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Through this page we intend to provide information of key TVC events and items that may have a wider interest.
TVC Celebration Day 2010 on 7th July at Plymouth Pavillions will be the biggest yet!
More than 800 young people who seized the chance of a bright future will have their achievements recognised at a special awards ceremony at Plymouth Pavilions.
Students from 16 schools and colleges from all over Plymouth and the travel to work area will be presented with certificates for completing valuable work-related training instead of A levels.
They opted to undertake vocational training in areas of particular interest to them, from animal and horse care to mechanics and hairdressing.Their training was provided via the Tamar Valley Consortium (TVC) – what is believed to be the UK’s biggest and most successful partnership training programmes for young people.
Councillor Joan Watkins, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: “Research shows that those who stay in some form of education or training beyond 16 are less likely to commit crimes, suffer ill-health and get involved in anti-social behaviour later in life.
“The TVC is a fantastic scheme which has opened doors for thousands of young people. Many of them might otherwise have been in danger of leaving school with few qualifications and little hope of securing any kind of work, let alone gaining skills and embarking on a career in their chosen field.”
Eggbuckland Community College's Poppy Mills (above left) and Lipson Community College's Rebecca Senior (right) will be singing.
UPDATE! To hear Poppy sing again follow this link: http://www.1click2fame.com/competitors/the-angel-of-music/performance/poppy-mills-live-plymouth-pavillions
Building the TVC catalogue for September 2010 has proved a challenge with many of the traditional TVC courses reaching their expiry date this year and the new QCF replacements taking some time to be released. Updates have been released almost weekly this term. A TVC funding review has taken place and the resulting paper can be downloaded from the Partners Page.
The TVC is prepared to meet the requirements of the National Learning Pathways which are being introduced as part of the 14-19 reforms. The newly published TVC catalogue (Sept 2010/2011) will feature 90+ different qualifications from the Qualification and Credit Framework which will fit the Vocational Learning component of the Foundation Learning Pathway. Seven TVC partners (Coombe Dean CC, Eggbuckland CC, Estover CC, John Kitto Academy, Lipson CC, Mount Tamar School and Notre Dame CC) are piloting Foundation Learning and working with the Regional FL Advisor to develop fully integrated programmes that include TVC courses.
March 2010
The YMCA TVC Level 3 Public Services Group were praised when they supported the Plymouth 'Playground to Podium' event recently. The event, held on 15th March was a part of a programme to address the fact, that at present only a quarter of 16 - 19 years olds with a disability play sport regularly. The TVC group who were supporting the event were praised for their enthusiasm. Special recommendations went to Ed Gibbins of Stoke Damerel Community College and Lyoyd Russell of Tamarside Community College who were described as being 'absolutely brilliant at working with young people' by County Sports Development Officer, Jim Borrow.
March 2010
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
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. Update - Training Fair 2010 will combine with INSPIRE at Plymouth University in November.
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.