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Specialist training to aid learners with additional needs

...for our Traineeship staff. Training in Systematic Instruction (TSI) is a structured approach to guiding disabled people in vocational and independent-living skills. At ACT’s Head Office in Cardiff, colleagues were...
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“I really have developed as a person since starting my qualification”

...difference to their lives that day. Through work-based learning, Callum is earning while gaining essential practical experience on the job and is discovering a whole range of skills. He finally...
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“I’m a lot more confident when speaking to all different people!”

...training and development programme specifically for 16–18-year-olds looking for the skills, qualifications, and experience to find employment. “When I first got to Jamie’s Farm I was very nervous,” she said....
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“We realised just how much Welsh and Ukrainian people have in common!”

...inequalities. They also support the development of work-related skills, such as teamwork and communication. Learners were accompanied to St Fagan’s by Learning Coach Diana Oleksiuk, who is herself a Ukrainian...
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Jayne has become the “poster girl” for Apprenticeships at HMCTS

...across England too. She says overcoming the barrier of passing her Essential Skills Maths qualification at the third attempt gave her a huge confidence boost and she now mentors colleagues....
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Life as a refugee one year on:

...time for opportunity and to show our young people in Ukraine different cultures and improve their language skills too. “It’s been really great to be able to do something productive...
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ACT welcomes Plaid Cymru’s Heledd Fychan MS

...language skills too. “It’s been really great to be able to do something productive with my time here and find a role (within ACT) that enables me to put my...
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Apprentices encouraged to “reach for the stars” by award-winning health board

...Welsh Government and supported by the National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW). Headline sponsor this year was EAL, specialist skills partner and awarding organisation for industry. The awards highlight the...
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‘This course has motivated me far beyond what I expected’

...was able to improve my literacy and numeracy skills and enhance my knowledge within the role.” As well as improving essential skills in the application of numbers and communication, Karen...