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At Skills Summit 2005 on 13 July, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Ruth Kelly, announced the publication of a Prospectus describing the Government’s vision for a new network of National Skills Academies, an innovative approach to meeting employers’ needs for training. The Prospectus invites expressions of interest from employers and Sector Skills Councils to create four National Skills Academies opening for business by September 2006. The aim is have 12 National Skills Academies in place by 2008. Over time there will be a National Skills Academy for every major sector of the economy, each sponsored by business and industry. Information about National Skills Academies and how employers can become engaged as sponsors, the timetable for the pathfinders, and for an expression of interest form, is available on the DfES Website. AFAQ-ETA Comment It seems to us that this initiative should be grasped by the UK power sector, since it already has in place some of the features of a National Skills Academy such as a network of training providers, a CoVE Training Centre, recognised apprenticeship schemes, a recognised qualifications framework, a sector supported Power Academy and more. It is clear that industry and sector skills councils are at the centre of this development. It will be interesting to see the first twelve sectors that succeed in implementing this initiative.
These are in great demand! Our new offer from now until 30 October 2005 is that when you enroll two or more candidates at the same time, the second and subsequent ones get a 5% discount. It all helps! However you must quote August Bulletin Offer! Details on all the protection and other courses from Tyla Davis tyla.davis@afaq-eta.com The parent body of AFAQ-ETA has recently merged with AFNOR, the French Standards Body, to form a world class standardisation, certification and training organisation. The merger recognises the synergies between the two organisations. Both are major players with international recognition, sharing common values and missions. So far as AFAQ-ETA is concerned it will bring the opportunity to offer courses and services to over 20 subsidiaries all over the world. It also means that we may well rebrand to AFAQ AFNOR International (A2i) early next year. In terms of our relationships with existing clients it will be business as usual! Become a Quality Management Systems Expert! We have just produced a new 5 day ISO 9000:2000 IRCA Registered Lead Auditor/Auditor QMS course. Gone are the days of lectures and countless power point slides. In its place is an activity based blended learning solution, which is still mindful of the need to pass the end IRCA examination. The course is now enjoyable! The first of these new styled programmes will take place at our London offices between 3 and 7 October. Details from Phillippa Greig phillippa.greig@afaq-eta.com Do you need to know about Environmental Auditing? We have a new 5 day IEMA Registered Foundation Course in Environmental Auditing. It is bang up to date on ISO 14001 and is thoroughly recommended. The next course in London is 10-14 October. Details from Phillippa Greig phillippa.greig@afaq-eta.com But I haven’t got time to go on a course! Tyla Davis is in the process of producing two new exciting interactive CD open learning courses covering the ISO 9000 series of standards and the ISO auditing standard 19011. This is a detailed but fun way of finding out about these standards. The courses are far beyond an awareness level but they are easy to follow and a perfect source of reference for both the professional/ internal auditor and also for the quality manager in industry. It means you can study in your own time, can revisit the learning at any time and perhaps even become Lead Auditor qualified in a shorter time. It is also an interesting way to fulfill CPD requirements. One feature of the courses is self-testing quizzes to ensure you have understood each module. Details of the new open learning courses from Bill Fenton bill.fenton@afaq-eta.com or visit www.afaq-eta.com
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