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From the Desk ofBev Jones

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World-Wide UKEntrepreneurialism

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Technical TheatrApprenticeships

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Ground Breaking Apprenticeship

Training Initiative

A ground breaking initiative, due to be

launched this Autumn, will give young

people the opportunity to take their rst

steps towards an exciting and fast pace

career in sales. This is being provided

jointly by Goldsmith Apprenticeship

Academy (NHC) and specialist training

company Raw Talent Academy.

Raw Talent Academy, founded by the

winner of BBC TVs The Apprentice in

2008, Lee McQueen, provides internal

sales academies to SMEs, corporate

businesses, schools, colleges and universities

across the UK. Its track record of

implementing leading edge sales

apprenticeship programmes is both unique

and outstanding.

It will give NHC students a twofold

opportunity, rst to become candidates for

the programme before they star t to seek

employment, and secondly to face potential

employers in a rigorous assessment

process Apprentice style.

Lee McQueen explains: They will learn the

key employability skills that employers are

looking for, which is good fo

Not simply academic abil

characteristics like an ability

from the crowd, attitude, acum

commercial sense of busine

developed 12 modules of em

achieve this.

Enabling Employers

Informed Decisions

Thats where the employers co

of relying on the traditional me

or a 30 minute interview, w

difcult to get to the root of

wants a particular job, and if

ability, our process puts the stud

through their paces.

Before candidates get employ

actually see them doing a reledifferent business based activi

them to make an informed dec

the applicants competency an

Lee recognises that qual

important and have consider

on peoples lives, but he poin

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Goldsmith Centre LauncheRaw Talent Academy

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01462 650246 / [email protected] / www


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EVERLEY JONES

Managing Director

Goldsmith Centre

Over the last three months we have

egotiated involvement in a number of

xciting new initiatives to support

mployers and budding entrepreneurs to

evelop and grow their businesses across

Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

wo of the initiatives build on some

nnovative practice I have seen on two

major overseas visits that I have been

rivileged to be involved in over the lastx months.

Grundvig Project

The Goldsmith Centre (NHC) is the UK

partner in a European Grundvig projectAdult Entrepreneurial Learning with ve

other countries: Finland, Sweden, Germany,

Italy and Turkey. The project aims to share

good practice, and in the past six months

my team have attended workshops and

participated in job shadowing with that

objective. I was particularly keen to be

involved in a visit to Finland, widely

recognised in Europe, as being at the

forefront of entrepreneurial education.

Alto University, Helsinki, is the projects

Finnish partner and in addition to its

traditional degree programmes it has

developed Protomo, a centre where they

combine business start-up programmes

for those considering becoming social or

business entrepreneurs with a pre-

incubator and business coaching.

They provide start-up programmes twice

a year and are heavily over-subscribed,

receiving an average of 200 applications

for 30 places from people of contrasting

backgrounds who are considering

becoming an entrepreneur. The

programme focuses on supporting

individuals with nancial, technical or

creative skills and experience and drawson Finnish know-how and determination

to create something new, to enable ideas

to become success stories. You may

recognise one of their success stories,

Rovia, the company behind the Angry BirdApp.

I am delighted to announce that the

Goldsmith Centre will be the rst

organisation in the UK to become a

WinWeb Hub, providing virtual businesses

and SMEs with hot desk and business

support facilities in an environment where

they can access coaching, support and

training.

USA Visit

My second visit was to San Francisco

where I attended the Association of

Community Colleges Convention to

explore entrepreneurship and on-line

learning in American Community Colleges.

The Convention was opened by Sal Khan

of the Khan Academy a free on-line

education platform which Sal Khan

founded in 2004 when he tutored a

relative in mathematics on-line. The

popularity of his tutorials inspired him to

distribute them via YouTube, with such

success that he developed his Academy.

He attracted funding from philanthropists

to provide videos as an open resource for

students internationally who can work attheir own pace, and progress to advanced

level, and use them to s

replace classroom delivery.

I became particularly interesGoldsmith Centre could util

blended learning to supp

engage in personal and caree

at their own pace.

Ice House

So, we are delighted to have

negotiate exclusive rights to

Enterprise (Business Start-U

House (Entrepreneurial

initiatives which you can

about on page 6.

School for Start-Ups

Finally, we are also pleased

support the Government

initiative being delivered by D

School for Start-Ups. Th

initiative provides low inte

business start-ups or bus

their rst year of operation

line training and business co

For more informat

[email protected]

01462 443072 today.

From the Desk of Bev Jones

Golden Gate Bridge San FranciscoSan Francisco cable car system Sal Khan, Founder of Khan Academy o

Association of American Communit

Conference in San Francisco


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.continued from page 1

Other things are important too, like the

bility to sell ourselves, and many students

ont grasp that. We recognise that we live in

n era of social media like text, Twitter,

acebook and mobiles, but there comes a

me when individuals need to engage directly

with other people, have meetings and make

ersonal communication. There is a place for

ocial media, but its an also, not an instead

f. Nothing can take the place of face-to-

ace in business.

ee observes that many students at the

nd of college are sometimes already set

n their ways, but once they join the

mployability programme, given the right

etermination, commitment, skills and

oaching, they will develop and shine.

Ultimately, what its all about, says Lee, is

ving students the opportunity to showcaseheir skills, and enabling the employers who

Goldsmith Academy work with very closely

he chance to see who shines, and who the

otential stars are.

know that employers are already asking

Goldsmith Academy for innovative ways of

selecting potential talent, so this programme

should be a match made in heaven for all

parties.

Selling is the Absolute Focus

The 12 training modules in the programme

include mentoring, coaching and helping

individuals to recognise their potential,

with a start point of standing out from the

crowd, and communication. Selling is the

absolute focus, be it selling oneself, or

selling to a multi-billion pound organisation.

Because we all have to sell something at

some stage, says Lee. Its vital to be able

to engage with people at all levels and to get

recognised by potential employers in the rst

place. We also include subjects like

entrepreneurship, business acumen,

enterprise and setting up a business.

There is much theory, but also lots ofinteraction and role play, and we enable the

apprentices to start to interact with people

who are already in the work place. A lot of

young people havent seen the real wor ld of

business, and that needs to be showcased to

them, explains Lee.

We also take the apprentices off-site to see

the difference between very big corporates

with vast marketing, nance, and sales

divisions and small businesses like mine so

they can make informed comparisons.

