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Achievements We are very pleased to report that thanks to the Coalfields Regeneration Trust Grant:
Seven gained employment saying on their survey that their training provided by ECVC assisted them in obtaining work. Some learners went on to further training and some became volunteers according to recent ECVC surveys. _____________________________________________________________________________- Success Stories DAVID SMITH:-
In relation to the achievements of Elmton & Creswell Village Company with regard to training the unemployed:- David Smith of Shirebrook started work on 12th July 2010 as an Apprentice in Office
Administration for 18 months with the Elmton & Creswell Village Company. David was seconded to the Village Company for training from the Bolsover District Council Apprenticeship Team. David completed his NVQ2 in Business Administration within 6 months of starting his Apprenticeship at Limestone House and he has now gained employment in Office Administration with Sports Direct, Shirebrook and started work there on 27th July 2011. In a recent letter to the Village Company David said that due to the opportunity of the Apprenticeship and the Training provided by the Village Company he has been able to turn his life around. David told of being unemployed for 4 years since leaving school before he was selected at interview for the Apprenticeship with the Village Company and before that he had believed that he would never be able to find a job. The turning point in his life came when he was chosen at interview to become an Apprentice with the Elmton & Creswell Village Company. On 21st July Margaret Warren, of the National Apprenticeship Team, interviewed David
and Julie Holling about his work and achievements during the 12 months he was an Apprentice with the Village Company. David has given his permission for The National Apprenticeship Team to publish his story as a Case Study throughout the East Midlands to inspire other young people to join the Apprenticeship Scheme. _____________________________________________________ Kerry Wilson of Creswell is a prime example of the help that Limestone House offers the community. In August 2010, she had no qualifications; however she decided to take up the training offered by Limestone House and funded by Coalfields Regeneration Trust. Every Wednesday morning from 10am to 1pm, she attended ICT training sessions, helped by her tutors Donna Vodden and John Freeman. Once she had gained the Level 1 qualifications, she decided to continue on. She has passed two of these and is waiting for her results on the third. Thanks her own hard work and determination, she now has five Open College Network qualifications which will hopefully help her to gain employment. _______________________________________________ ELMTON & CRESWELL VILLAGE COMPANY, LIMESTONE HOUSE, 50-54 ELMTON RD, CRESWELL, WORKSOP S80 4JE CASE STUDY: Toni Chelsea Carte European Social Fund Grant Toni Carte joined the Work Placement for ‘Multi Media and Multi Media products’ at Limestone House , Creswell on 21/4/ 2009 having been referred by Connexions. Her Hobbies were Computers, Wrestling and watching Wrestling, Dancing, watching TV, helping Mum in the house and she enjoyed doing Crafts. The type of job she was looking for included Arts and Crafts, Child Care, Education and Training, Fashion, Food Production, Sport Leisure & Tourism and other areas. Toni wanted to prepare her CV, Job Search, learn how to apply for jobs and to improve her Computer skills, including using Apple Macs. At the initial meeting about the Work placement programme it became clear that Toni was enthusiastic about sport and when she left the Work placement on 26/8/10 it was evident from her assessment of the programme that that she had become a more confident person. Toni did not break her links with Limestone House while she was waiting to see if she could get into Chesterfield College on a Sports Course and started doing Volunteering work in the Nearly New Shop at Limestone House, which included doing Till work. Toni was successful in her application to Chesterfield College and joined a 3 day Sports Course in September 2009 to July 2010 and carried on doing Volunteering work in Limestone House on the other 2 days helping in the Coffee shop, the Book Shop and the Nearly New Shop and preparing Posters and Price lists on Computer for the Shop . Toni has been supported during the time she spent in Limestone House by the Learning Champion Daphne Row and was informed about the Open College Network Courses ongoing in Limestone House and on some of her non College days she has joined the Course for Excel Spreadsheets level 1 and Word processing Course Level 2 during the 2010 summer holidays. When Toni left College in the Summer 2010 she had qualified in level 1 for Sports and Recreation and Level 2 for Exercise and Fitness and she is returning to Chesterfield College to continue her Sports Course in September 2010 for 4 days a week and will continue as a Volunteer on her non College day, Monday. The Funding which has benefited Toni on Programmes and Courses in Limestone House through the ESF Grant has enabled her to do the Work Placement developing many skills and improving her confidence also the Excel spreadsheets : Open College Network Level 1 and the funding has enabled Toni to be given her support throughout the programmes through Learning Champion Daphne Row. Daphne has recently been able to advise Toni about some Volunteer Coaching work within the Bolsover District Council Area, which Toni is interested in, and Toni has also advised her Course Tutor at Chesterfield College about this opportunity for her peers on the Sports programme 10/9/10
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