25 January 2007
The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor John Ahern, praised the work of TBG Learning when he hosted an event in their honour last week (23 January) at City Hall. The event was held to mark the training company’s achievements, which have included a glowing report by the Adult Learning Inspectorate. The report, which gave TBG Learning nearly all Grade 1 ‘outstanding’ or Grade 2 ‘good’ marks, is the best inspection result that any large training provider with a number of sites has achieved in the last five years.
Before presenting plaque, The Mayor said:
“Here’s an organisation that is working to deliver the City Council’s key priority of lifelong learning and achievement. The award confirms what I saw on a visit – a smart, slick and effective operation in its delivery of training and support to Derby citizens. The term lifelong learning is not an empty phrase but a reality. We all need to keep skills updated and learn new ones to avoid redundancy and as employment changes. TBG Learning helps achieve that goal and I congratulate their work and their success.”
He presented certificates to local Derby people who had achieved qualifications in a variety of training programmes run by TBG Learning in the workplace and at their Derby centre.
Martin Dunford, chief executive of TBG Learning, said:
“Our focus is on our customers. Through working with employers to run programmes such as Apprenticeships and Train to Gain we increase employee motivation, decrease staff turnover and build the confidence of individual employees. Vocational skills are not regarded highly enough.”
Employers needing further information can call TBG Learning’s employer division on 01332 299675. For all other enquiries about TBG Learning Derby please call 01332 202 341,
Improving lives through learning
Speakers at the event included Marie Harris, a single mother who was helped by TBG Learning to turn her life around and through an Apprenticeship at local lettings business Martin & Co has progressed to a supervisory role and is making a positive impact on the business. The support from TBG Learning was praised by her employer, Bob Baron, who said:
“We’re only a small company and I’ve been really, really pleased with the way TBG Learning has supported Marie and us. We’ve gained so much out of this and I would recommend TBG to anyone”
Owner-Manager Suki Mann, who runs Jazz the Florist in Derby, also commended TBG Learning. She said:
“I recently took over the florist and I was introduced to TBG Learning. I took on two people to do work placements and they have been excellent and motivated to learn. It helped me to get organised and as a result I’ve taken on one as an employee, with the second one still coming voluntarily to get further experience. I’d like to thank TBG for their help.”
TBG Learning has worked with employers in Derbyshire since 1991 when it opened its first local centre in Gower Street. It now has two further centres in Chesterfield and Alfreton and has developed strong and successful relationships with local companies such as Martin & Co lettings agency, TC Harrison Ford, Gala Bingo, Somerfields and Pennine Healthcare. It delivers high quality, flexible learning to employees in the workplace through Apprenticeship and Train to Gain programmes, all leading to National Vocational Qualifications.
TBG Learning also works with many local employers in arranging work trials and work experience opportunities for its unemployed learners, giving local companies the flexibility and choice of trialling a prospective worker before committing to employ them. In 2006 it won the Jobcentre Plus prime contract and is providing market led training and support for hundreds of unemployed job seekers throughout Derbyshire on the New Deal programme. It has centres in Chesterfield and Alfreton as well as Derby.