The Student Recruitment

Process

Apprentices will be recruited from local

young people across the college via a

marketing campaign for the Academy

including social media, local employer links,

posters and text messages. A marketing

team from Raw Talent Academy will go on

site to set up an information facility and

run events to spark the right candidates

interested.

The process involves rst an application

on-line, vetted by specialist staff, then a

telephone interview, followed by a face-to-

face interview, then selection for anaudition day.

Even if they dont get through to the training

programme they are going to learn a great

deal, says Lee enthusiastically,

because at every stage they are given

feedback that will help them

We usually attract an avera

applicants for each programm

will gain some valuable empl

experience, so over a year tha

lot of students.

The Lord Sugar Exper

Of his own experiences

nally winning The Appren

with Lord Sugar, Lee says:

It was certainly one of the h

career so far, but I didnt go on

to get a 100k job, because b

very well paid running a pl

corporate business. I went

myself and learn from the bes

Lord Sugar is a bit like M

chuckles, you either love hi

but he is worth 900 millionwith just 1 per cent of that

millionaire. It was a tough pro

giant audition, but I wouldnt

for the world.


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GR Scientic, based in Silsoe

Bedfordshire, have been

manufacturing and marketing

ccurate, simple to use specialist

aboratory titration instruments

or the gas and oil industries

ince the early 1980s.

A family business, founded by George

Robertson, started around the kitchen

able.

George Robertson, formerly employed by

hell, realised that there must be a more

fcient and accurate method to evaluate

water content for engineers and analysts

working in these elds, than was then

urrent practice. Applying the recognised

arl Fischer titration method, he set about

esigning a product to full the needs of

is target market.

What is Titration?

itration is a common laboratory method

f quantitive chemical analysis. Measuring

he amount of water in oils is of great

conomic importance to the industrial

ommunity, particularly the crude oil and

lectric power industries. The amount of

water in transformer oils is critical to their

ormal function and the amount of water

in crude oil affects cost at the well head,

the pipeline and the renery.

Today GR Scientic has developed a range

of customised products to answer the

needs of various industries around the

world, but growing the business from

scratch has not been easy. In the companysformative days, it relied solely on the oil

and gas market. But, thinking latera lly,

George recognised that the potential

market was far wider. At this point the

company developed three additional

versions of their machine, and set about a

world-wide marketing campaign.

Using overseas contacts gained at Shell,

George attended major exhibitions in his

sector. He believes: It is important to

meet people in the business face to face, to

see what the competition is doing, to look for

distributors with a gel factor, who are selling

a range of products in your target sector and

have the ability to promote and market your

products to potential customers.

Meet the Right People

At that time we were not exhibitors because

of costs involved, but we met the right people,

gained contacts with symposium organisers,

and began to feel our way into the global

market.

George is the rst to admit that they had

a lucky break when a major competitor

decided to overhaul its well established

distribution network, and those who were

jettisoned were not only peevish, but also

looking for new products to represent.

He explains: They were an ideal target for

us because they had experience in the sector

and were aggressive salesmen, and they won

us a number of new clients.

Even then there were pitfalls. Not least in

nding business partners, who would

promise the earth, but months down the

track failed to perform and deliver the

promised targets. They were always full of

excuses, said George regretfully, but

whatever the reasons, we were back to

square one. We learned the hard way that

you have to understand and have a personal

relationship with distributors so they become

friends, whilst still retaining mutual respectand responsibility; without that you are never

going anywhere.

One of the companys most important

markets was the USA and, in opening up

this territory they learned a number of

salient lessons, including an initial

partnership relationship that did not work.

Today they

have an

established

and highly

successful

relationship with a distributor: not only is

the USA covered, but they also have

established routes into Mexico and South

America.

Customer Service

George is a great believer in personal

customer service. To that end, in the

formative years, he regularly drove to

Europe to visit distributors and theircustomers and delivering training seminars.

He also concentrated on discussing how

the products were performing and gaining

feedback from the eld, including

considering any aspects that could be

improved. Today, the family and executives

continue travelling the world on a regular

basis to maintain close contact with

distributors and their customers and to

carry out a heavy training and development

schedule.

George accepts that complete novices in

the world of export can obtain some

information from government sources, but

that many companies soon come to

recognise that much of the help they need

is not generally available, particularly when

operating in specialist markets like h is own.

In addition, whilst funding assistance can

be gained in small grants,

cover the full and essen

requirement. Says George:

banking world is slow and cauti

time, provided the proposa

thought through and budget

there is a demonstrable tra

performance to criteria, thenwilling to support small busine

However, you have to make

proposal is hand on heart

yourself in the bankers seat, w

money for this project?

Caution is the Watch W

He recognises that outside

business angels can be a

some organisations but m

others, or company relati

investors may not work. So

very much become the G

watch word.

GR Scientics new product

has been driven by identify

needs, plus taking an opportu

sector development.

George is recognised as a wo

his eld, and is invited as a gue

many major conferences a

He insists that it is vital t

customers for technical supp

with them on product deve

improvement, whilst keepinnew technology. This, he

past, our present and our futur

Company to Double T

the Next 2 years

The next development prog

to double the company in t

They have invented a titra

that can be used by anyo

experience using a touch styl

equipment also has the cap

back more sophisticated

laboratory analysis and the n

be launched this Autumn. In

Scientic have an excellent w

has online tutorials, detaile

how to use the machines in m

and how to read the down

Now the company is set to t

by storm.

World-Wide UK

Entrepreneurialism

George Robertson


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The Chartered Institute of Legal

xecutives (CILEx) is the

rofessional association and

overning body for Chartered

egal Executives, Lawyers and

thers within the legal

rofession.

epresenting 20,000 members, CILEx

obbies for changes to the legal system on

heir behalf, and is a leading provider of

omprehensive legal education and

raining. Typically students receive on-the-

ob training in solicitors ofces or legal

epartments, whilst also attending classes

law and practice at one of some 50ccredited academic institutions, or via

stance learning. This offers a unique

oute to obtaining a law qualication for a

wide range of people from school leavers

o legal support staff, graduates in non-

gal disciplines to mature students and

hose caring for a family at home.

nine Moore, Director and Council

Member of CILEx, a qualied lawyer

through CILEx, specialising in administration

of estates, states frankly:

Without CILEx I wouldnt have my career. I

was a secretary in a legal practice and went

back to college at the age of 28 to work my

way through the CILEx learning programme.

