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Coach the coach: leadership and management expert launches new initiative at ACT
A major initiative to produce high performing managers across ACT has been launched by award-winning leadership and management expert Chris Hughes. The whole initiative is aimed at developing great managers who lead and support their delivery teams to ensure ACT delivers high impact and inspirational learning programmes. Chris Hughes is...
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Studying with AAT – Chelsea Davies
Chelsea Davies, an Administrator at EST Chartered Certified Accountants, shares her story during Financial Capability Week on how she has started her career in accounting via AAT. I would like to start by telling you a little about my background, this time last year I was a full-time waitress not...
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Darren happy to break the mould with career in childcare
Darren Watts has turned a natural gift of supporting siblings and younger cousins into a promising career. In doing so, the 18-year-old has taken the unusual step of moving from a path in the construction industry to childcare, happily breaking the mould in a predominantly female profession. Darren followed his...
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Inspirational Chris is passionate about helping learners fulfil their potential
Inspirational Chris Hughes is hoping to go one better in this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru after being a runner up for the Work Based Learning Practitioner Award in 2015. The 55-year-old Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) tutor from Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, has worked for award-winning learning provider ACT Training for...
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ACT learner and tutor are through to the finals in this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cyrmu
Thirty-three star learners, employers and learning providers involved in the delivery of a range of successful skills programmes across Wales have been shortlisted for this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru. Two of which are Darren Watts, a Level 2 Childcare Apprentice, and Chris Hughes, ILM Tutor. Entries for the prestigious...
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Beyoncé sightings uncovered as ACT
Sightings of ‘Beyoncé’ at various spots around Cardiff over the last two days have been confirmed as an impersonator, hired by Wales’ leading training provider ACT. ACT and advertising agency The Media Angel hired the Beyoncé lookalike to tie in with Queen B’s Formation World Tour date at the Principality Stadium. The PR...
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The results are in: Our learner satisfaction rate has increased to 93%
At ACT, learner satisfaction is vitally important and as Wales leading training provider, we are keen to ensure our standards are consistent across the board. With over 20 sub-contractors; 12 different Traineeship routes for 16-18 year olds; Apprenticeships in over 30 sectors for 16-25 year olds; Higher Apprenticeship programmes for...
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ACT celebrates learner success with Dan Lydiate
Rugby star Dan Lydiate helped Wales’ leading training provider mark another successful year by celebrating the hard work of its learners at its annual award ceremony. ACT’s award ceremony took place at Portland House in Cardiff Bay and attracted over 300 guests, including 125 learners from a range of business...
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Cardiff Apprentice wins prestigious Contact Centre Award
The best in Wales’ £650m contact centre industry were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Wales Millennium Centre last night hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr. More than 700 guests attended the prestigious Welsh Contact Centre Awards which saw organisations and individuals recognised for their outstanding contribution to the sector. The...