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The Plunge wins two National Training Awards
At an awards ceremony on Tuesday night in Newcastle, the Working Knowledge Group was awarded both a Regional Training Award for the North East as well as a coveted National Training Award for the delivery of its course called The Plunge. The Plunge is part of a wider range of activities called Ride the Wave which are aimed at raising the commercial awareness and confidence of 14-19 year-old students.
The Award was made specifically for the Plunge event that Working Knowledge had delivered in partnership with Redcar and Cleveland College of Further Education in the Tees Valley. The Plunge specifically aims to bridge the gap between employers and education and to allow students to get a taste of what working in a business is really like.
In announcing the award the judges focused particularly on the immediate but lasting impact that the process had had on both tutors and students alike whilst at the same time achieving a valuable qualification.
Since Working Knowledge delivered the first course at Redcar, over 1,500 of the college’s students at all levels have been through Ride the Wave programme which has contributed a significant amount to the college’s goal of creating an institute-wide enterprise culture.
Speaking at the ceremony, Andrew Hatcher, Working Knowledge’s Managing Director said, “We are thrilled to be recognised for our work with the staff and students at Redcar. The award only confirms our belief, and that of the colleges we work with across the country, that the Plunge has a huge part to play in raising aspirations for young people as well as equipping them with skills that will stay with them for life.”
Gary Groom the Chief Executive of the College added, “This is a fantastic outcome for Redcar and Cleveland College and represents the culmination of a relationship we have been developing with Working Knowledge over the past few years. Ride the Wave is now a core part of our Key Skills and enrichment activities.”
The Plunge and the rest of the Ride the Wave programme is being successfully rolled out across the country and is available to all FE and sixth-form colleges. Ride the Wave can be funded from a range of sources including Key Skills, Aim Higher, Enrichment and Enterprise budgets as well as in conjunction with universities through Widening Participation programmes.
The Plunge has also recently been accredited as the primary constituent of a first year elective at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Based in Cambridge, Working Knowledge works across the UK from regional offices in Bristol and Nottingham. Please see www.twkg.net for more details.
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