Vocational Learner of the Year Finalist 2014

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On behalf of Impact Training, we

would like to take this opportunity to

congratulate Louise Burrows on

reaching the final of Vocational

Learner of the Year 2014. During

her time at Impact Louise

progressed from Skills for Your Life

to Skills for Work and then onto a

Level 2 Apprenticeship Programme

where she completed her training.

She left Impact with Essential Skills

Certificates in Communication

Level 2, Application of Number

Level 1 and ICT Level 1 as well as

her Certificate (Level 1) and

Diploma (Level 2) for Childrens

Care, Learning and Development.

She is currently employed by Lower Oldpark Community Association where she is also completing her Level 3

Apprenticeship in Childcare.

Louise is a true example of a learner who not only displays the talent, commitment and application needed to

gain an Apprenticeship but a learner who recognises the importance of continuing professional development in

order to secure employment.

Louise Burrows receiving her certificate from Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry and UTV

Presenter Tina Campbell

Crawfords & NI Auto Protection

Local Employers Invest in Impact Trainees

Provincial Floorcoverings LTD

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Crawfords Auto Repair Centre

and NI Auto Protection, both

locally based companies, have

developed a close working

relationship with Impact placing

trainees in both their office and car

body repair departments.

Carla Black (Crawfords Auto Repair Centre)

Jason Lorimer and Jason McCartney also achieved full Level 2 Apprenticeships in Performing Engineering Operations and both secured employment with NI Auto Protection as Car Body Repairers. Jason McCartney is currently working on his Level 3 Apprenticeship in Engineering.

Jason McCartney (NI Auto Protection)

In addition, Sandy McGill is currently completing a Level 2 Apprenticeship with NI Auto Protection enabling him to develop his skills in the workshop.

Whilst at Impact Training Carla

Black achieved a Level 2 IT User

Apprenticeship as well as an

Essential Skills Level 2 Certificate

in Communication and Level 2

Certificate in Application of

Number. As part of her time at

Impact, Carla went on work

placement to Crawfords Auto

Repair. She was offered full time

employment as an IT

Administrator in Crawfords Auto

Repair Centre when she

completed her training.

Jason Lorimer (NI Auto Protection)

Impact Training would like to offer

a huge congratulations to Cloe

McCarroll who has recently

completed her Apprenticeship

programme with Impact Training

ahead of schedule, gaining a full-

time position with Provincial

Floorcoverings LTD (PFL). Cloe

gained an NVQ Level 2

Apprenticeship in Business

Administration along with Level 2

Certificates in both Communica-

tion and Application of Number,

plus qualifications in Personal

Development and Employability.

At PFL Cloe was encouraged to

answer and make telephone calls,

of doors for me. I passed all my

qualifications and was in a work

placement for 8 months then got

employed all thanks to Impact

Training and the wonderful staff and

tutors. I will miss them all.

Cloe McCarroll (Provincial Floorcoverings)

receive/place orders, and produce

the required invoices for these

purchases. Cloe excelled at the

tasks she was given and as a

result she was offered full-time

employment within 6 months.

PFL is a large Irish-owned

independent floor-covering

distributor specialising in the

stocking, supply and nationwide

distribution of a comprehensive

range of floor coverings with

bases in Belfast, Dublin and

Limerick.

Upon reflection of her time at

Impact Training Cloe said: Impact

Training is brilliant, I enjoyed

going there for the year and a half

that I did. It gave me so many

opportunities and opened up lots

Forth Spring Inter Community Group

Road Safety Awareness

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Stacy McAleer joined Impact Training

in May 2012. Stacy was a Childcare

student who successfully completed

her Level 2 Apprenticeship in Child

Care. Stacy was a pleasant

conscientious girl that always tried her

best.

Stacy attended Forth Spring Inter

Community Group, working with

afterschool. She thoroughly enjoyed

her placement and was dedicated to

working with the staff and children.

Due to her hard work and enthusiasm

her employer offered her full time

work and the opportunity to progress

onto Level 3 Apprenticeship which

she is currently working towards with

Workforce Training Services. Stacy McAleer (left) with Charlene Harris of Forth Spring Inter Community Group

Impact Training teamed up with the emergency services

and The Youth Justice Agency to deliver a dramatisation

of the aftermath of a serious road traffic collision entitled:

Too Old to Die too Young.

The demonstration illustrated how the emergency

services work together to deliver life saving medical

treatment whilst also safely removing the injured parties

from the mangled wreckage.

Impact trainees Jenna Burgess and Hannah Bates took

part in the demonstration acting as the victims of the

crash whilst Adam Johnston played the role of the

speeding driver.

The live demonstration was followed by a

discussion-led session by the Youth Justice

Agency and the emergency services. In this

session the trainees were able to discuss the

impact of the event and watch more clips on death-

driving.

The purpose of the event was to give the trainees

a real life insight into the grave and sometimes

fatal consequences of irresponsible driving. The

demonstration hit home with a lot of our trainees

as some of them are currently doing their driving

lessons or have just recently passed their driving

test.

When asked how she felt about her experience

Hannah said: It was a good experience and a real

eye opener to what can happen when speeding. I

will always think about it when I learn to drive

Fire-fighters attempt to remove the door of the crashed vehicle

Upon removal from the wreckage one of the passengers is pronounced dead

Impact Football Team

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We are happy to announce that Impact has a new football team. The team have been training together for

the last few months and are making excellent progress. The team consists of hardworking, committed

young men from all vocational areas. To date they have played three games, winning two out of the three.

The boys are training hard for their next big game against Workforce Training services, which will be

played at Cliftonvilles pitch (Solitude) on the 30th June 2014. Everyone is welcome to come along and

show your support. (Training takes place at the Hammer every Tuesday 4.00 - 5.00). Stay tuned to see

pictures of the team in their new strip in the next edition of Big Impact.

Impact Training Football Team

At the end of April nine Childcare trainees took

part in a residential at Ardaluin House in

Newcastle. As part of the trip the group were

involved in outdoor activities including canoeing

and forest walks but unfortunately bouldering

was cancelled due to the high tides at the time.

The trip was designed to enhance the groups

teambuilding skills and increase their

independence in turn enhancing their

employability skills.

The group was accompanied by their Childcare

tutor Joanne Stewart and Niall Mowbray from

Belfast Activity Centre.

Belfast Activity Centre

Childcare trainees at Ardaluin House