http://www.rochdaletraining.co.ukRSS Feed of all Rochdale Training NewsRSSviaXmlTextWriter v1.0en-gbhttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Grant   *You must not have taken on an Apprentice in the last 3 years*   AGE 16 to 24 Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds (AGE 16 to 24) Introduction The AGE 16 to 24 is aimed at helping eligible employers to offer young people employment through the Apprenticeship programme, by providing wage grants to assist them in recruiting their first apprentice. The National Apprenticeship Service is committed to working closely with our strategic partners Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/RTA-Rachel-ReevesThe shadow treasury minister has called on the government to use a Rochdale training company as a model for others during a visit to the town. During a visit to Rochdale Training Association (RTA) on Thursday (February 9), shadow chief secretary to the treasury Rachel Reeves MP said: "We should be employing, training and skilling our young people, like you are here in Rochdale, so they can become the entrepreneurs and drivers of economic recovery in the future." She added that RTA, who are curTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/App-job-fair • Rochdale Town Hall• Thursday 9th February 2012• 4.00 – 7.30 pmAn opportunity to apply for a range of Apprenticeship vacancies, some available immediately and others aimed at school / college leavers for summer 2012. Due to funding, most vacancies will be for 16-24 year olds, although some limited opportunities will be available for those 25 and over.Interactive area for those wishing to increase their skills before applying for jobs.For further information, cThu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/RTA_JOBSWe are a leading training provider in the Northwest and due to our continued growth and success we are currently looking to recruit Assessors for future opportunities in the following areas; Customer Service Business Administration Retail Sales IT Contact Centre Team Leading and Management to level 7 IAG Learning & Development including the Taqa award Candidates must have experience in; The relevant sector Delivering Apprenticeships Delivering Key Skills / TechniFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/IAG-AwardPictured, centre; Andy Turner – Rochdale Council Skills Team.Jill Nagy – Rochdale Training CEO, with learners Daniel Hollis & Sophie Sweeney.Rochdale Training is the first work based learning provider in the Rochdale Borough to achieve the Bronze “Inspiring Advice and Guidance” Award. The Award recognises quality career information and guidance on personal issues.“We’re proud to demonstrate our commitment to giving impartial advice to young people and making them aware of all the careerThu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/iTQ-1stgroupThis group of learners have successfully completed a brand new course called iTQ Back to Work delivered by Rochdale Training in partnership with Cool cats Computing. The course has been specially designed for anyone who is currently unemployed and wishes to increase their employment opportunities by improving their IT skills. During the course learners complete real tasks such as CV writing and job searches. Ken and Terry, Cool cats Computing said “This has been a super group that have maThu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/GTA  GTA England has launched an Apprentice extra card. Apprentice extra will offer vocational learners the same discounts and benefits as other students, and money generated from sales of the card will go towards funding a National Society for Apprentices. “Despite 81% of apprentices falling into the 16-24 age group, with many earning only the minimum apprentice wage, apprentices do not generally have access to typical student benefits such as bank accounts and other discountsTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Tickled-PinkIt’s Asda’s “Tickled Pink” Breast Cancer Campaign 15th Anniversary, and Rochdale Training thought it would be a great idea if staff wore something Pink on Tuesday 25th October and donate £1 towards the campaign. Rhuana had baked Cupcakes for the day and sold them for £1 each with all the money going to the Tickled Pink Cause   Rochdale Training have managed to raise £95.10 to help Asda’s Tickled Pink Breast Cancer CampaignTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/awards-2011 Figures released this week by the Office of National Statistics confirmed high levels of unemployment across the UK, with the number of 18 – 24 years olds currently unemployed reaching 973,000.  Rochdale Training Association, a local training organisation offering an extensive range of Apprenticeships is tackling this situation head-on for our local young people, and celebrated their learners’’ various successes this week at the 42nd Annual Prize Giving at Rochdale Town Hall.   TheTue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/prize-givingRochdale Training's Annual Prize Giving ceremony will take place on Thursday the 15th September 2011 starting at 7:15The guest speaker this year will be MP for Rochdale Simon DanczukRochdale Training Association was formed in 1967 as a charity by the heads of leading manufacturing employers in the area.Now simply known as Rochdale Training, it continues to set standard throughout the North West of England. This is demonstrated by our apprentice success rates which are 83%, 10% above the NatThu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Plumb-open-eveningTue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Simon-DanczukRochdale MP Simon Danczuk Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk is set to visit Rochdale Training Association on the 26th July 2011 ahead of him attending the Presentation Evening at the Town Hall in September Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Open-Evening-NewsThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/WBL-100-in-100A campaign to recruit 100 Apprentices in 100 days begins in the Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood area at the start of May. The aim of the campaign is to identify employers who have not traditionally recruited Apprentices. The project is being run collaboratively between the training provider network RADAMA, with input from the LA, NAS and Connexions. There is extensive media coverage planned and several high profile local politicians have already committed to recruiting an Apprentice for their Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Engineering-Fire-StationEngineering Apprentices from Rochdale Training spent an afternoon with Rochdale Fire Station’s Amber Watch as part of their personal development.  They were shown how the fire-fighters deal with injured and trapped occupants of an RTC (road traffic collision) and also talked through a PowerPoint presentation by Mark Barlow about the dangers of drink/drug driving and the consequences of not wearing seatbelts and showing off to others. Reece Littlehales who was one of the Engineering ApprentiMon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Apprenticeships-promoted-on-Crescent-Radio We were pleased to accept Crescent Radio’s invitation to promote Apprenticeships to their listeners. Joining our own Mudasir Saeed to discuss what’s happening in the Rochdale area for young people’s jobs were Damion Longford from Connexions and Kate Spencer from Rochdale Council as well as 2 apprentices. Feedback from this has been tremendous and we’ve had a number of enquiries for new applications. Well done to all. Mudasir Saeed pictured on left with Kate Spencer at Crescent Radio Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/Free-IT-classes-at-Bangladeshi-CentreAs part of our on-going support for the local community we have recently delivered free IT classes at the Bangladeshi Centre in Rochdale. We were very well supported by the Bangladeshi Association Community Project who distributed leaflets & information about the classes via the local mosques and their own information centre.  Learners of all ages came along and enjoyed the day.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://rochdale.fatoffice.co.uk/news-article/rising-stars-of-rochdale-trainingRochdale Training Future Jobs Fund learners appear on BBC Newsnight Programme.  BBC’s Laura Bicker reports from Rochdale where Aaron Brown, Adeel Khan and Chelsea Royale speak about their experiences.To view the video click hereWed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT