
During the recent National Apprenticeship Week tpm joined Allstars Merseyside in recognising and rewarding skills at work, celebrating the success of Apprentices, their employers, work-mentors, teachers and the assessors who supported them.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender history month, takes place every year in February. It celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. Organisations across the North West...

In September Functional Skills will replace Key Skills for all learners in Work-Based Learning, Further Education and Schools...

Apprenticeship Week will take place from Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2010. The Week, which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), will celebrate the talents and skills of apprentices.

Tpm have joined forces with Brook to offer learners a schedule of training, information advice and guidance on sexual health matters. Expert Brook advisors will deliver awareness-raising sessions to all tpm students throughout January, February and March.

Day 1: My day started with a health and safety induction with Warren. The grand tour that I had and doing the photocopying were also ........
Business Administration Apprentices Malcolm Holmes and Vanessa Cain (pictured left) recently scooped some iTunes vouchers as two of the three winners in our September e-newsletter draw.

Tpm alumna, Danielle Rycraft has quickly climbed the career ladder to become 'The Assistant Manager' of PLA Lettings' Walton branch. Responsible for overseeing various aspect of the branch business, including the accounts, liaising with tenants and landlords, staff recruitment and ensuring excellent customer service.

We hope that all of our learners, employers, support agents and stakeholders have an enjoyable and peaceful holiday season and we look forward to being of service to you again next year.

HIV infections and related deaths have dropped by more than 10%, according to a report by the BBC. It is believed that greater access to anti-retroviral drug treatments has reduced HIV related deaths by more than 10% over the past five years, according to the latest figures.

tpm is extremely proud to congratulate one of it's newest Business Administration employers, on runner up in the 'Best New Business' category of The Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards 2009 on 19th November.

Emily Mills of PLA Lettings (pictured rear and centre), inspired Business Administration apprentices recently when she visited the centre to speak about her training and career experiences.

During September we revised our Safeguarding Policy and set out improvements to our security and visitor arrangements. The policy includes very specific guidance on dealing with bullying, including cyberbullying, which is the subject of our current blog.

In a Press Release dated 30/10/09; the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), acknowledge the hundreds of young people across Merseyside who have dyslexia that are being given new opportunities to follow their dream careers.

Company Director, Brian Quinn gave a keynote speech, detailing how the Company had benefitted from involvement in the 'Invest to Change' project, at a conference held by Greater Merseyside Learning and Skills Council (GMLSC) on 5th October 2009.

Paula Hayes, Quality Director at tpm gave an update on the requirements of functional skills for 2010 to members of the Greater Merseyside Learning Providers Federation. The Autumn forum took place at the Maritime and Engineering College North West on Thursday 01 October 2009.

Training Plus merseyside is Backing Young Britain by offering work experience opportunities to school students including those with specific and severe learning difficulties; by providing apprenticeship opportunities within our business and by helping employers get apprentices started in their own businesses.
The management and staff report new levels of learner achievement and an improvement of 10% on last year as the Company's overall success rate reaches 78%.

Liverpool celebrity hair salon, HOOKA celebrated its 3rd Birthday in style recently. Owner Dion Padan (pictured 4th from right) a former tpm Advanced Apprentice was also recently awarded 'The Nations Favourite Hairdresser' by Head & Shoulders.

11 teachers from Merseyside colleges and work-based learning providers successfully completed a Train the Trainer course facilitated and delivered by Training Plus merseyside at the end of August. 100% of participants achieved the L2 Equality & Diversity Award developed by EDI in collaboration with tpm and released in February this year.
Six members of the Management Team in the Company celebrate achievement of a variety of L4 Management Qualifications.
Throughout June Learners have been interviewed by Apprentice peers in centre and asked what they liked most about Training Plus merseyside and what they would most like to improve. The top three answers to each of these questions are revealed in this article.
In September 2008 the Government announced that it would raise the minimum wage for apprentices in England to £95 a week from £80 pounds, starting from August 2009.

Salon Manager, Sandra Brown and Advanced Apprentice, Becky Blease (pictured right), speaking about their respective experiences of living with and supporting dyslexia, inspired delegates at the Invest to Change Employer event on 7th May at Liverpool Town Hall.
Over 250 people attended the annual Learner Open Day at Training Plus merseyside's Centre on Friday 17th April. At the end of the event a total of 73 potential learners had completed applications to our Hairdressing, Childcare and Business Admininstration Progrogrammes.
Josh Fearon, Hayley Bradshaw, Kelsey Jones, Beth McPoland and Chloe Smith, pictured left, are amongst the first students in the Country to achieve the Equality and Diversity Level 2 Award with EDI, as part of their Apprenticeship Framework with Training Plus merseyside.

This year's Hair Show filled the Liner Hotel, Liverpool with a glittering and retrospective array of Coiffure inspired by four music genres. John Grahame, Artistic Director from Toni & Guy Liverpool, commented that the standard of work by students this year was so high, that the judges job was not an easy one.
The Company has achieved re-recognition of the Investor in People Award and for the first time has achieved the Matrix standard for quality information advice and guidance services.

The second annual Apprenticeship Week will take place from Monday 23 February to Friday 27 February 2009 across England.
Sir Alan Sugar says that apprentices “Make Things Happen”.

Training Plus merseyside Apprentices join a lin-up of young people across Merseyside to receive their prestigious and Culturally inspiring awards for their part in this exciting personal development programme.
Collaboration between EDI and Training Plus merseyside leads to national accreditation for flagship Equality and Diversity Level 2 Qualification.
Training Plus merseyside launches Internet-Lounge for Learners personal and reserved use.
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