I did two years evening study at college, then

distance learning and proceeded to higher

exams. After four years I qualied as a

member, and after another two years, plus

my employers conrmation that I was

independently fee-earning, I obtained my

CILEx fellowship status as a lawyer.

A Way to the Top

The range of people who are CILEx

members is very wide, from legal secretaries

to a judge, explains Janine, CILEx members

can start at the very bottom of the profession

and work their way to the top, even to

become a judge. It is the only route into law

that does not require people to have a law

degree. That has become increasingly

attractive for people who crave a legal career

but cant afford university fees, or need to

support their families and themselves. We

also have a fast-track route for graduates,

instead on an expensive legal practicecourse, and you dont need to obtain an

elusive training contract.

The Goldsmith Centre is providing Level 3

CILEx qualications: rstly, the Certicate

in Law and Practice, that involves a short

but rounded introduction course of ve

units chosen individually from a suite of 17;

with certication available at completion

of 5 units. Secondly, if students wish to

progress to a more advanced level, the

Professional Diploma in Law and Practice,

which requires an additional ve units

from a range of both mandatory and

selected units to take you to 10 units; thisprovides the necessary foundations for

working within the legal sector, including

an understanding of the law and its

practical applications. This course is

equivalent to A-level qualications.

The next step in personal development is

taking a course leading to a Level 6

Professional Higher Diploma in Law and

Practice, which is the second and nal

academic stage to becoming a Chartered

Executive Lawyer. This course is equivalent

to an honours degree.

Goldsmith Centres course tutor, Emma

Curryer, is a solicitor in private practice,

who gains enormous satisfaction from

combining this with teaching. She is a

criminal lawyer and was a senior Crown

Prosecutor for many years. She started

adult education teaching to help pay her

way through a training contract on minimal

wages. Emma explains: Our students are

all highly motivated and share a passion for

the law. I nd them inspirational, because

many have jobs and families but are still

determined to study and attend college.

Currently they are all women; one in

professional practice and the rest returnersor potential new entrants to the legal eld. I

think there is an increasingly important role

for CILEx members in our profession and I

know these students will all gain enormous

benet from taking this route into the legal

profession.

Positive Interaction

They all work together as a class, networking

and supporting each other, says Emma

proudly, This interaction has a positive

inuence on their learning as individuals and

a team that can discuss wide ranging issuesopenly and positively. I think this is helped by

our seeking to present classes in a

professional but friendly manner that

encourages openness and team work, which

makes learning enjoyable.

All the students intend to carry on to take

the CILEx Level 6 Diploma b

gained the Level 3 Dipl

permanent work in the lega

maintaining their professional

The students are repor

enthusiastic about the

Goldsmith, in particular tclassrooms and learning f

entry to the Internet, an

surroundings including the

that provides an excellent m

They also enjoy mixing

professional people who

courses and special program

Centre.

Chartered Legal Executives

CILEx Fellows) are Comm

Oaths and Advocates wit

rights of audience in the C

earnings are often the e

solicitors, and they can be sala

in law rms or judges. CILE

able to practice on their o

areas of the law and not just

of rms. All CILEx m

independently regulated,

professional body CILEx is r

recognised as one of three m

of the legal profession, on an

with the Law Society and the

Our inuence is growing in a r

not least in legislation re

Moore, We are increasin

important players in the legal pa voice that deserves to be

respected. CILEx is consulted b

bodies and its Law Reform

regularly involved in advising

new legislation.

Unique Route to aLaw Qualication

Janine Moore


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Over the last 12 months, the Goldsmith

Centre has introduced diversity to its

ntrepreneurial curriculum offer. This

rovides learners with a selection of

usiness and management units which will

uild up their business knowledge vital for

ME star t-ups and medium size companies.

A key strategy was to provide learners

with blended learning options with fty

er cent of the courses being done on-line

nd the remainder in the classroom.

his programme enables adults to work

owards units, awards and certicates in

Adult Enterprise at Level 2 and Level 3.

Over the next six months the Adult

nterprise units will be offered to small

usinesses, unemployed graduates and

mployed adults looking for a career

hange. As a blended learning course, 50%

re face to face sessions with tutors and

0% are available on a centrally hosted

-learning platform. The materials are

ustomised to commercial standards with

igh user interface and user experience.

Units offered comprise of legal aspects of

rading, nance and using social media to

romote a business. In addition, and where

ppropriate, units of enterprise will be

mbedded into the Colleges

pprenticeship provision.

he next phase in the development of

ntrepreneurial learning is to offer a

lended learning programme, providing

oth progression opportunities for past

nd present students, as well as a national

r regional commercial offer.

Who Owns the Ice House?

he Ice House is a two-part learning

rogramme designed to inspire and

ngage people in the unlimited

pportunities that an entrepreneurial

mind-set can provide. The programme is

upported by the Kauffman Foundation of

the USA and offers an interactive

multimedia online learning programme

designed to immerse students in the eight

essential life-lessons of the entrepreneurial

mind-set described in the book.

The multimedia program includes video

interviews and case studies featuring

modern-day examples of those who have

overcome multiple challenges by

embracing an entrepreneurial mind-set.

The course will help to develop:

Critical thinking skills that will enable

students to identify and evaluate

entrepreneurial opportunities, manage

risks and learn from the results.

Understand the process that enables

entrepreneurs with limited resources to

transform a simple idea into a sustainable

success.

Understand and apply fundamentalaspects of entrepreneurial thinking across

disciplines and as a means of personal

empowerment.

Establish goals, identify resources and

determine the steps required to

accomplish their goals.

Identify and interact with local

entrepreneurs and business owners within

their own communities.

The 8 essential life lessons

covered in the course are:

The Power to Choose: Life is not a

lottery. The ability to choose the way we

respond to our circumstances is

fundamental to an entrepreneurial mind-

set.

Recognising Opportunities: Problems

are often opportunities in disguise.

Entrepreneurs are problem solvers and

the secret to their success lies in their

ability to identify problems and nd

solutions.

Ideas to Action: Think big. Start small.

Act fast. Entrepreneurs are action oriented

and they tend to focus their time and

energy on things they can change rather

than things they cannot.

Pursuit of Knowledge: Our effort canonly take us as far as our understanding.

