big impact: impact training magazine issue 7 july august 2014
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Vocational Learner of the Year Finalist 2014
Issue 7 July/August 2014
1.
On behalf of Impact Training, we
would like to take this opportunity to
congratulate Louise Burrows on
reaching the final of Vocational
Learner of the Year 2014. During
her time at Impact Louise
progressed from Skills for Your Life
to Skills for Work and then onto a
Level 2 Apprenticeship Programme
where she completed her training.
She left Impact with Essential Skills
Certificates in Communication
Level 2, Application of Number
Level 1 and ICT Level 1 as well as
her Certificate (Level 1) and
Diploma (Level 2) for Childrens
Care, Learning and Development.
She is currently employed by Lower Oldpark Community Association where she is also completing her Level 3
Apprenticeship in Childcare.
Louise is a true example of a learner who not only displays the talent, commitment and application needed to
gain an Apprenticeship but a learner who recognises the importance of continuing professional development in
order to secure employment.
Louise Burrows receiving her certificate from Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry and UTV
Presenter Tina Campbell
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Crawfords & NI Auto Protection
Local Employers Invest in Impact Trainees
Provincial Floorcoverings LTD
Issue 7. July/August 2014 Impact Training Maximising Potential
2.
Crawfords Auto Repair Centre
and NI Auto Protection, both
locally based companies, have
developed a close working
relationship with Impact placing
trainees in both their office and car
body repair departments.
Carla Black (Crawfords Auto Repair Centre)
Jason Lorimer and Jason McCartney also achieved full Level 2 Apprenticeships in Performing Engineering Operations and both secured employment with NI Auto Protection as Car Body Repairers. Jason McCartney is currently working on his Level 3 Apprenticeship in Engineering.
Jason McCartney (NI Auto Protection)
In addition, Sandy McGill is currently completing a Level 2 Apprenticeship with NI Auto Protection enabling him to develop his skills in the workshop.
Whilst at Impact Training Carla
Black achieved a Level 2 IT User
Apprenticeship as well as an
Essential Skills Level 2 Certificate
in Communication and Level 2
Certificate in Application of
Number. As part of her time at
Impact, Carla went on work
placement to Crawfords Auto
Repair. She was offered full time
employment as an IT
Administrator in Crawfords Auto
Repair Centre when she
completed her training.
Jason Lorimer (NI Auto Protection)
Impact Training would like to offer
a huge congratulations to Cloe
McCarroll who has recently
completed her Apprenticeship
programme with Impact Training
ahead of schedule, gaining a full-
time position with Provincial
Floorcoverings LTD (PFL). Cloe
gained an NVQ Level 2
Apprenticeship in Business
Administration along with Level 2
Certificates in both Communica-
tion and Application of Number,
plus qualifications in Personal
Development and Employability.
At PFL Cloe was encouraged to
answer and make telephone calls,
of doors for me. I passed all my
qualifications and was in a work
placement for 8 months then got
employed all thanks to Impact
Training and the wonderful staff and
tutors. I will miss them all.
Cloe McCarroll (Provincial Floorcoverings)
receive/place orders, and produce
the required invoices for these
purchases. Cloe excelled at the
tasks she was given and as a
result she was offered full-time
employment within 6 months.
PFL is a large Irish-owned
independent floor-covering
distributor specialising in the
stocking, supply and nationwide
distribution of a comprehensive
range of floor coverings with
bases in Belfast, Dublin and
Limerick.
Upon reflection of her time at
Impact Training Cloe said: Impact
Training is brilliant, I enjoyed
going there for the year and a half
that I did. It gave me so many
opportunities and opened up lots
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Forth Spring Inter Community Group
Road Safety Awareness
3.
Issue 7. July/August 2014 Impact Training Maximising Potential
Stacy McAleer joined Impact Training
in May 2012. Stacy was a Childcare
student who successfully completed
her Level 2 Apprenticeship in Child
Care. Stacy was a pleasant
conscientious girl that always tried her
best.
Stacy attended Forth Spring Inter
Community Group, working with
afterschool. She thoroughly enjoyed
her placement and was dedicated to
working with the staff and children.
Due to her hard work and enthusiasm
her employer offered her full time
work and the opportunity to progress
onto Level 3 Apprenticeship which
she is currently working towards with
Workforce Training Services. Stacy McAleer (left) with Charlene Harris of Forth Spring Inter Community Group
Impact Training teamed up with the emergency services
and The Youth Justice Agency to deliver a dramatisation
of the aftermath of a serious road traffic collision entitled:
Too Old to Die too Young.
The demonstration illustrated how the emergency
services work together to deliver life saving medical
treatment whilst also safely removing the injured parties
from the mangled wreckage.
Impact trainees Jenna Burgess and Hannah Bates took
part in the demonstration acting as the victims of the
crash whilst Adam Johnston played the role of the
speeding driver.
The live demonstration was followed by a
discussion-led session by the Youth Justice
Agency and the emergency services. In this
session the trainees were able to discuss the
impact of the event and watch more clips on death-
driving.
The purpose of the event was to give the trainees
a real life insight into the grave and sometimes
fatal consequences of irresponsible driving. The
demonstration hit home with a lot of our trainees
as some of them are currently doing their driving
lessons or have just recently passed their driving
test.
When asked how she felt about her experience
Hannah said: It was a good experience and a real
eye opener to what can happen when speeding. I
will always think about it when I learn to drive
Fire-fighters attempt to remove the door of the crashed vehicle
Upon removal from the wreckage one of the passengers is pronounced dead
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Impact Football Team
Issue 7. July/August 2014 Impact Training Maximising Potential
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We are happy to announce that Impact has a new football team. The team have been training together for
the last few months and are making excellent progress. The team consists of hardworking, committed
young men from all vocational areas. To date they have played three games, winning two out of the three.
The boys are training hard for their next big game against Workforce Training services, which will be
played at Cliftonvilles pitch (Solitude) on the 30th June 2014. Everyone is welcome to come along and
show your support. (Training takes place at the Hammer every Tuesday 4.00 - 5.00). Stay tuned to see
pictures of the team in their new strip in the next edition of Big Impact.
Impact Training Football Team
At the end of April nine Childcare trainees took
part in a residential at Ardaluin House in
Newcastle. As part of the trip the group were
involved in outdoor activities including canoeing
and forest walks but unfortunately bouldering
was cancelled due to the high tides at the time.
The trip was designed to enhance the groups
teambuilding skills and increase their
independence in turn enhancing their
employability skills.
The group was accompanied by their Childcare
tutor Joanne Stewart and Niall Mowbray from
Belfast Activity Centre.
Belfast Activity Centre
Childcare trainees at Ardaluin House
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