Award Winner - Chloe Elliot

Issue 8 – September 2015

1.

Impact Training would like to

congratulate Chloe Elliot on

receiving two Essential Skills

awards: the CCEA Numeracy

Learner of the Year Award 2015

and a ‘Highly Commended’

Award from the Department for

Employment and Learning

(DEL).

Left to Right: Nicola Davidson (Retail Tutor), Chloe

Elliot, Justin Edwards (CCEA Chief Executive), and

Concepta Laverty (Numeracy Tutor)

When Chloe started with Impact

Training, she was working

towards Entry Level 2 Numeracy.

Through great motivation,

determination and enthusiasm

Chloe has now progressed to

working towards Application of

Number Level 2.

Chloe’s development has

continued through all of her

Essential Skills, starting from

Entry Level 3 Literacy to

achieving both Communication

Level 1 and Level 1 in ICT.

Vocationally, Chloe achieved her

Level 1 in Retail Skills.

Chloe has made fantastic

progress in her Essential Skills

qualifications and this award

reflects her continued hard work

and determination.

As a result Chloe has become a

role model to other learners.

Impact Training is proud to be

part of Chloe’s journey of self-

discovery and witness her

mature, gain confidence and

engage positively in society.

Chloe receiving her Highly Commended Award at

the DEL presentation ceremony with Minister

Stephen Farry and Sarah Travers

Job Assist Centre Employer Partnership

Co-operative Partnership

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2.

Thirty five employers from all

sectors across Belfast attended

our ‘Employer Breakfast Morn-

ing’ on Friday 7th of August in

Impact Training.

The event was organised to

make employers aware of our

new and exciting ‘Integrated

Employment Programme’ (IEP)

for West Belfast & Greater

Shankill.

Over the coming two years we

will be delivering on the

following:

200 Full Time equivalent jobs

at National Minimum Wage

(fully funded by our

consortium)

£400,000 worth of pre-

employment and flexible

training to help 'out of work'

clients to train and progress

into the labour market.

Speaking at the event, Gary

McKay (Manager of Impact

Training's Job Assist Centre,)

said: "this initiative has been in

the development stages for over

4 years. With the support of

Greater Shankill and West

Belfast Partnership Boards, it

has came to fruition and we are

very excited to be delivering this

programme within the

communities that need it most."

Special thanks go to Ian Jamison

(Chairperson - Impact Training)

and Jackie Redpath (Chief

Executive - Greater Shankill

Partnership) for their support and

guidance during the

development and tendering

stages and to our consortium

partners, namely Upper

Springfield Development Trust

and Springvale Learning.

Job Assist Centre Manager Gary McKay delivering a presentation to local employers

Impact Training would like to

thank Jonathan Mills store

manager and his team at the Co-

operative Shankill Road for their

recent help and support to our

Retail/Store learners. Jonathan

and his team worked in

partnership with Impact Training

in delivering a 12 week

programme designed to equip

learners with practical skills in a

real industry environment.

Many of the young people

participating in the programme

had negative attitudes and

perceptions to the working

environment. They lacked

confidence and required support

in a controlled industry setting to

allow development of these

skills.

Throughout the programme

Jonathan and his team

encouraged the young people to

step out of their comfort zone by

following a scheme of work that

was structured and designed to

facilitate their needs and also

meet the demands of a busy

retail environment. This gave the

young people the opportunity to

practice skills and knowledge

and, develop team building and

leadership skills whilst focusing

on the positives and rewards of

the world of work.

At the Co-operative store the

young people participated in a

variety of tasks such as stock

auditing procedures, stock

control, stock rotation, waste and

recycling management, health

safety and security, risk

assessment and application of

store point of sale. All of this was

carried out in an environment

that was not only professional

but very motivating for all

involved.

Impact Learner of the Year 2015

Ryan Greer completing stock control

Due to the success Impact

training had with this programme

we are excited to announce a

newly confirmed partnership with

Odyssey Bowls which will further

develop industry skills and aims

to promote the use of STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineer-

ing and Mathematics) in a

contextualised environment. We

would like to thank Odyssey

Bowls again for their continued

support of our young people and

we are looking forward to

working with them on this

programme.

