ABOUT CENTRAL TRAINING GROUP

About Central Training Group

Business Training at Central

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Tailor-made Training Programmes

Training Programmes are tailor-made to suit your business needs, these include:
Management Level 3
Team Leading Level 2
Customer Service Levels 2 & 3
Business and Administration Levels 2 & 3

Equality and Diversity

CENTRAL TRAINING GROUP aims to provide an environment that promotes equality and diversity.

It is paramount to us that staff and students work actively to overcome discrimination on grounds of race, sex, disability, sexuality, age or status.

Safeguarding

CENTRAL TRAINING GROUP believes every learner has the right to learn and work in a safe environment and have someone they can rely on for support and guidance.

Each learner is introduced to a mentor they can contact who will work alongside the learner’s tutor to provide the learner with a network of support whilst they are learning.

Central Training Group offers a variety of programmes across London, Essex and Hertfordshire, these include Apprenticeships, Entry to Employment, Further Education, Foundation Learning and (NVQ) Diplomas in Business Training, Hairdressing and Graphics.

Entry to Employment (E2E) We are the largest provider of E2E across London. The programme is aimed at those learners who are not engaging in post-16 education have the opportunity to attend one of our academies in London and Essex, where they have the opportunity to progress to an apprenticeship, further education or employment with training. Contract year 2008/09 79% of learners successfully completed all aspects of the E2E programme.

Foundation Learning is a course which compliments our Entry to Employment (E2E) and Level 1 Qualifications and Credit Frameworks (QCF). The purpose of the programme is to personalise a learning programme for each individual learner’s needs, using either a combination of qualifications or one specific qualification.

Work Based Learning is a programme we offer through Apprenticeships and Adult Apprenticeships. This allows the learner to gain real experience in their chosen working environment and gain a nationally recognised qualification. We offer this programme across London, Hertfordshire and Essex, training is delivered on one full day on a bi-weekly basis. Contract year 2008/09 saw an impressive 61% of Apprenticeship learners achieve a full Framework.

Further Education courses are available at selected academies. All FE learners are classed as full-time learners and attend college for at least fifteen hours per week (normally 2-3 days per week). Excellent employment links are essential for this and other programmes we run, currently we have over 1000 employer contacts. Contract year 2008/09 saw the following success rates: Hairdressing Level 1 72%, Hairdressing Level 2 79%, Design Support Level 2 78% and Graphic Design Level 3 100%.

The variety of programmes available at Central Training Group are provided in the following courses: Salon Services, Level 1 (NVQ) Diploma Hairdressing & Barbering, Level 2 (NVQ) Hairdressing, Level 2 Combined Hair Types, Level 2 Barbering, Level 2 & 3 NVQ Customer Service, Level 2 & 3 Business & Administration, Level 2 Team Leading and Level 3 Management. Graphic Design courses including Design Support / Junior Designer Level 2 and Designer / Supervisor Level 3 and ‘A’ Award.

A Award is designed to offer those individuals who are, or will be, concerned with assessing learners taking National Vocational Qualifications, a programme of training in skills, techniques and principles of assessing competency using a variety of assessment methods. Contract year 2008/09 100% achievement rate.

Alongside our courses learners may require further help in achieving basic skills and key skills (soon to be known as Functional Skills) to complete their apprenticeship framework, we have a dedicated skills team to deliver quality training in numeracy and literacy and deliver the skills either on site or assessors deliver at the learners place of work. Those completed ALN and Non ALN had a success rate of 47% and 61% respectively in 2008/09. The Non ALN rate showcases a 5% improvement from the previous contract year.

To encourage learners to achieve we understand there may be external factors that may disrupt or prolong their achievement, therefore, we offer a mentoring service. Qualified mentors are based at all our sites in London and Essex to provide support and guidance to those who are experiencing problems either at college, in-work or at home that could affect their course progression. All information passed onto our mentors are dealt in the strictest confidence. Regular support is given to the learner and access to external support if needed.

On completion of the learners Apprenticeship training we hold regular graduation events. A celebration for not only the learners but for work providers, managers, family members and Academy assessors recognising the Apprentices for their hard work and dedication. In the past we have co-hosted the event with high profile industry individuals.

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Safeguarding

CENTRAL TRAINING GROUP believes every learner has the right to learn and work in a safe environment and have someone they can rely on for support and guidance.

Each learner is introduced to a mentor they can contact who will work alongside the learner’s tutor to provide the learner with a network of support whilst they are learning.

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