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Issue 80 • ANIC Activities
ANIC is hosting a workshop on how to apply for a National Training Award. The workshop will be held in ANIC on Tuesday 6 March 07 from 9.30am until 1pm and a facilitator will be on hand to talk about the application process and how best to approach it. There is no fee to attend and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Lunch will be provided. Contact kevin.fearon@anic.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
Travel and Tourism students from North West Institute recently raised a total of £136.00 following a charity raffle to raise funds for Foyle Hospice. This initiative, by the Foundation Degree Year 1 Travel & Tourism / Hospitality & Tourism Management students, is only one of a number of annual activities which they undertake to raise monies for local charities each year. In December 2006, they raised £1,200 as a result of bag packing at Marks and Spencer, and they are hoping to beat last year's donation which was presented to the Hospice in June 2006 by the staff and students involved.
North West Regional College has published its 2007-2008 full-time prospectus. Copies are now available from its main centres in Derry / Londonderry, Limavady and Strabane. Big Ideas at UBI ‘Big Ideas', a conference focused on enterprise, will be facilitated by Upper Bann Institute in association with the Scottish Institute for Enterprise and is aimed at all those involved in strategic planning for enterprise in both the North and South of Ireland and the UK. The programme aims to facilitate the development of an All Ireland Enterprise Forum, embed enterprise within the FE and HE sector and share best practice with colleagues across the UK & Ireland. The conference will take place on Thursday 1st March from 9.30am-4.30pm in the Seagoe Hotel, Portadown Co. Armagh.
For those interested in developing safer neighbourhoods and communities in the Banbridge and Craigavon Boroughs, Upper Bann Institute has devised a new training programme that will teach the very skills required to make a difference. Exploring and answering questions about local crime, violence, anti-social behaviour, public perception and restorative justice, this City and Guilds qualification is just the ticket for those with community safety roles, interests or responsibilities. The course will cover topics such as: community safety agencies, policies and legislation; community safety audits and action plans; crime and anti-social behaviour; restorative practices and mediation; and connecting with hard to reach groups within the community - among many others. The programme will look in depth at the problems facing the boroughs of Craigavon and Banbridge, assessing how they compare with other parts of the UK and Ireland and how restorative justice and best practice can be used to help solve the problems within our own areas. There are no entry requirements onto this course which will run at UBI's Community Learning centre, Tullygally Primary school , Craigavon. It will run on Wednesday evenings and UBI is now taking enrolments for this course. For more information, interested parties are asked to contact Rodney Hodgins at the Community Learning Centre on: 028 3834 4543 or email: HodginsR@ubi.ac.uk
Carecall Counselling Services are now available to all students as well as staff at Upper Bann Institute. In a move to fully support the emotional well being of studnts, the Institute has stepped up their provision for any students who may require the services of support and counselling. Alongside the Carecall Services being available 24x7x365 to the students, the Institute has also arranged monthly drop in sessions facilitated by the Samaritans. This free, confidential counselling service is available each month to any students who are struggling with any issues surrounding their public or private lives. Launch of Belfast Metropolitan College The Belfast Metropolitan College was launched recently at W5 in Belfast . The new college, which sees the merger of Belfast Institute with Castlereagh College , is part of the Department for Employment and Learning's ambitious plans for the Northern Ireland Further Education sector which sees the formation of six ‘super' colleges driving the Government's economic and workforce development agenda for the 21 st Century. The event also marked the publication of the college's first combined course prospectus for the academic year 2007/08. A contemporary and vibrant new corporate identity for the new Belfast Metropolitan College was also revealed at the event. The merger between Belfast Institute and Castlereagh College will come into effect on 1 st August 2007.
Castlereagh College BTEC National Diploma Media students attended the Style Awards on Thursday 8 February. They were able to take a wide range of photographs throughout the event which included the award winners, the adjudicators and the Magners Promotion Models from the Alison Campbell Agency. The students involved commented that the experience was excellent and they thoroughly enjoyed the night. They are currently hopeful of having their photographs published within Northern Ireland leading style publications.
Staff at Castlereagh College has signed up to a Time to Read programme which encourages Primary School children to improve their literacy. This is a Business in the Community initiative which is monitored by Queen's University. It aims to show children that reading is an enjoyable activity and gives an opportunity for volunteers to build up the children's confidence and self esteem. These programmes have a positive impact on some 800 pupils across 136 schools in Northern Ireland and provide employers with an ideal vehicle for staff development, motivation and confidence-building. Time to Read is also an excellent vehicle to raise self esteem and motivation levels of the young people involved in the programme. It develops pupils socially and emotionally while enhancing literacy and communication skills. Many of the children involved are selected so that they will have a special ‘mentor' who will take the time to get to know them personally and be a positive role model. The staff involved meet two P5 children every week, for half an hour each over three years
The ANIC Conference 2007 will take place this year from 18-19 June at the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down. Details to follow. Corporate Governance and Risk Management Seminar
There is increasing recognition that addressing the LLN needs of learners within vocational programmes can provide learners with the confidence, competence and motivation necessary for them to succeed. Recent research from the NRDC has clearly demonstrated the benefits of embedding or integrating, highlighting the strong correlations between embedded features of provision and higher retention and achievement rates. Although many providers are keen to develop embedded courses, they are concerned about the best ways of going about this and about having the resources to do it well. This conference takes place on Thursday 8 March at the Abbey Community Centre, London and will clarify the issues around embedding and will draw together information about the latest research. There will be opportunities to hear about and explore practical approaches to embedding in a range of vocational areas and the challenges and opportunities that embedding presents. Conference Fee is £70. Enquiries to Gurjit Kaur on 0116 204 2833, email: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk
Channel 4 Radio and 4Talent launch their first ever nationwide search to find fresh drama-writing talent for commercial radio. If you've got a radio play, they want to hear from you by 26th March 2007.
The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) Individual Awards aim to raise the profile of learning and teaching, to recognise and celebrate individuals who make an outstanding impact on the student learning experience and to provide a national focus for institutional teaching and learning excellence schemes. The Scheme is open to all those involved in supporting the student learning experience in higher education in England and N Ireland. 50 individual Fellowships of £10,000 will be awarded at a gala dinner in September. Nominations must be submitted electronically by noon on Wednesday 14th March. Contact the Project Officer (NTFS Individual) on E: ntfsindividual@heacademy.ac.uk
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