Big Impact: Impact Training Magazine Issue 6 January March 2014

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Childcare Class of 2011/12

There were mixed emotions when anumber of our Childcare traineesleft us in November.

Their successes in terms ofqualifications achieved andemployment gained was offset bythe end of a journey that has been apositive experience for both the girlsand their tutor, Joanne Stewart.Joanne joined Impact Training in2011 as a Childcare tutor afterspending 10 years in the EarlyYears Care industry and explains:The girls, enrolled in 2011/12,were the very first class I had evertaken; it was as much a newexperience for me as it was forthem. In those early days we wereboth finding our feet, me as a newtutor and the girls undertakingqualifications in a new andunfamiliar environment after leavingschool. I realised very early howfortunate I was to have such a greatgroup of girls to work with. It wouldbe fair to say that in those earlydays we were all working togetherand helping each other to build

confidence. I have been privilegedto teach these girls at ImpactTraining and see them develop intoconfident young women and all fullydeserving of their achievements andsuccesses.

been the willingness of localemployers to offer full timeemployment to all of them. This hasenabled the girls to continue withtheir studies and progress onto theL3 Apprenticeship programme.

Joanne and the rest of the staff at

Impact will miss this special group ofgirls.

Comments made by the girls duringexit interviews confirm their time atImpact has been well spent:

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The girls are indeed to becongratulated on their successeswith all achieving the L2Apprenticeship in Childrens Care,Learning and Development. Inalmost all cases the girls achievedEssential Skills L2 inCommunication, Application of

Number and ICT, this being a levelabove the requirements of theApprenticeship framework.

A further measure of the girlsprogress and development has

Manager Florence Irvine and Childcare tutor Joanne Stewart with just some of the trainees receiving their

certificates. Left to right: Danielle Hutton, Louise Burrows, Lauren McCormick, Claire Murray, Zoe McIlroy and

Natalie Silvey

Really enjoyed Impact, helped

me achieve so much Danielle

Impact helped me achieve somuch that I never achieved atschoolClaire

Ill miss Impact, all the

tutors are brilliant Lauren

Enjoyed my time at Impact,looking forward to a positivefuture Zo e

Feel as if Ive come a

long wayLouise

Childcare Apprenticeships


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BAC Youth Build Programme

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The first group of trainees toundertake this years BelfastActivity Centre (BAC) Youth Buildprogramme completed the tenweek course with a two dayresidential in Newcastle.

The ten week course was aimed

at developing team working skillswhile challenging each individualand building their self-confidence.The programme content wasagreed between BAC staff and thePersonal Development team at

Impact Training with a strongfocus on developing andpreparing theyoung people for theworld of work.The course took part eachWednesday and included activitiessuch as mountain biking,kayaking, caving andmountaineering, all of which werecarried out at various locallocations.

The skills developed during theprogramme were put to the test asthe trainees had responsibility forarranging all aspects of theresidential including the activitiesto be undertaken and moreimportantly, what the menus

would be for mealtimes. Thetrainees worked within their foodbudget and prepared all meals(healthy of course)!!

Ready Steady Look: The boys watch on as theirmasterpiece is loaded into the oven.

On 19th November trainees attended a

careers talk from the army. On 26th

November several trainees visited a localarmy reserves site to speak to officers

from the different regiments including

Transport, Medical, Artillery, Logistics

and Infantry. The trainees were given the

opportunity to speak to the officers about

possible career opportunities within the

Army, both Regular and Reserves.Trainees receiving a careers talk from the army Trainees attend a careers day held by the army

I was delighted to present theselearners with their Level 2Apprenticeships in Retail. Thegroup not only committed

themselves to their vocationaltraining but made excellentprogress in the other curriculumareas of essential skills ICT,Communication and Applicationof Number. I have had thepleasure of not only facilitatingtheir development but alsowitnessing them becomingmature adults with ambition anddrive to better themselves anddiscover new and excitingchallenges. I was really moved byone comment in the course ofevaluation, You never gave up onme, you made me into a weeworker.

Janet Wilson (Retail and Warehousing tutor)

Matthew Long, Janet Wilson (Retail and

Warehousing Tutor) and Sasha McCallum

Well done and congratulations tothe latest group of Retail learners

on the achievement of their Level2 Retail Knowledge Certificate.This group have workedextremely hard to complete theironline assessments and achievethis qualification which is an

important milestone towards theLevel 2 Retail Apprenticeship.

The group are now working on thefinal Level 2 Retail Skills practicalassessments that will completetheir Apprenticeship framework.

