Katie Gray Adult Education, News 0
TAQA stands for Training, Assessment and Quality Assurance. It’s what we call an ‘umbrella term’ which covers the suite of assessor qualifications. In this suite, we have the UPPA, AVRA, ACWE, CAVA and IQA qualifications. The most important thing you need to know about TAQA is that it’s not actually a course itself. Assessor Qualifications Each course […]
When a potential employer reads your CV, they will be asking themselves the following questions; Is this person qualified to do the job? Does this person have the necessary skills and expertise identified in the job specification? Do we want to interview this person to find out more? You will only have a couple of […]
Katie Gray Apprenticeships, News 0
Well, what a week that was! National Apprenticeship Week 2018 has come to an end after 5 days of celebrations. The aim of the week was to showcase how apprenticeships work for individuals, employers, local communities and the wider economy. With #NAW2018 trending all week, it’s sure raised some awareness across the country. So without further […]
Katie Gray Apprenticeships, News 0
This week is a special one for the Further Education sector, as it is the 11th National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2018)! This year, the theme is ‘Apprenticeships Work’. Throughout the week, employers and apprentices from across England will be showcasing how and why apprenticeships work for individuals, employers, the community and the wider economy. During National […]
As an Assessor, Tutor or Trainer, a big part of your job is to give feedback to your learners. Feedback is part and parcel of your learner’s improvement and therefore a vital part of their progress to gain their qualification. There may be some areas in which your learner did well, and some areas, not so well. […]
Learning something new can be really challenging for a lot of people. Some may love the thought of learning a new skill, but it may bring out a lot of worries and stress in others. What’s important to remember, though, is the positive changes that learning something new can bring to your life! So, without […]
On February 2nd, Apprenticeship and Skills Minister Anne Milton and the Department of Education (DoE) launched the ‘5 Cities Project‘. The idea of the project is to ensure that under-represented groups all have equal access to apprenticeships across England. The under-represented groups include Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and people from disadvantaged backgrounds London, Birmingham, Greater […]
Finally, and definitely not a week late, here is our first Throwback Thursday post of 2018! This week, we’re throwing it back to a post we did in 3 years ago on January 16th 2015, looking at what happened in the news that week… It varied from Grammar schools struggling with funding, to a robber […]
At Brooks and Kirk, a lot has happened in 2017. As a matter of fact, our team has grown and we had some brilliant results in our learner review survey. We found out 100% of our learners would recommend us to a friend! Brilliant, eh? What’s not so brilliant is that all we see on […]
Do you think schools are preparing students enough for the world of work? Many people will have opposite opinions on this, due to the fact that they will have gone to different schools and therefore their career guidance would have been different. The results from State of the Nation’s most recent report show that there […]