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ACT founder and CEO, Andrew Cooksley, has been awarded an MBE
...at the heart of social mobility, raising standards and improving lives. Speaking about the award Andrew commented, “A lot of people when they win awards will humbly say that they...
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Apprentice’s drive puts him on the road to success
...people found the transition into the workplace challenging and initially struggled to adapt to the new work and social situations he found himself in, but was determined to persevere and...
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ACT trainer Louisa Mallett named as VQ Awards finalist
...by the Welsh Government, the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW), ColegauCymru/CollegesWales, Qualifications Wales and the Education Workforce Council. The Welsh Government’s funding has support from the European Social Fund....
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The results are in for ACT’s annual Learner Voice survey
...This has consistently improved year upon year. We also received some great feedback from our learners, including the following comments: “Since I have joined ACT my social skills and my...
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ACT Development Director Caroline Cooksley has been awarded an MBE for services to Education
...recognises Caroline’s achievements for contributing in an outstanding way to putting education at the heart of social mobility, raising standards and improving lives. The mother of four, along with her...
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Award finalist Lara’s rapid rise to excellence in work-based learning
...has Openreach, the UK’s digital network business, as its premier sponsor this year. The Apprenticeship Programme is funded by the Welsh Government with support from the European Social Fund. “Lara...
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New guide launched to encourage autism friendly work-based training opportunities
...Health and Social Care said: “Work-based training and development opportunities are things which many of us may perhaps take for granted. But for autistic people, such environments can present unique...
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ACT Schools awarded COVID-19 funding from Youth Endowment Fund
...with the knowledge and resources they need in the future, should social distance learning remain. ACT Schools was formed in 2012, in response to the number of young people engaging...
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ACT awarded Platinum accreditation by Investors in People
...goal of making Wales a better place both socially and economically. Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: “We’d like to congratulate ACT. Platinum accreditation on We invest in...