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New Data Protection Course for Financial Services sectorA state-of-the-art course in Data Protection has been announced by the The National Skills Academy for Financial Services, devised in collaboration with e-learning specialists Cylix. Specifically tailored for the financial services industry, Data Protection Essentials for Financial Services is an innovative 70-minute course that can be completed by employees online. It allows employees to get quickly… Read the Rest… |
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Skills Academy Newsletter, May 2012Welcome to the May 2012 Skills Academy newsletter! May is a particularly busy month for the Skills Academy with two of our financial education programmes – Barclays Money Skills ‘weeks’ and the Lloyds Banking Group Money for Life Programme – reaching the end of their cycle, which means greater focus now on evaluating the impact of… Read the Rest… |
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Provider Network Conference 13 June, LondonSkills Academy Training Providers will meet in London on 13 June 2012 for our annual Provider Network Conference. This event is a chance for training providers from our national network, and those wishing to join, to share good practice, explore collaboration opportunities and debate issues around training provision for the financial services sector. This is… Read the Rest… |
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Winners of the Money for Life Challenge England National AwardBuffet on a Budget taste success! Troy Dennehy, (20) Vivian John (24), Shantelle Leon ( 22 ) and Katie Worboyes (18) from East Potential’s Barking Foyer enjoyed the sweet taste of success on 26 April 2012, when they won the Money for Life Challenge England National Award at a spectacular ceremony at Wembley. Sarah Porretta, Head of the Money for Life… Read the Rest… |
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Successful year for Barclays Money Skills ‘weeks’It has been a successful year for the Barclays Money Skills ‘weeks’ programme, with 120 colleges signing up to improve the financial capability of their learners. Students at Greenwich Community College brushed up on their financial management skills in a week of activities during which students were joined by staff from Barclays and participated in a… Read the Rest… |
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Why is accreditation important?Accreditation, certification, approval, recognition are many different names for the same thing. It is asking an external body to come in and assess how an internal function compares to a set of external standards or quality measurements or minimum criterion and in this way getting credit for systems and functions. The Skills Academy developed accreditation… Read the Rest… |
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Think Money is awarded training accreditationThink Money have been awarded accreditation by the National Skills Academy for Financial Services This is in recognition of their excellent in-house training provision. During the assessments conducted in February, Think Money’s training programmes and processes were thoroughly scrutinised, and were found to be of the highest quality. Gary Sutton, Senior Training and Development Officer, said: “We… Read the Rest… |
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Money for Life Challenge England National WinnersCongratulations to all the winners of the inaugural Money for Life Challenge England National Final on the 26th April 2012. The National Award Winner for England was Buffet on a Budget from East Potential. For the first time the People’s Prize was awarded to two joint winners: Walsave Project from Walsall College and Music Money from… Read the Rest… |
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Skills Academy Newsletter, April 2012Welcome to the new and improved Skills Academy newsletter! Spring is a season marked by important cyclical changes – the clocks change to British Summer Time; one fiscal year passes and another begins; and the long Easter weekend gives many of us a chance to recharge and refocus. So I think it is fitting that… Read the Rest… |
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Employers say candidates have poor soft skillsLack of skilled candidates is the biggest challenge to recruitment. A recent survey about recruitment trends by XpertHR, the HR information solutions provider, shows that 95% of employers cite low quality of candidates as a barrier to recruitment. The XpertHR survey asked 94 organisations with a combined workforce of 216,834 employees about the range of… Read the Rest… |
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Barclays Money Skills ‘weeks’ helps FE studentsThe Skills Academy and Barclays are delivering a personal money management programme for FE students across the UK. So far 79 FE colleges have benefited from the programme in 2012. What is involved? Volunteers are trained to work with FE colleges, assisting tutors in teaching sessions, and colleges run a selection of interactive activities that… Read the Rest… |
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OCN London accredits Money for Life ProgrammeOCN London has accredited the Skills Academy Money for Life Programme. In challenging economic times, it is more important than ever for people to understand their finances and be confident in managing their money. To support this aim, the Skills Academy developed the Teach Me and Teach Others money management courses. These have now been… Read the Rest… |
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Tackling low engagement levels in UK companiesThe Skills Academy endorses the need to tackle low engagement levels in UK companies. A year ago David MacLeod and Nita Clarke, authors of the Engaging for Success report, were asked by the Government to create the Employee Engagement Task Force in an attempt to tackle UK productivity at its roots. A recent article in Personnel Today… Read the Rest… |
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Money for Life Challenge English finalists announcedCongratulations to the Money for Life Challenge English national finalists! After careful deliberation the judges have elected the following projects to go forward to the English National Final on Thursday 26 April at Wembley Stadium, London: Buffet on a Budget – East Potential Walsave Project – Walsall College Barnet Question Time – Barnet Youth Board… Read the Rest… |
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The Skills Academy meets Welsh employersOn 21 March 2012 the Skills Academy meets Welsh employers from across the spectrum of financial services, including insurance, banking and mutual societies. Sharing a good practice The aim of this event is to introduce these firms to the work the Skills Academy is doing in England, with a view to bringing the model to… Read the Rest… |
