Meeting the needs of our learners… going the extra mile
A commitment to meeting the training needs of our learners and their employers is something that isn’t taken lightly, and if that means sourcing provision that doesn’t currently exist in Lancashire then that is what happens.
The Learning and Development team at the Learning Agreement Pilot has, and continues to, fill any gaps in training opportunities, identified through communication with Personal Advisers, young people and employers.
Constructing Courses
Construction courses are notoriously popular, with oversubscription commonplace. Accrington and Rossendale College was finding it a challenge to meet the needs of the number of learners and employers that the Learning Agreement Pilot was referring on to its courses.
The Learning Agreement Pilot Learning and Development Team worked with Multi Task (Assessment Ltd) to pull together a new training model, able to bridge the gap identified.
Horses for Courses
From the outset, the Learning Agreement Pilot Learning and Development team identified a lack of training provision in equine-related courses. Working with Lancashire Education Business Partnership (LEBP), a revised model of training was constructed at Wrea Green School of Equitiation.
The newly formed consortium of stables and livery yards across the county is to be the base where learners can work towards their British Horse Society Stages one and two – providing accredited, industry recognised qualifications.
Fast Track Courses
Customer Service qualifications have an extremely high take-up, and it was noted that a number of the young people on the courses would be able to complete their Technical Certificates in a shorter period of time, given the opportunity.
The Learning Agreement Pilot Learning and Development Team worked with NLTG to put together a ‘fast track’ certificate for the Level 2 Customer Service learners – reducing the number of guided learning hours from 80 to 17.
