National Apprenticeship Week 2012

National Apprenticeship Week 2012

National Apprenticeship Week 2012 will take place from Monday 6 February to Friday 10 February. It will celebrate the talent and skills of apprentices from across England and you will see apprentices, employers and a range of partners showcasing the benefits of Apprenticeships and the value apprentices bring to the organisations they work for.

National and regional activities will be taking place throughout the Week. Following the success of National Apprenticeship Week 2011, activities this year will include: media features, employer events, job swaps, breakfast briefings, WorldSkills UK "Have-a-Go" events (where potential apprentices can get involved in learning new skills) and apprentice challenges.

This year, Charnwood will be focusing on promoting apprenticeships and the skills they can bring.We are hosting a number events around the academy and local community, why not drop in and see our apprentices in action?!

Training Open Days @ Charnwood academy, 24th January 2012 / Corn Exchange, Leicester, 25th January 2012

An open invitation to individuals who would like to work/train in the hospitality industry. Charnwood will be inviting industry employers who have worked with apprentices in the past into the academy and a local venue to talk about the benefits apprenticeships bring to businesses.

Careers Event @ Brunts Secondary School, Mansfield, 18th January 2012

Charnwood will be attending a Year 10 / 11 assembly to talk to school pupils about apprenticeships and how to start an apprenticeship once they have left school. Charnwood will also be carrying out interview skills sessions later on in the year.

Seaside @ the academy restaurant, 7th February 2012

Young apprentices will host a themed event in the restaurant to showcase their skills to customers. These events are always a success and apprentices take full responsibilty of the marketing and management of the event. All work is recorded and used as evidence for the apprenticeship diploma programme.

Outside catering event @ the Gedling Miners Welfare Club, Nottingham, 4th February 2012

Charnwood apprentices will cater for 170 people at the club to put their newfound skills to practice plus gain essential skills in customer service, table service and waitressing.

Back to the Floor event, 7th February,The Hunters Moon, Greene King venue, Birmingham

Senior Managers from Charnwood, Greene King and the National Apprenticeship Service will be going back to the floor this week as apprentices, in a unique event designed to promte the success of apprenticeships.

You can also keep up to date on our facebook page or follow us on Twitter!

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Charnwood compared nationally are ahead of the game

Managing Partners of a leading Hospitality Training Provider, Charnwood training group, along with its Staff, Learners and National Employers were delighted with the excellent praise received from their recent Ofsted inspection, which graded the National training provider as 'good across the board' and 'when compared on a National scale is ahead of the game'

Charnwood training group provides commercial and government funded work based learning and workforce development training within the catering and hospitality industries.

Of particular merit was the way learners enjoy their training, and statistics prove that most go on to further training or gain promotion at work. In this section 'outcomes for learners', Charnwood was recognised for  'the support and care given to learners is a rare quality to be seen in a work based learning provider and Inspectors commented that 'training officers maintained strong relationships with Learners and showed a genuine passion for training.

Teaching and Learning Provision for 14 -- 16 years old within the Academy are of a 'high quality and extremely well maintained, learning is effective in meeting the needs and interests of all learners.'

Although the Training Provider were expecting an inspection as their last was completed in 2007, they didn't realise they would be inspected under a framework released just 4 weeks prior.

Managing Director, Gerwyn House, nominee for the Inspection stated "In light of this context in which Training Providers are now inspected we are extremely pleased to have achieved such a positive report. These judgements represent the best Ofsted report in Charnwood's history."

The employers whom Charnwood work with gave extremely gratifying feedback and were keen on 'Charnwood's excellent understanding of the hospitality, the support to reduce staff turnover rates and the improved development of learners' customer service skills.'

"We are determined to continue to build on our successes and strengths and are resolute in our determination to make Charnwood the provider and employer of choice." Gerwyn House, Managing Director. 


Click here for Charnwood's full report