Entrepreneurs are self-directed, life-long

learners who understand the power of

knowledge combined with effort.

Creating Wealth: Spending or investing?

For most, it is not the lack of money that

prevents us from prospering

Building Your Brand: A

louder than words. Entre

problem solvers and reliabili

their success.

Creating Community:

understand the power of po

and they learn to surroun

with others who have bee

intend to go.

The Power of Persistence

behind every entrepreneu

hard work, perseve

determination. Student

importance of persistence a

plays in every entrepreneurs

The Cost

The cost for the Goldsmit

House course is 450. Th

access to the VLE, a copy

Owns the Ice House Book

resource pack.

As an introductory offer this

available at 325 to ex-stu

business clients if booked

August 2013.

To book a place and for mo

please contact 01462 650

Goldsmith DeliversBlended Entrepreneurial

Learning Programmes


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the current climate, believe it or not,

unding is still available, however the criteria

or obtaining money for your business may

e more stringent.

At the FSB, we work in partnership withhe NACFB who are the only trade body

epresenting brokers who help small

usinesses directly by accessing all types of

unding. They provide a full range of nance

roducts, both secured and unsecured for

l businesses.

nance is chosen from a range of

ommercial lenders and funders including:

High Street banks

Leasing and asset funders

The new banks

Peer to peer funders

Specialist lenders available to

UK SMEs

International banks

heir commercial lending is structured to

ach individual business and covers:

Commercial mortgages (medium to

ong term) for usage or on a buy to let

asis

Leasing and asset nance (short to

medium term) which can cover the

urchasing of new equipment such as IT

ystems or vehicles

Cashow nance - helping you to runour business

Bank Loans

oans are an excellent source of nance if

ou have suitable security to borrow

against or a reliable earnings stream. This

needs to be planned and presented well

to obtain funds.

Lenders tend to look for a good business

plan and security. Typically the loan isapproved by a centralised back ofce

function rather than the person you meet.

Terms and rates depend upon the risk.

Repayments can be very exible to meet

your specic needs.

The FSB work with the Co-operative Bank

and have a unique business banking

proposition which includes a fee-free

overdraft facility for business banking

customers and business loans from 2,000.

As with any other banking offer, FSB

Business Banking is available subject to

status.

Business Angels

These are high net worth individuals

looking for investment opportunities. They

can provide both time expertise and

money. Typical investment size is 25,000

to 250,000 but can go as high as 2m for

the right opportunity. For a good star t to

researching this opportunity go to: www.

ukbusinessangelsassociation.

org.uk/

Grants

You may also be in a par ticular geographic

region where funds are available, or have a

specic niche (e.g. agriculture, green

industries, waste management or

environmental services) where there may

be particular specialist grants for your

business. There are also streams of funding

for research and development, overseas

trade, leadership development and you

may even be eligible for EU grants. A useful

site to search for grants is

www.grantnder.co.uk.

As an FSB member, your regional website

often has news of the sort of local

opportunities that are available. Go to

www.fsb.org.uk/bedscambsherts

Another way of accessing information

about the business support and grants

that are available to you is to go to the

Government run site, www.gov.uk/

business-nance-explained. This

has a grant nder service enclosed which

allows you to search any grant programmes

available, according your geographical area

or sector.

R&D Tax Credit

The tax relief on allowable Research &

Development costs is 175 per cent - that

is, for each 100 of qualifying costs, your

company or organisation could have the

income on which Corporation Tax is paid

reduced by an additional 75 on top of

the 100 spent. For more information go

to www.hmrc.gov.uk/ct/forms-

rates/claims/randd.htm

Check It Out!

As a member of the FSB you are also

entitled to a no-obligation small business

nance health check worth 250.

This involves a full review of your personal

nancial arrangements by a

experienced independent

to ensure that you hav

appropriate and cost effe

protection, investment a

products.

Independent Financial Ser

unbiased, independent sou

personal and corporate na

to FSB members.

Providing advice to FSB

since 1998

Totally independent

Thousands of satised cu

Free initial consultation

No obligation healthche

250

Investment Advice

Retirement Planning

Business Protection

Staff Schemes

Pension Schemes, includi

compliance with the Pen

Act 2008

For more informat

joining the FSB visit o

www.fsb.org.uk or con

Kendall, Regional De

Manager for the FSB

[email protected] or

875866.

Finance for Business Help from thFederation of Small Businesses


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eople in the highly creative

how-business world of live

vents and promotion are

ssentially entrepreneurial by

ature and Amy Hicks, 23, an

pprenticeship assessor foroldsmith Apprenticeship

cademy at North Hertfordshire

ollege (NHC), is no exception.

Because I specialise in live events and

omotion, my personal day to day

volvement with the business enables me to

ovide genuine hands-on guiding and

entoring for the apprentices I am assessing,

xplains Amy, who herself took a Live

vents and Promotion Apprenticeship via

oldsmith Apprenticeship Academy as a

ringboard into the profession.

The apprentices she is assessing in

Colchester work for First Site in a

contemporary art gallery. Developed by

the Sector Sk ills Council for Creative andCultural Industries in consultation with

employers, their apprenticeship framework

is designed to encompass all the essential

skills and knowledge needed for working

on music, concert, carnival or theatrical

production. It covers all aspects of putting

on a show or event right through to nal

staging, including all behind the scenes

work that is essential to ensuring ultimate

success.

Apprenticeships provide an entr y point to

an expanding industry that offers young

people an exciting and interesting career

path, whilst providing the basic skills and

knowledge that specialist employers are

increasingly looking for.

Lift off at the Edinburgh Fringe

During her own apprenticeship, while

working with the Colchester Arts Centre,

Amy became involved with an initiative to

produce shows at the Edinburgh Fringe

which is recognised as the lift off point for

the careers of many people in all areas of

show business. Her contribution was

recognised as being a vital element in the

shows overwhelming success, and she is

now in the process of producing two new

shows that will be staged at this years

Fringe.

The Arts Centre run a project called

Escalator East To Edinburgh where we take

loads of artists from all over Eastern England

up to the Fringe and produce them up in

Edinburgh, Amy explained, It was fantastic

to meet so many people, and I have got work

from that, as well as the experience of

working with a wide range of artists. I hope

it will lead to a breakthrough in London and

in mainstream performing arts. Thats very

hard, but its my clear ambition.