Retail trainees Robyn Armstrong, Shelby Ferguson,David Johnston, Adam McCullough, Natasha McGuirewith Retail tutors Nikki Davidson and Janet Wilson

Retail Apprenticeships

Army Careers Day


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Over the past few years anincreasing number of youngpeople, enrolled at ImpactTraining, have had the opportunity

to gain valuable work experiencein one of Northern Irelands mostprestigious dealerships.

Isaac Agnews commitment totraining and development isevident through the opportunitiesand time they are willing to investin young people attending ImpactTraining.

Gary Wishart based in Boucher Road Volkswagen

complex

There are currently four youngpeople across the Isaac AgnewBoucher Road and Mallusk sitesworking towards a range ofprofessional and technicalqualifications in ICT and Admin.Each trainee (Andrew Holmes, GaryWishart , David Glasgow and Lauren

Black inBoucher Road Volkswagen)spends three days per week onwork placement at Isaac Agnew

with the remaining two days perweek spent at Impact Training.

All the current trainees are hoping

Ian Jamison speaking with trainees Scott McKeownand Carla Black

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to follow in the footsteps of pasttrainees Rhys Irvine and AndrewArmstrong.

Rhys Irvine with Peter Gorman (Divisional Parts

Manager)

Rhys started in Isaac AgnewBoucher Road as an ICT traineeworking towards a L2 Apprentice-ship in IT Users. Rhys dutieswithin the Parts Department of theVolkswagen division mainlyrevolve around updatingspreadsheets and invoicinginternal and external customers.On completion of his Apprentice-ship, Rhys was offered full time

employment as Trainee PartsAdvisor and is currently based atthe Boucher Road complex.

Andrew is employed in the Audicomplex as warranty administrator.

Divisional Parts Manager PeterGorman said, Over the past fewyears we have supported theImpact Training strategy byproviding placements within ourVolkswagen business.

The opportunity this creates for theyoung trainees is second to nonepermitting them to experience abusy and exciting environment.

For our business to evolve andflourish we understand that this isonly possible when supported bykey personnel. The trainees form

an important part of our future,and as such, we continue toprovide excellent training andworkplace environments that theymay maximise their potential in.

David Glasgow based in Boucher Road Bavariancomplex

The partnership between ImpactTraining and Isaac Agnewensures young people are givenaccess to quality training andsupport that will ultimatelyenhance their employability

prospects.

Andrew Holmes based in Mallusk VolkswagenComplex with Martin Burns (parts supervisor)

New ChairpersonOn the retirement of BaronessBlood Ian Jamison has taken onthe role of chairperson of ImpactTraining. Ian recently took earlyretirement after 35 years working

in the Health and Personal SocialServices. Ian started working inthe Royal Victoria Hospital in 1976as a trainee and progressedthrough the ranks to Directorlevel/member of the Executive

Management team of the BelfastTrust. Throughout his career hehas been directly involved in anumber of community basedinitiatives including Greater

Shankill Regeneration Strategy,Springvale Campus DevelopmentBoard, Broadway HousingAssociation and the West Belfastand Greater Shankill HealthEmployment Partnership Board.

Partnership with Isaac Agnew



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Christmas Jumpers

Word Wheel

Find the 11 letter word andas many words as possible.

Impact Trainees

Win 30 by finding the 11letter word and as manyother words as possible.Contact your class tutor forthe entry form.

Entry Closes: 14/03/14

Whats The Symbol?

Use the symbols in the

boxes below to get thecorrect answer.

100 10 8 = 2

5 6 12 = 42

16 2 10 = 18

18 3 14 = 40

Remember to follow the rulesof BODMAS. Speak to yournumeracy tutor if stuck.


During December trainees andstaff at Impact Training organiseda collection to go towardsChristmas hampers for theSamaritans Purse charity. Thecharity gathers Christmashampers and sends them to thechildren of Rwanda. Rwanda isstill recovering from a massgenocide where over 1 millionpeople were killed within thespace of 3 months. The Christmashampers were created to bring joyto the children of Rwanda. ImpactTraining was more than happy tocarry out their own donations with

trainees and staff bringing itemsfor the hampers. We would like tothank everyone who made thisevent such a success.

Trainees Jasmine Brown, Sophie Plaxton and Victoria

Stewart with Heather Darragh (Townsend Street

Presbyterian Church)

Impact staff and trainees gather to show off their Christmas attire

On Thursday 12th December Impact Training held a Christmasjumper day. The day consisted of Impact staff and trainees wearingChristmas jumpers and other Christmas accessories in order to raisemoney for Save the Children. Participants were encouraged to donate1 towards this fantastic cause. Impact Training would like to thankeveryone who participated in this event.

Christmas Hampers

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As many of you have alreadyseen, the canteen has a new

magazine/newspaper rack. If

there are any suggestions to

what you want to see on the

rack, contact your tutor.

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