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WELSH LEARNING & CARE SKILLS CONSORTIUM
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 News Bulletin
Asreportedelsewhereinthisnewsle/er,WLCSCachievedtheGreenDragonEnvironmentalStandard@Level2.WearedelightedtoofferourcongratulaBonsandthanksto:TrainingChampion
:SamanthaWilson
Deputy
:TracyParkes
oththesemembersofstaffworkedveryhardtogetusthroughthispresBgiousawardandareconBnuingtoprepareusforthenextachievementlevel(3)during2011.
AnotheryearhasgonebyinseeminglyrecordBmeand,onceagain,itismyverypleasantdutytowelcomeyoutothefourthediBonoftheWLCSCnewsle/er.Italwaysgivesmegreatpleasuretore-latewhattheconsorBumhasachievedwithbothlearnersandstaffoverthepastyearandtoannouncenewsofforthcom-ingchangesandeventswhichIknowwillbeofinteresttoyouall.FirstlyIamdelightedtoannouncethatthe200910contractyearhasbeenaverysuccessfuloneforallthelearnersregisteredwiththeconsorBumwithbet-terthaneverachievementsbeingre-corded,detailsofwhichyouwillbeabletoviewonpagetwo.SecondlythestaffhasenjoyedaverysuccessfulyearinundertakingfurthertrainingandachievingqualificaBonswhichwillfurtherimprovethedeliveryoftrainingtolearners.ThirdlytheconsorBumwasawardedtheGreenDragonEnvironmentalStandardatleveltwoearlierintheyear.ThisachievementhasbeenlargelyduetoourESDGCChampionandherdeputywhohaveworkedBrelesslytoensurethatweachievedthisstandardandtheyconBnuetoworktowardsouraimofachievingthehigherlevelawardduring2011.Youper-hapshavenoBcedthatwearenowabletofeaturetheGreenDragonlogoonallourpaperwork!Wehavealsobeenveryfortunatethatseveralnewmembersofstaffhavejoinedourteamandwearedelightedtowel-comethem.Thisnextyear201011willbeoneofsubstanBalchangebringinggreatandexciBngnewchallengesforthestaffofWLCSC.InSeptemberwesawtheintro-ducBonofEssenBalSkillsWaleswhichreplacedtheKeySkillsawardsandinJanuary2011weawaittheintroducBonoftheQCF(QualificaBonsandCreditFramework)awardswhichreplacetheNQF(NaBonalQualificaBonsFramework)awards.
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ThesenewawardsaretheGovernment’snewframeworkforrecognisingvocaBonalachievementthroughtheawardofcreditsforunitsandqualificaBonsacrossEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Thenewawardsaimtoprovidemoreflexiblequali-ficaBonsandcareerroutes,enablingpro-gressiontobeachievedinsmallsteps.Learnerswillbeabletotransfersomeoftheircredits(throughunits)acrosslevelsandqualificaBonstherebyavoidingrepeB-Bonoflearning.IamawarethatallthissoundsrathercomplicatedbutoverthenextfewweekswewillbedevelopingourstrategiestomeettheintroducBonofthisnewimprovedqualificaBonsystemandwillkeepeveryoneinformedofourpro-gressalongtheway.OnceagainIwouldliketotakethisoppor-tunitytothankallthelearners,employersandinparBcular,thestaffofWLCSCformakingourconsorBumsuchanotablesuccess.Iamveryproudofthecommit-mentanddedicaBonwhichisveryevidentinallaspectsoftheconsorBumenter-prises.IremainconfidentthatWLCSCwillrisetothenewchallengesbeingbroughtaboutbytheintroducBonofthenewawardsthisyearandwewillconBnuetobeseenas‘afirstclasstrainingprovider’surpassingallthetargetsandbenchmarkssetbytheWelshAssemblyGovernment.
ValerieJones
ContractManagerWLCSC
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LEARNER ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNERACHIEVEMENTSACROSSCONSORTIUM
Thishasbeena
superb
yearforachievements.WLCSCisdelightedtoannouncethefollowingresultsfromAugust2009toJuly2010.Inour
FMAprogramme
atotalof52learnerslewith
81%
achievingtheirApprenBceshipFrameworkofqualificaBonsconsisBngofanNVQLevel2,aTechnicalCerBficateatLevel2and2KeySkillsatLevel1.Inour
MAprogramme
atotalof12leaverslewith
80%
achievingtheirApprenBceshipFrameworkofqualificaBonsconsisBngofanNVQLevel3,ATechnicalCerBficateatLevel3and2KeySkillsatLevel2.Inour
MSDprogramme
atotalof11leaverslewith
100%
achievingtheLeadershipandManagementAwardLevel4orHealthandSocialCareLevel4.
Theabovefiguresrepresentexcellentgradesacrossallawardswiththeaverageacrossallthreeprogrammesbeing87%.ThebenchmarkforachievementsissuedbytheWAGforeachoftheseawardswas70%.
Aspartofour‘valueadded’programmemostofthelearnersa/endedother‘offthejob’(nonNVQ)coursesnamely:
asicFoodHygiene-CerBficatedbytheRoyalSocietyforthePromoBonofFood
FirstAidAwareness–aonedaycoursevalidatedbytheriBshRedCrossSociety
LoadManagement(AllWalesPassport)schemedeliveredbyAllWalesAmbulance
Thedirectorsoftheconsorumwouldliketotakethisop-portunityofcongratulangeachofthelearnersontheirsplendidachievements.Wealsoofferasincerevoteofthankstoeachtutor,assessorandverifierforthesupporttheyhavegiventhelearnerstohelpthemachievetheawards.Verywelldonetoall!
STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
9297BasicSkillsTutorAwardLevel2
WLCSCareproudtoannouncethefollowingsuccesses:TwomembersofstafffromCymruCareTrainingandtwomembersofstafffromSafeHavenTraininghavecompletedtheaboveawardinLiteracy.CongratulaBonsto:RomainePeregoChrisBneJonesTraceyJonesSamanthaWilson
7303PreparingtoTeachintheLifelongLearningSector(PTTLS)
WearealsopleasedtoreportthatfivemembersofstaffachievedtheaboveawardinApril:CongratulaBonsto:GayleParker(Level4)ValerieJones(Level4)TraceyJones(Level3)AmandaPlank(Level3)HelenMarBn(Level3)Afurtherfivemembersofstaffarecurrently‘oncourse’tocompletetheawardduringDecember:CarolCarterCrystalNelsonSusanMarBnAvrilJonesYasminRiley
AllWales(Passport)MovingandHandlingAssessorcourse
WLCSCoffercongratulaBonsto:TraceyJonesSamanthaWilsonTraceyandSamanthaarenowabletodelivertheabovecourseforlearnersinSafeHavenTraining.
7317A1–Assesscandidatesusingarangeofmethods
WealsoofferourcongratulaBonsto:AmandaentleyFollowingcompleBonoftheabovecourseAmandaisnowthe‘inhouse’assessoratApleyLodge.

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