Like her apprentices, Amys apprenticeship

involved a workplace-only delivery model

provided by the Goldsmith Apprenticeship

Academy that enables learning and

assessment to be carried out in each

individuals place of work. An added made

to measure touch is provided by employers

who provide on the job training specic to

the apprenticeship.

Teaching the next generation

Says Amy, of blending her own specialist

work at the Arts Centre with being an

assessor: Its a wonderful feeling to be

teaching young people abou

business that I love, and its

involved with the next gene

industry, whilst also developcareer.

This is a very specialised a

and it has certainly chan

completely, she acknowledge

me quite clearly what I wanted

about jobs in show business

tend to say just actor, they nev

the organisation and prom

performances. But I decided

a technician, it was the or

everything that interested me

aim is to be at the very top of

Edinburgh was an incre

opportunity and I took it with

says Amy, Ive always been in

arts, but its very hard to br

seems to be an industry wh

know matters as much as wha

the Fringe is giving me lots of

important contacts. I explai

time to the apprentices I guid

network, network, network.

Amy Aims for the Stars...

Goldsmith Centre works with ABTT todeliver Technical Theatre Apprenticeshi

new one-year theatre technician

pprenticeship scheme has been launched

y the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG)

partnership with North Hertfordshire

ollege and lighting hire company White

ght and Association of British Theatre

echnicians (ABTT).

everley Jones, Managing Director of

oldsmith Apprenticeship Academy, a key

ayer in the development of this

pprenticeship initiative, said: We are

elighted that the value of work based

arning is being recognised in this growing

sector and excited about working with

industry experts to deliver vocational skills

which will add real value to the apprenticeship,

both for apprentices and for employers. We

hope this initiative will be the rst of many

across a range of sectors.

The four participants will start their

apprenticeships from September, and be

employed at one of ATGs four theatre

venues located in Woking, Richmond,

Wimbledon and Bromley. They will receive

training from ABTT in addition to working

at theatres. At the end of the apprenticeship

year, the technicians will receive a formal

qualication in technical theatre support.

John Young, Head of Technical Services for

ATG said: Technical apprenticeships mark

an important change in our recruitment

process. We need to address a growing skillsgap in the technical sector of our industry,

with new recruits possessing the right skills.

There can be no better way of developing

dedicated technical staff at entry level then

by creating a learning culture that passes on

the essential skills we need as an employer.

If you are interested

apprenticeships including tech

live events and promotions

arts or cultura l heritage, conta

Apprenticeship Acade

01462 650250


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you are an employer both commercial

nd subsidised, in the following areas youmay be able to apply for a Creative

mployment Programme Grant:

Music

Dance

Theatre

Literature

Visual arts

Contemporary craft

Combined arts

Galleries

Circus

Carnival arts Museums

Libraries

Creative & Cultural Skills is the National

Provider for the Creative Employment

Programme, a 15m fund to support the

creation of apprenticeship and

opportunities for young unemployed

people aged 16-24 wishing to pursue a

career in the arts and cultural sector. You

can apply for a 1500 Creative Employment

grant and the National Apprenticeship

Service Apprenticeship Employer Grant,also 1500 through the following website

www.creative-employment.co.

uk/the-creative-employment-

programme

or contact Goldsmith Apprenticeship

Academy on01462 650250.

Supporting the Next Generation

In addition, the Da Vinci Studio School of

Creative Enterprise opening

2013 in Letchworth Gardenopportunities for students

projects in media, design, li

backstage arts, and to suppo

your business as part of th

learning experience.

Students will be available for

week to take part in a range

projects enabling them to g

into the creative industries

skills to support your busine

Opportunities for Employers in theCreative Industries

The Big Student News Takeover

12 NHC students went to work at The

Comet newspaper for 2 weeks, learning

the ropes in week one and taking over

the newspaper and website in week two.

The students were responsible for

deciding which stories featured in the

paper along with carrying out the

interviews and writing them up. Theyalso had involvement in photography,

social media and creating a new NHC

zone on the Comet website.

The team at the Comet observed the

students over the two weeks and at the

end chose two winning students to

undertake a 3 month paid internship at

the paper. They were so impressed with

one of the other students, that they have

offered him a full time eld sales position

once he nishes college this summer.

Choosing the 12 students

A competition was launched to students

to create their own summer marketing

campaign for the college. Working in

teams and as individuals, the students

pitched their ideas to a panel of judges

from Archant and NHC and the 12

students who stood out were picked for

the takeover. The winning team received

training on marketing and reaching the

target audience, inter viewing and video,

telephone communication and telesales.

The students undertook a live telesales

exercise to sell advertising space within aprogramme for a Gala Dinner which was

a hugely successful exercise with the

students raising over 2,000 in advertising

revenue.

Students undertook roles

journalism, photography, grap

web design, social media, video

design. The students re-de

papers masthead and wrote

editors comments, introduc

downloads feature to the

section as well as in

augmented reality technolog

paper. They also created theirZone within the Comet w

information about the c

prospective students.

An example of how students can work iyour business is the big student takeove

To nd out more and book you

the school please call Christine

01462 443040

or email:

[email protected]

Studio Schools are state funded schools which accept students viatransfer at Year 10 or Year 12. They are smaller than traditional secondaryschools and have a different approach to curriculum delivery, based onoffering practical, enquiry based projects and real work experience.


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GrowthAccelerator where AmbitioBusinesses go to Grow

you are a successful business with the

esire and capacity to grow but need

xtra support to achieve your growth

an, come along to our GrowthAccelerator

vent on 20th September at the Goldsmith

entre, Broadway, Letchworth, Herts.

he event will run from 9.30am till

1.30am and will give you an overview of

he GrowthAccelerator programme along

with how it can support you to grow your

usiness and develop a growth plan that

ocuses on Access to Finance, Business

Development and Growth Through

novation.

GrowthAccelerator is a 200m

artnership between Government and

rivate enterprise, devised to help up to

6,000 businesses in England with high

otential, achieve 20% growth year on

year. Momentum and interest in

GrowthAccelerator is growing rapidly.

The initiative is focused on providing

businesses with coaching and support to

achieve rapid growth and ensure long-

term sustainability. It offers a

comprehensive range of coaching options

and business support in key areas that

generate fast and successful evolution:

planning for growth; strategic development;

joint partnerships and ventures;

acquisitions; franchising; innovation and

business plans.

