Feb 2009

ESSENTIAL NEWS! 

ETEC has won a contract to offer services to children throughout Sunderland.
The development trust has been given the Children’s Essentials Service (CES) contract by Sunderland City Council.
The contract, which started at the beginning of December 2008, means ETEC will be running toy libraries and distributing child safety equipment.
Services in the city are divided into clusters in the west, south and east, north, Washington and Coalfields.
Janet Laidler, Project Manager, said: “I am delighted that the council has shown so much faith in ETEC by awarding us the Children’s Essentials Service contract city-wide.”
ETEC has run the south and east clusters since 2006 with clusters in the Coalfields and West following a year later.
The city-wide contract will run until 2011 with the possibility of a further extension

Getting Connected.....

A TOTAL of £39k will be invested in improving ICT facilities for ETEC learners over the next five months. 

Here to Help!

REV Stephen Hazlett is Sunderland Industrial Chaplain. He is available on 0191 5654121, 07900 231360 or stephen.hazlett@sky.com

Issue Number: 54

PLAY FOR FREE! 

TWO, free courses are running at ETEC this spring.
The nine-week Introduction to Playwork and Introduction to Community Development Work courses start on 3 and 4 March 2009.
Both courses take place between 10am and noon at Hudson House, in Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland.
Courses conclude with an evaluation and presentation event on Wednesday 13 May.
Both courses are free to people living in Sunderland. 
Community Development has just begun to offer the City and Guilds Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma for the first time.
Qualifications at NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Community Development and Playwork  are now available as part of the Government’s Train to Gain initiative.
For more information, email
louise.harlanderson@etec.org.uk.

Taking Centre Stage

COMMUNITY Hand Co-ordinator Colin Todd has been shortlisted for an LSC Celebration of Learning and Skills Award (CoLas)
The awards’ ceremony takes place at The Sage, Gateshead, on 3 April.

Simply the Best!

ETEC has awarded more winners at its Trainees of the Month Ceremonies in December and January.
Scott Docherty was voted trainee of the month for ETEC’s Maintenance Department in December with Shane Cassidy taking the honours in January.
Daniel Graham was voted trainee of the month for the Routeway Construction Programme in December with Chris Watson and Craig Robinson triumphant in January.
Mathew Tough was voted trainee of the month for Skills for Life in December with Ian Loughlin taking the same award in  January.
Alan Fuesdale was given the trainee of the month award for IT in December.
Colin Todd was acknowledged as gaining the most  Progression in an Apprenticeship.
Blaine Rarity and Joe White were voted trainees of the month in Community Decorators in December.
Ashley Croft was voted trainee of the month in administration in January.
Matthew Tough, Jordan Wilson, Chris Lewis and Anthony Longstaff all notched up six months’ full attendance at ETEC.
Michelle Martin, John Newby, Jacqueline Anderson and Susan Hutchinson were given special awards for attending Back on the Map DIY classes.
TOP TRAINEES…January’s Award Winners 

New Faces

PAUL Coxon has been appointed Contact Centre Development Co-ordinator.
Mark Steele has joined ETEC as a Construction Routeway Tutor.

Diary Dates

Easter: ETEC will close on Thursday 9 April  at 4.30pm and re-open on Tuesday 14 April at 8.30am.
Mayday Bankholiday: ETEC will close at 3.30pm on Friday 1 May and re-open on Tuesday 5 May at 8.30am.
Whitsun Bankholiday: ETEC will close at 3.30pm on Friday 29 May and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 2 June.
Next ETEC Newsletter: Friday 24 April

Training for Success.....

ETEC has retained a prestigious award recognising its investment in staff training.
The development trust has held its Investors in People (IIP) status after a formal assessment on 5 December 2008.
Julie Dyos, ETEC’s Operations Director, said: “ETEC is one of only a handful of companies in the UK, which has undergone formal assessment for this quality mark – and retained it – on so many occasions.”
ETEC has held IIP status since 1994. 

Just for Fun

A NUMBER of activities including a bad taste fancy dress contest will take place at ETEC for Comic Relief on Friday March 13.