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Chesterfield Centre News




  3 November 2010 - Taster Days Kick Off

TBG Learning centres in Derbyshire have started rolling out some new taster days, which offer learners the chance to discover a new subject and opens up the opportunity to develop new skills. The days are ideal for young people who are unsure of what they want to do and good for those who would like a hands-on approach to deciding on their chosen career path.

The Derbyshire learners took on varied tasks over several days, from learning about animal care, to helping rebuild a 150 year-old dry stone wall on a working farm. The tasters went down really well with the learners and thinking outside of the box really gave them, and staff alike, a fresh set of ideas and goals.

Charlie Mapp, a LEAP learner, said: “The taster day was really interesting and we learnt the old art of dry-stone walling and how the different shapes of bricks merge together. I’m looking forward to learning how to care for and feed some buffalo next week. Not exactly what I ever thought I’d have an opportunity to do. Definitely worth it”.

The Derbyshire centres are currently planning further taster days covering music production, careers in art, construction and train a trainer.
  1 October 2010 - Jeans 4 Genes Day

TBG As a company, TBG Learning rolled out a nationwide Jeans for Genes campaign across all 23 centres on the 1st October 2010. We made it our mission to raise awareness and promote understanding of what it means to be affected by a genetic disorder. Jeans for Genes provides funding for the care and support of children with genetic disorders. They also help to fund research into genetics and the development of effective treatments and cures to improve children’s lives.

The TBG Derbyshire team came up with an ingenious idea to get everyone involved. The staff paid £2-£3 each to come in to work in their jeans, and the learners paid 50p or what they could afford to come in wearing suits or smart clothes.

The learners were fantastic and really threw themselves into it, even pretending to be the staff at times! All of our learners put donations in the charity boxes to have cups of tea and coffee in the staff canteen instead of using the vending machines. We managed to raise a grand total of £72.25 for a really worthwhile charity.

Cherry Brooks, Business Manager Derbyshire said: "The Derbyshire team worked really well putting the day together and injected some fun into the works. I couldn’t be prouder of our learners for getting involved and really showing commitment to the cause."
 

25 June 2010 - TBG Learning Chesterfield Open Day 9th July

Young people and school leavers who are unsure of what path to take once they leave full time education are invited to attend TBG Learning’s open day on Friday 9th July 2010. The open day is an ideal opportunity for young people to find out about the different training and employment options open to them, whether it be to continue learning, enhance employability skills to find a job, or to enter into an apprenticeship where they can learn while they work.

TBG Learning has been established for over 20 years, they are one of the UK’s leading youth and adult education providers and work in partnership with the Young Person’s Learning Agency, Connexions and Jobcentre Plus. The national organisation annually helps more than 30,000 participants progress into employment or further learning.

There will be opportunities to talk to staff and learners on the day to find out more about our programmes.  Details of the range of free training courses available will be on display. The event runs from 10am to 3pm. For more information call the learning centre on 01246 207 500.