October 2009 Newsletter

Progression Training welcomes 70 new learners who have started with us on Apprenticeship Frameworks over the last few months. The learners who are based across Wales, come from varying backgrounds. Most work in Social Service Departments or the Health and Social Care Sector

Achievements

We are proud to have awarded 130 qualifications over the last three months. Well done to everyone who have achieved. We wish you all well in your career development.

Health and Safety

There is a new Health and Safety Poster.

Employers have a legal responsibility to display a Health and Safety Poster in the workplace. A new poster has been produced which gives better information than the old poster and looks much nicer. These are available for purchase from the HSE. Employers displaying the old poster do not have to replace it yet but will have to in 2010. See HSE website for more information.

Respect Tour 2009

The Welsh Anti-Bullying Network announces the Respect Tour 2009 Anti-Bullying Workshops, at various locations around Wales. The road show, sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government, is being co-ordinated by NSPCC Cymru/Wales and supported by Stonewall Cymru, Barnardos Cymru and Children in Wales. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to tackle bullying in schools. The workshops are for pupils, teachers, support staff and key local authority officials.

Child Poverty in Wales

The latest income figures for child poverty in Wales, released by the Department for Work and Pensions, makes sobering reading. After ten years in which the proportion of children living in poverty has reduced faster here in Wales than that for the UK as a whole, it is disappointing that the latest figures show an increase in the relative rate of child poverty for Wales.

The Welsh Assembly Government have produced a guide which enables people to gain a better understanding of issues that impact on child poverty and identifies activity that will have a significant impact on the life experiences of children and young people. Log onto http://wales.gov.uk/topics/childrenyoungpeople/publications/tacklingchildpov/?lang=en to download a copy of the guide.

Contact Us

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By telephone on 01686 629 168, write to us at Progression Training Limited, New Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1RB or email us.