Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Changes at the Top of Training Federation
A new team has been appointed to lead an organisation that represents a network of 108 quality assured work based training providers with links to 35,000 employers across Wales. The National Training Federation Wales’ annual meeting in Builth Wells saw … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Bilingual Champion Targets More Welsh In Workplace
A bilingual champion has been appointed by the National Training Federation Wales to provide work based learners with a viable learning pathway through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. Linguist Ryan Evans, 28, from Pembroke Dock, joins the Cardiff-based NTfW … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Shirley to Tour Wales with registration campaign
A newly elected member of the Hairdressing Council is planning a campaign tour of Wales, starting in January, to encourage qualified hairdressers to become state registered. Hairdressers across the UK do not currently need to be qualified to set up … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Management training key to engineering company’s award
A tailor-made leadership and management training programme, developed and delivered by Fix Training, has helped a Cardiff engineering company to win a prestigious award. Pullman Rail Limited has won the EEF South West Region Skills and Training Award and now … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Shirley Appointed To Hairdressing Council
A leading figure in the hairdressing training sector in Wales has been appointed a member of the Hairdressing Council. Shirley Davis-Fox, managing director of Bridgend-based ISA Training and WorldSkills Ambassador for hairdressing in Wales, said she was delighted and honoured … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Clients Getting Their Training Fix From Expanding Company
A dynamic Cardiff-based company, which has brought a fresh approach to the training sector in South Wales, is planning to create five new jobs early in the new year as it expands its business services. Fix Training Ltd formed in … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Graduation ceremony marks achievements of Cardiff learners
A recent ceremony celebrated the achievements of 50 students aged between 15 and 18 from schools and colleges across Cardiff. All successfully completed a programme developed by NTfW in collaboration with ILM and Cardiff Business School. National Training Federation Wales … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |WorldSkills London 2011
Jeff Cuthbert, AM Deputy Minister for Skills I have spoken before of the importance of raising the profile of vocational education and training, and ensuring they are held in the same esteem as their more traditional academic counterparts. So it … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Challenging time for work based learning in Wales
The work based learning network in Wales is going through one of the most challenging periods in its history. Last summer, the Welsh Assembly Government, as part of its Transformation Agenda, invited companies involved in the network to tender to … Read more
Posted in Miscellaneous |Wales Celebrates Benefits of Apprenticeships
The chairman of the National Training Federation Wales (NTFW) is calling on people in all walks of life within the nation to help raise the profile of apprenticeships. Making the rallying call on the eve of National Apprenticeship Week 2011 … Read more
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