Engineering Learner of the Year Braiden Neill

IT Learner of the Year Sam Spence

Business Admin. Learner of the Year Stephanie Walker

Joinery Learner of the Year David Graham

Childcare Learner of the Year Paige Irvine

Warehousing Learner of the Year James Neill

Catering Learner of the Year Ryan Ashe

Retail Learner of the Year Jacqueline Johnston

Personal Development Learner of the Year Stephen Ford

Employability Learner of the Year Christopher Johnston

Essential Skills Literacy Learner of the Year Victoria Stewart

Essential Skills Numeracy Learner of the Year Paige Irvine

Essential Skills ICT Learner of the Year Mark Evans

All winners received a £25 cheque from Impact Training

Overall Learner of the Year 2015

David receiving his award from Assistant Manager Joe Stewart

DAVID GRAHAM - David should be very proud of his achievements at

Impact Training: qualifications in Joinery, Essential Skills, Personal

Development and Employability.

His placement has said he is one of the most committed and willing

members of staff they have ever seen. He has maintained a placement

for 2 years and has recently secured full time employment with Eglantine

Timber. His Joinery tutors Gordon Stewart and Brian Dempsey are very

proud of his achievements and would like to wish him all the best for the

future.

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Learners hard at work completing delivery process

Many young people benefited

and felt that the programme was

of great value to them with some

saying they would like to work for

the Co-operative in the near

future whilst others gained

confidence in doing tasks they

never thought they would either

do or enjoy. Jonathan Mills,

(store manager) said he was

surprised by the lack of

confidence some of the young

people had at the start of the

programme and together with

their tutor Janet Wilson was

delighted to see the benefits of

the programme with young

people becoming more

motivated and enthusiastic to

sample more and more of the

world of work.

This programme is part of

continuous partnership with the

Co-operative (Shankill Road)

and Impact Training in

developing employment skills

with young people in the

community. Co-operative foods

has already employed numerous

trainees from Impact Training

and we are looking forward to

developing this partnership in the

future.

Impact Training Football Team

Headliners UK

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4.

Headliners UK is a charity which

inspires and encourages the

personal development of young

people through journalism.

Young people are trained to

research and produce stories,

videos and photography for

publication. Malachy Kyle and

Aisling McKeown from the

Belfast centre worked with 4

groups of learners from Impact

Training.

The group completed an OCN in

Diversity which included the

exploration of identity within their

local community and tackled

issues in Northern Ireland

addressing Diversity and

Equality.

Impact trainees receiving their certificates

The young people researched

their own area and through the

art of photography were able to

capture the essence of the

programme. These stills were

then transferred onto canvas and

presented to Impact at an

awards ceremony in the

Spectrum Centre.

All the young people who

participated received their

certificates and Millennium

Volunteer awards. The artwork is

now displayed around the Impact

building, showcasing the positive

contribution the young people

can have on their local

community.

Impact trainees’ stills

The newly founded Impact Training Football Team was presented with their

new football kit by Lewis Cobain from Modern Office Supplies. We would

like to thank Modern Office Supplies for being our official kit-sponsor

Impact’s football team was founded in 2014 and since

then they have participated in numerous matches

against local teams such as Ainsworth Young Men,

Workforce Training Services, the Hammer and the

Boy’s Model. Our football team made history last

September by participating in the Northern Ireland

Schools Cup for the first time. The team played well

and comprehensively beat St Pius X College

Magherafelt in the first round. In the next round they

came up against a skilful team from CBS (Glen Road)

who came out on top. It was a great experience for the

boys who participated in this Cup and Team Manager

Gemma Traynor said: “I was extremely proud of the

way they conducted themselves and the effort they put

in, both on and off the pitch. We aim to continue our

success with the football team and hopefully progress

further in the Schools Cup this term. All new trainees

are welcome to attend training, which will commence in

September.”