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Through this page we intend to provide information of key TVC events and items that may have a wider interest.
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Councillor Ken Foster and Mrs Wendy Foster attended the TVC Training fair and were delighted to see the wide range of learning opportunities available to Plymouth's Young People. They are seen above with Fiona Aitkin and Robert Mountjoy at the Guildhall event on Wednesday 20th January. This year the Fair included a display by the National Apprenticeship Service as the TVC has been acknowledged as benificial preparation for apprentices. "Achieving an apprecticeship is the goal that we want many of our learners to set for themselves," The TVC Director told the Mayor.
Breakfast Club and Widening Choices at PSC
PSC Training and Development, one of TVC's longest serving providers have now opened a Breakfast Club for young learners at their Langage base. Learners arriving early (8.00 am - 8.45 am) can enjoy a free breakfast while waiting for their training sessions to begin. Tea, toast, cereals and fruit provide a good start to a productive day in the classrooms and workshops. Snap, crackle and pop!
Widening Choices is a new project introduced by PSC. It aims to make under represented groups aware of the choices available to them within the Plymouth range of options. The free offer to schools include tasters, presentations and visits to the workshops with the aim of encouraging young people to think beyond their immediate horizons. (ie. avoiding gender stereotypes and overcoming barriers) Contact Shelly or Sarah if interested.
October 2009
2008/9 Results now in - it was another record breaking year!
TVC results for the academic year 2008/9 were exceptional once again. The final analysis shows that 78% gained a full award (learning aim) and a record 92% gained a partial award (units towards their learning aim). We take these results as confirmation that i-Plymouth tracking is working to raise achievement to new levels. A detailed breakdown of the results is availble from the 'Results Page' and the paper; 'i-Plymouth Big Success' can be accessed from the 'Home page'.
September 2009
Tonia Couch and Chelsea Glover present at the TVC Celebration Day!
This years TVC Celebration Day promised to be the biggest and best yet and lived up to expectations. In total 1,041 students
enrolled on TVC courses in September 2008 and those who completed their course this July attended to collect their certficates. Nearly 800 successful students mounted the stage of Plymouth Pavillions to receive their awards.
The Ridgeway Choir entertained the successful students and guests prior to the main event.
Plymouth olympic diving star and ex TVC student, Tonia Couch (pictured left) attended and gave the 'student of the year' awards and special prizes.
Local rising star Chelsea Glover (pictured right) sang two songs from her repertoire.
Deputy Mayor Cll. Jonathan Drean and Deputy Lady Mayoress Mrs. Geraldine Drean joined the platform party, presented certificates and helped celebrate the success of Plymouth's Young People.
The last TVC Training Fair was held on the 21st January 2009 at the Guildhall. It was a great success with over 500 young people attending and learning about the TVC options.
iPlymouth has proved to be a huge success. Follow the link from the Home Page for updated details.
The TVC is piloting an innovative and exciting means of tracking students engaged in learning over a number of providers and sites. The i-Plymouth e-Tracking project is being developed by Webbased and is being used with the current cohort of TVC learners. The on line registration and reporting system interlocks with the citywide eILP and allows staff and students to monitor progress and set targets. We have over 1,000 learners from 17 schools learning with 20 different providers - this is the only way we can communicate effectively and fully support each and every student. Attendance monitoring was tested in the Autumn of 2007 and will roll out in 2008 with progress monitoring.
The i-Plymouth guides are available from links on the Partner Page.
Directors Report 2006/7
It has been a successful year for the TVC. Please click here to read the full report.