Gain has identified that effective training brings:
Please contact us for the latest eligibility criteria for funding from Train to Gain if you would like to benefit.
TRANSFAIRTransfair is a transnational Leonardo da Vinci project, funded by the European Commission of which Academy of Learning Ltd are a partner. The first point in the program is to explain and define what complexity means with relation to our local rural region. Transfair wants to emphasise the inadaptability of the habitual means used in training and particularly in teacher training. During this project our aim is to complete a European book regarding the rise of complexity in six European countries, the impact it will have on rural businesses, and a methodical handbook to support this work. All of the work will be displayed on a website to allow access to all six participating countries. Along the way we have conducted case studies of three local rural businesses, which have undergone management training or received business administration training. We have completed a complexity workbook and run a training session to local trainers who will now be able to support and guide rural businesses on how to deal with complexity. We have hosted a Transnational Meeting and prepared a pedagogical tool to support complexity.
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