Other key areas of focus are funding for

growth, sales and marketing tools and

strategies, legal requirements, harnessing

technology, and leadership and

management.

Goldsmith Support Provision

Goldsmith is supporting the

GrowthAccelerator service by providing

specialist leadership and management

training to participating organisations in

Hertfordshire and other neighbouring

regions. A high level of participation and

positive contact is already well advanced in

Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and beyond.

A team of 100 Growth Managers has

responsibility for identifying ambitious,

high-growth potential businesses and

matching them with over 1,000

experienced Growth Coaches around the

country. These also provide a network of

business inspiration and commercial

innovation that can call on expertise in

every sector.

Eligibility

Companies registered in

fewer than 250 employees

over less than 40m are elig

A vital and fundamental Growt

service is the Leadership a

Funding. Signed up compan

up to 2,000 per senior

leadership development tra

owners and managers build t

If you run or manage a busine

the required criteria, and ar

to make it grow come along

on 20th September. To boo

01462 650246.

Goldsmith

CentreGrowthAcceleratoeventFriday 20th September9.30am - 11.30am

Goldsmith Centre for BusinessBroadway, Letchworth Garden City

Hertfordshire, SG6 3GB


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A short overv iew of the GrowthAccelerator

mpact on ve quite different organisations.

imple Safety Advice, a training

rovider in health and safety, has increased

om one to four employees. They have

ened their USP, sales and marketing

rogramme, and team responsibilities

within a strategic growth plan; including a

hree year turnover forecast from

150,000 to 650,000 in three years. They

ffer a range of health and safety solutions

o businesses including audits, plans,

ccreditation and training. The companys

orecast means continuing to grow their

eam and expand activities beyond their

urrent operations regions of E and SE

ngland.

Roaming Roosters, a food retail

ompany, has tripled its 2013 turn-over

forecast to 1.2m and is on target. Funding

has been secured to expand into new

premises, and now with a clear growth

strategy they are recruiting new employees.

The company was launched three years

ago selling sustainable chicken and pork

on-line, reared on the family farm. They

now operate a farm shop, a bistro, and a

coffee shop next to the farm. They now

have the capacity and capability to exploit

substantial growth potential, and forecast

300% growth for both its on-line and

wholesale operations.

SNAP Account, provides an online

business service for eet operators, with

turnover forecast to rise from 1.4m

(2012) to 2.65m this nancial year. They

now have a marketing strategy in place,

and coaching discussions positively

inuenced business development planning.

The company has a target turnover of

7m in three years, whilst also increasing

staff numbers. The company provides

parking space in lorry parks via on-line

payment, with drivers using their

registration numbers as identication. This

enables a eet to pay their weekly driver

parking on one invoice. The company

needed external support to help exploit

the growth potential in this 100m sector

via targeted sales and marketing strategies.

The Facility, an architecture and design

practice in London, has achieved employee

growth of 13-20 in four months. It now

has a strategic plan which includes

projections on exactly the staff and skills

they will need to grow six fold in three

years. They have plans to open new

premises, and support with creating a

robust long term business plan has helped

them become ready for in

increasingly diverse business

capability and capacity to un

of major growth potential.

NBC Group, is a bus

organisation providing solut

main markets: homela

emergency management;

response. It has a clear foc

and growth plans and ha

overdraft extension to help

It has also recently secured

contract, is undertaking st

and has increased its ability t

markets. The leading orga

market, NBC aims to ma

with a focus in the defenc

international markets.

Proof of the Pudding forGrowthAccelerator


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Making a Great Match in SpecialistElectrical Engineering

x months into a two-year engineering

pprenticeship with Stevenage based

isual Technology Ltd, Chris Weeden

adiates enthusiasm about every aspect of

he company and his job. Visual Technology

a highly focused specialist engineering

nterprise focused on LED Display

echnology. They provide screen systems

hat integrate display hardware with

ommunications and control software,

ffering expert consultancy services in

urope and the UK.

ounder and managing director Stuart

ddle explains: This is our 10th anniversaryear and we have spent that time recognising

nd responding to business needs, and

dapting our approach and technologies.

We are serving a highly specialist market

hat demands a exible and responsive

pproach.

Bespoke LED Screen Technology

Our installation business installs highly

espoke LED screen technology equipment

or clients including Chelsea FC, the O2 and

Wembley arenas. This is a full service

cluding design, installation and maintenance.We also provide support for operational

ctivities as required.

Now in addition to the bespoke unique

olutions business to which they remain

evoted, Visual Technology has moved into

manufacturing and providing specialist off

he shelf products for a wide variety of

pplications. This gives us the opportunity

o sell our services on a more regular basis

nd iron out the peaks and troughs of a

roject based business, explains Stuart.

he company also provides consultancy to

arge organisations seeking a position in

he LED market, but lacking the dedicated

esources required. One such is NEC, one

f the worlds largest IT companies, for

which Visual Technology provide technical

upport in Europe, the Middle East and

Africa.

Practical Qualication Suits

Chris Best

Chris Weeden, from Baldock in

Hertfordshire, is Visual Technologys rst

apprentice who chose this career route

because he considered a practical

qualication suited him best. He explains: I

like to be practical and, luckily, I enjoy hardwork. There is a very challenging work

environment here, but the thought process

involved is straightforward diagnose a fault

and x it. Its a steep learning curve, but the

great reward is that, after long hard days

creating a screen, it looks perfect and the

customers are just blown away.

Chris acknowledges the challenges, but

also recognises the benets of working in

a specialised environment and learning

skills on the job, plus going weekly to

North Hertfordshire College. He says:

Im learning skills at college that I wouldnt

get otherwise and vice versa here in the

company. Its brilliant and what could be

better than working, earning and getting a

qualication at the same time?

Chris adds: I really am grateful to have

been given this amazing opportunity and

experience.

I was always interested in videos and ddling

with TVs to get them absolutely right, so

ending up in Visual Technology was a natural,

with a hobby becoming a fantastic career,

explains Chris. Im doing something I love,

for example on my rst day at VTL I was

working pitch-side at Stamford Bridge for

Chelsea FC, and Im going to lots of new

places, in my rst six months Id been toAmsterdam and Germany to build screen

systems; not many people can say that.

Experiment a Success

From a company point of view, Stuart

Liddle is also delighted that this experiment

has been a success. Chris key strengths

are incredible enthusiasm and a can do

attitude. He is a person with the ability to

solve problems and has a diagnostic mind,

and we have drawn out his ability to be a

self-starter.