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Sylvia Perrins meets financial literacy community in AustraliaSylvia Perrins, CEO, National Skills Academy for Financial Services, spoke at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)‘s Financial Literacy Community of Practice meeting in Australia on 24th February 2012. Her talk focussed on the work the Skills Academy has undertaken over the past few years, in particular the Money for Life qualifications, Teach Me… Read the Rest… |
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Accuracy and service at the centre of staff developmentExeter Family Friendly has delivered the ‘Right First Time’ programme to 123 employees. The programme aims to improve accuracy at work, reducing time spent on correcting mistakes. In turn reducing customer complaints and enhancing the customer experience, through improved service. Exeter Family Friendly is a mutual society that offers private healthcare and income protection insurance to its… Read the Rest… |
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Insurer selects Skills Academy’s programme offering ILM AwardDAS Group has chosen the National Skills Academy for Financial Services to deliver the Professional Manager Development Programme to managers at their Bristol office. The programme leads to an ILM Level 5 Award in Management, which is an internationally recognised qualification and is a great platform for an MBA. Specialist insurer DAS wanted to provide their managers… Read the Rest… |
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South West Regional Employer Board MeetingThe Regional Employer Board (REB) for South West meets in Bristol on 9th February 2012. The REB is a strategic group – chaired by Paul Beesley of Nationwide – with Terms of Reference as follows: Reviewing the needs of the financial services sector in the region Providing feedback to ensure the National Skills Academy for Financial Services… Read the Rest… |
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Quarterly Provider Meeting (East of England), NorwichTraining Providers for the East of England meet in Norwich on 2nd February 2012. This group meets on a quarterly basis and comprises of representatives from the Skills Academy’s network of training providers in the region. These include City College Norwich (Lead Provider), South Essex College, Colchester Institute and North Hertfordshire College (Regional Providers) and West… Read the Rest… |
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Money for Life Partners Away Day, BelfastOn 24th January 2012, Lloyds Banking Group and the National Skills Academy for Financial Services are holding a quarterly meeting with our national partners from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to discuss progress on the Money for Life programme, Teach Me and Teach Others programme and the Money for Life Challenge. Working in partnership is a… Read the Rest… |
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In-house training is given seal of approvalIN-HOUSE TRAINING IS GIVEN SEAL OF APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY The National Skills Academy for Financial Services has accredited Insurance broker Ageas Insurance Solution’s in-house training programme. Ageas offers a six-week financial services apprenticeship to existing workers and also delivers an in-house management development programme. David Harrison, head of human resources and development,… Read the Rest… |
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Attend the pro-Manchester Business Conference!ON 1ST MARCH 2012, PRO-MANCHESTER BRINGS TO YOU A ONE DAY NEWS STYLE CONFERENCE WITH HOSTS KIRSTY WARK AND GAVIN ESLER. The conference will provide informed and challenging opinions on topics that are important to the economy and your business. Kirsty Wark and Gavin Esler will lead healthy debate throughout the day which will include… Read the Rest… |
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Admin Re AccreditationADMIN RE HAVE BEEN AWARDED ACCREDITATION BY THE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES. Admin Re have been awarded accreditation to recognise their excellent training and development department. During the assessments conducted in November, Admin Re’s training programmes and processes were thoroughly scrutinised, and were found to be of the highest quality. Ian Sadler, Training… Read the Rest… |
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Train to Train workshop launchedSKILLS ACADEMY LAUNCH BRAND NEW WORKSHOP TO HELP DELIVER BUSINESS TRAINING. The National Skills Academy for Financial Services are proud to launch ‘Train to Train’, a brand new workshop that will provide delegates with the ability to train groups effectively, highlighting the use of advanced presentation skills, interesting methods of conveying information and stimulating, memorable… Read the Rest… |
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CHL staff achieve DipMAP qualificationLEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT COURSE ATTENDEES FROM CHL MORTGAGES GAIN FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS Read more about CHL staffs’ success in the Mortgage Introducer, CCR Magazine, and BestAdvice.net |
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Lead Training Provider NewsSTUDENTS FROM SKILLS ACADEMY LEAD TRAINING PROVIDER VISIT LONDON’S FINANCIAL DISTRICT On Wednesday 9th November a group of 20 students from City College Norwich, currently undertaking a BTEC Diploma in Business and Finance level 3, visited London’s financial district. In collaboration with the National Skills Academy for Financial Services the group visited the offices of… Read the Rest… |
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National Provider Meeting 2011SKILLS ACADEMY NATIONAL PROVIDER MEETING 5TH OCTOBER 2011 On 5th October 2011, the National Skills Academy for Financial Services held the annual Training Provider meeting at Lloyds Register, Fenchurch Street, London. Current and potential Training Providers attended the meeting, at which various speakers presented insightful information regarding the Skills Academy Training Provider network. Below you can… Read the Rest… |
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Skills Academy Partner CTP Launches the First FSA Approved Industry ‘no exam’ DiplomaCorporate Training Partnerships (CTP), the complete training and development service for the financial industry, has announced the launch of Experience Counts, a new way to gain the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) compliant qualification, the diploma in investment planning offered by the Chartered Bankers Institute. Experience Counts was the first work based assessment approved by the… Read the Rest… |
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South African Visitors Impressed by one of Skills Academy College’s Enterprise WorkLEAD TRAINING PROVIDER CITY COLLEGE NORWICH WAS PROUD TO WELCOME VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION ON THURSDAY 13TH OCTOBER. The visiting dignitaries were given a tour of the college’s National Skills Academy for Financial Services at St Andrews House. The visit was part of a regional visit to financial services training facilities in… Read the Rest… |
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