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Training Spring Spring issue 1

May 2010

New CCLD apprenticeship level 3 course starting at GL11 in Cam, for learners who are in employment.
This is on a Wednesday at 10.00 -12.30. For more info. call Tracey at Rapido. This is following the great Inside this issue:
success of the course we ran last year which we had 8 timely achievers!!
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About Rapido Training Rapido Training Ltd is a leading provider of vocational training
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for care and childcare workforce in Gloucestershire. Since
2000 we have successfully provided Apprenticeships, Train to Gain, National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)
Qualifications and Credit Framework
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and other work based learning and qualifications for adults of an age.
A world of new qualifications will be here in September
We successfully enable many employed and unemployed workers to achieve their full potential and career
2010. Learners already enrolled at Rapido will continue Inside Story 3
aspirations with existing qualifications and there will not be any
changes in their programme of learning and assessment.
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The following have achieved success in Health and Social Care The following have achieved success in Childrens care, For learners enrolling after September, there is a new courses
learning and development framework of Qualifications and Credit with qualifications
Apprentice L2:
Apprentice L2
called Awards, Certificates & Diplomas in vocational
Lara Few Sally Anne Smith subjects, such as Health & Social Care, Early Years,
David Bees Angela White Support Roles in Schools and Business Administration.
Sophie Hayward Natasha Thomas
Caitlin Wood The new qualifications will provide the opportunity for more
Kirsty Howe Kyreen Wheeler
Apprentice L3 flexible routes to full qualifications, achievable in smaller
Jade Palk Nikki Davies steps through the accumulation of credit. Progression is
Amy Barwick Amanda Brown
Natasha Pollard Jodie Luce supported by the opportunity for units to be used across qualifications of
Stacey Caudle Poppy Oram different levels, sizes (Award, Certificate and Diploma) and sometimes sector
Jessica Purcell
Amy Rosaman Keri Simmonds
areas. This will help to reduce repetition of learning and assessment.
Apprentice L3: Emma Combes
Credit is awarded for completion of a unit (the smallest component of a
qualification), with credits combined to make qualifications. Mandatory and optional
Alys Mayo Heather Briggs
units make up the qualifications.
NVQ L2: NVQ L3: TTG L2 A new centralised learner database, due in late 2010, will help to track the
David Taylor achievement of each learners credits and provide learners with an online record
Sharon Chambers Helen East Special interest:
of their success & qualifications achieved. Each learner will be given a Unique
Kapila Patel TTG L3 Learner Number (ULN) .This will allow the transfer of credit across education Stay Safe online
TTG L3: Jana Stepanovska Derryn Wakefield providers and awarding organisations (e.g. City & Guilds, Edexcel).
Learners
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Please contact Debbie Horseman if you would like more information Achievements
NVQ L2
The following have achieved the Supporting Teaching & debra@rapidotraining.co.uk
Learning in Schools Apprenticeship in 2010: Jane Sinclair Spring display
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Lydia Harrison Carolyn Rose Nicola Bowery Michelle Gamble Stay Safe Online Latest dates for
Michelle Hawker Tracey Screen
Rena Gralheer Dawn Jones training courses
Jacqueline Huckvale Sarah Allen or shopping on line and even
Nicola Madigan Joanne Morton As we are all aware the choices and stay safe online.
Frances Norwood Carly Amos become famous by publishing
invention of the internet Try out:
Girminda Atwal Kirsty Smith Sarah Wood our own videos or Blogs.
has changed our lives.
www.getsafeonline.org
Social networking sites have But we must remember that
Level 2 helped us to stay in contact www.getnetwise.org
it can also be a dangerous
Kay Adams with each other. Websites place and can be a place www.bullying.co.uk
Julie Mace helps us to share our photos where bullying, fraud or www.direct.gov.uk
Useful links: with each other. We can identity theft can take place.
learn about anything and www.identitytheft.org.uk
Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work Scheme The following websites can
everything, do our banking www.worksmart.org.uk
help you make the right
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/FinancialHelpForAdultLearners/DG_172003