We needed someone who we could bring

through the business, with no xed ideas,

who we could develop according to our

particular ways: for example, majoring on

product quality, attention to detail and

customer service. Training a young apprentice

to operate and represent our company in the

way we want, is working out extremely well,

and Chris has proved to be a

Himself an ex-apprentice wh

the industry some 20 years

runs a tight ship. He explai

elements of our success is to

hold on stafng levels and cos

direct employees, plus ve co

are self-employed specialists,projects we have a pool of skil

contractors to call upon. O

deeply entrepreneurial and is

working this way.

An Exercise to be Rep

In the longer term we wou

exercise and recruit another

the company grows, states

really believe that as an

incumbent on those that can,

we have the right people c

training them up to the high le

I also believe that the appr

should be developed and enc

business community as a wh

people in business need to ha

demonstrated to them.


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hrough the Digital Youth Academy

unched last September by digital media

ntrepreneur Penny Power, the intake of

ocial Digital Media Apprentices at the

Goldsmith Centre is continuing. The two

most recent recruits, Samantha Roberts

nd Marlen Miceli, are employed byutsourced professional solutions

pecialists Cobia. The training programme

aimed at harnessing social networking

kills to help achieve their employers

usiness objectives whilst enhancing their

wn careers.

Cobia, with its major business hub located

Luton, helps clients optimise earnings

otential by setting up and managing

mited companies and providing a range

f accountancy and more individual

ervices. Clients range from SMEs to

major organisations like the London Stockxchange and Ladbrokes.

Digital Skills a Major Asset

Cobia Commercial Director James Doyle

old Goldsmith News:

In our world of specialist skills and services

it is clear that social media and digital age

skills have become a major asset that is

becoming increasingly vital. In some

businesses it is fundamental, as they become

reliant on the internet and social media for

marketing and sales. We have to recognise

that and work with it.

These recent internal developments have

been driven as much by client demand for

cost effective support in this eld, from

trusted partners in other parts of their

businesses, and by our own recognition of the

value gained from harnessing these skills.

The organisation decided to bring in two

young people specically to undertake a

social media role at the higher end of a

professionally established marketing

strategy. Making sure that they shared

Cobias commitment to the project, the

aim was to nurture them, whilst exposing

them to clients, and help them to develop

a specic and valuable role in the business.

Both Samantha and Marlen have skills and

personalities that are potentially very high

level, but the key is that they are apprentices:they recognise that and are prepared to

work with us to develop a full range of

business skills, continued James Doyle.

They have to learn the basics like time

keeping and commitment, how the world of

work operates in both broad and specic

terms, liaising and communicating with

clients and internally with other departments.

How they interconnect with other people is a

vital factor in future success.

Wide Ranging Course

At Goldsmith Samantha and Marlen studya varied range of complementary subjects

including IT, E-communications, Marketing,

communications, functional skills,

minimising risk, and understanding their

own company and how it markets its

services. The wide ranging course includes

understanding the elements of a good on-

line prole and exploring a selection of

social networking tools to identify their

features, functions and benets. They also

explore applications for their own mobile

phones and learn to focus on social media

applications aimed at a wide range of

target audiences.

Everything they are learning, both at work

and at Goldsmiths dove tails, said James.

They grew up with using social media and

take it for granted at face value, but now they

are discovering its value in commercial and

business terms and realising that it can be

much more than just a pastime.

There is a growing recognition of the fact

that no contact is exactly the same, and

social media can reect this by approaching

people and organisations in a slightly

unique way that mass marketing and

communications cant do. A personalised,

individual touch for each customer can go

far to developing business and then

cementing it.

Increasingly Signicant Role

This recognition is increasingly being

channelled by far-sighted organisations like

Cobia to establish ever closer links in a

personalised way with its di

base. The range of servi

covers the complex nee

corporates requiring specia

key issues such as emp

relations with HMRC an

management, to advising s

professionals who need to kn

to navigate accountancy

focusing on their core busin

In this context, social media s

to play an increasingly signi

the future.

All this surely reects the v

Youth Academy Penny Powe

We are now in the truly excit

the launch of the Academy a

Goldsmiths. This will, I belie

indicator for our society that th

be engaged positively to bene

businesses and the economy

has the potential, if used with

act as a balance against the c

and controlling institution etho

throughout the world. Now we

that attitude with a more ope

supportive business scenarindividuals and organisations

to the benet of all.

Two new DYA Flyers go toCobia


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What is Buzz?

usiness Buzz is a series of local networking

vents which are held on the thirdWednesday every month. We work with

he business community in Hertfordshire

o provide opportunities to meet, connect

nd share. Our business networking

vents are informal and relaxed, just drop-

when you are free. Business Buzz holds

drop in sessions around Hertfordshire -

arpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford,

t Albans and Watford. All information on

hese drop-in sessions can be found on

heir website:

www.business-buzz.org

What event are we doing?

he Goldsmith Centre in Letchworth

unched hosting the Buzz Networking

vents back in April and these events bring

ogether local businesses in Hertfordshire,

lowing you to interact with other

usinesses in the area. Our events will

ffer you a platform to promote your

usiness and widen your network, which

will in turn bring more opportunities to

our business. The events do not require

dvance booking and instead are exible,

tting you freely joins in as and when you

ease.

Our next Buzz event shall take place on

Wednesday 17th July 2013 between

0.00am and 12.00pm and costs just

5.00 which is payable on the day, so come

nd join us to engage in some casual

etworking and meet other inspiring

dividuals.

We look forward to seeing you.

The Goldsmith Centre is

pleased to announce the

following dates:

17th July

21st August

18th September16th October

20th November

18th December

Broadway, Letchworth

Garden City, Hertfordshire,SG6 3GB

Business Buzz Networking Event

Just before going to print we are delighted to have won the FSB Networking Group of the Year Award and Fiona Cookland, Senio

Advisor and host of the Letchworth Business Buzz said:It was fantastic for us at Buzz to win the networking Group of the year. Buzz offers a fresh new

business networking and I think that it is a great opportunity for businesses to meet up and support each other in an informal environment. No booking, no commitment, just


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The Goldsmith Centre works

losely with many commercially

ocused organisations and

ssociations, in addition to

pecic companies.

ponsoring awards for precise business

ctivities and skills is very much in tunewith the Goldsmith focus on supporting

usinesses throughout the region and

ncouraging them to take advantage of

heir potential for excellence and overall

erformance success, in specic

ommercial activities. Companies and

heir people deserve recognition for going

hat extra mile and excelling at what they

o.

he Goldsmith Centre takes great pride in

aving sponsored three business awards

his year. Firstly, the Excellence in People

Development Award, one of a series of 11Chamber of Commerce awards, launched

o celebrate success and achievement and

oost business condence in the county.

Goldsmiths also sponsored two Federation

f Small Businesses awards in Hertfordshire

and Bedfordshire, the rst being the

Enterprising Business Award and the

second being the E Business award.

We were delighted when Crane & Staples,

won the category of Excellence in People

Development Award from the Chambers

and then went on to win the FSB HertsEnterprising Business Award. The

organisation, established in Welwyn

Garden City in 1938, showed outstanding

initiative, boldness and imagination in the

enterprise, as well as sound management

practices. They also demonstrated

sustainable growth combined with a

degree of commercial success that was

considered exceptional for the size of the

business.

The E Business Award was won by small

business specialists TaxAssist Accountants,

based in Bedford. This went to the businessthat had best used technology for company

improvement in any area, for instance:

revenue, improved product or service

quality, customer experience, or employee

engagement. Andrew Logan of TaxAssist,

said: We hoped to win, but it was still

unexpected. We have spent a lot of time

and some money making the best use of

modern technology to give a quicker service

to our clients, and this is reected in both our

keen pricing and our service quality.

We are also pleased to report that

Katherine Rayden of Rayden Solictorswho featured in our last edition of

Goldsmith News, was presented with the

coveted Business of the Year title at the

2013 FSB Hertfordshire Business Awards

and crowned Entrepreneur at the Inspiring

Hertfordshire Awards. Watch this space

for the next edition of Goldsmith News

where we will be including more on

Katherines success.

Business Awards

Katherine Rayden, Director and NManaging Partner

Andrew Logan

Bev Jones - Managing Director - Goldsmith Centre, with the winnersof the Herts Business Awards.

Vicki Hurdley - Commercial Director - Goldsmith Cewinners of FSB Business Awards.

Business Award winners.


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he Goldsmith Centre has a proven track

ecord of developing organisations and

eople through high quality training,oaching and mentoring. We have been

working with employers to introduce a

ew range of career-focused courses, to

evelop the skills and knowledge needed

o assist in your changing business

bjectives and introducing new

ualications to help maximise your

mployers professional development to

tay ahead of the game.

raining is one of the best investments

dividuals and organisations can make to

heir future, and we offer an extensive

ange of management and professionalrogrammes at our state of the ar t centre

Letchworth Garden city, or within the

workplace. Our team are highly

xperienced business professionals in their

hosen eld, keeping up to date with the

test developments, who can facilitate in

our learning and skills development.

As one of the largest providers in

ertfordshire, we can offer you a full range

f qualications from traineeships to

gher level qualications. Our links with

rofessional and Awarding bodies allows

s to provide you with expert advice and

ccess to funding grants.

Our programmes are delivered in a range

f different styles including: group

workshops; seminars; one-to-one coaching,

nd experiential learning providing

dividuals with the opportunity to put the

heory into practice.

Whilst many of our programmes are

ffered on a regular basis, we also offer

espoke training, consultancy and advice

o businesses, public sector, voluntary

rganisations and social enterprise.

o help you keep up to date with

evelopments in your chosen profession,

we also offer a range of professional

riengs and short programmes covering

most business sectors and full details of

hese can be found on our website:

www.gc4b.com

or by telephoning 01462 650246.

We look forward to working with neworganisations to progress new projects

and to developing our existing relationships.

AccountancyThe AAT Accounting Qualication is dividedinto three levels, each providing individualswith a new set of practical accounting skills and

theoretical knowledge. Training is available toeveryone, whether they are thinking of startinga new career in accounting and nance oralready working in an accountancy role.Once qualied, the AAT qualication will

provide a fast track route to charteredaccountancy qualications - ACCA, CIMA,CIPFA, ICAEW. This enables non-graduates toquickly join and succeed in the charteredaccountancy profession.

CoachingILM Coaching and Mentoring Courses.Businesses increasingly recognise the impactcoaching can have on staff development, goalsetting and performance improvement. TheGoldsmith Centre provides a professionalapproach to developing skills and training isprovided by experienced and highly qualiedBusiness Coaches. Delivery is exible and all

delegates have an opportunity to practise theircoaching skills in a safe environment.

Human ResourcesFoundation Certicate in Human ResourcePractice (CHRP). This is a foundationprogramme designed to reect the CIPDProfession HR Map and the professionalmembership criteria. The CHRP programmeprovides a rm foundation in all areas of HR aswell as an understanding of HR in a businesscontext.

Leadership & ManagementThe ILM offers the widest range of Leadershipand Management qualications available in theUK. Qualications are available from Level 2

to 7 and cater for team members right up tomanagers and senior leaders.

LegalThe Chartered Institute of Legal Executives(CILEx) is the Professional Association forChartered Legal Executive Lawyers andplays a unique and important role within

the legal sector. CILEx works closely withgovernment and is recognised and listed by

the Ministry of Justice as a main branch ofthe legal profession alongside barristers andsolicitors.

Information Technology

The Goldsmith Training Academy offers ICTcourses at the Goldsmith Centre or at yourown premises. Training can be given via amix of distance learning and guided or

tutor-led tuition.

First AidFirst Aid is one of the mosskills an individual can learn. for your workplace to penvironment for your emvisitor s. Goldsmith Trainingleaders in delivering First Aifun way, that helps studentprompt, effective and condin any emergency. Dur ing thindividuals will be encouragsurroundings which may leadincidents, saving organisatiolitigation.

Health & SafetyGoldsmith Training Academyhow easy it is to manage yoand Safety (H&S) and wherecorrect advice and guidance.

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Doug Richards School for Staris working in partnership withGazelle Colleges Group to creaa unique and dynamic packagget your business o the grouLauncher combines the benefiof business support andmentoring with access to lowinterest start up finance.Get going in business.Get ready to launch.

For further informationplease contact The Workforceand Community AcademyEmail: [email protected]: 01462 443 072

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