Feb 2010

Room at the Top!

ETEC Development Trust will mark the end of an era when Chief Executive Dick Ellison steps down in August.
Dick will be moving from Sunderland to Hereford to join his wife Gwen, who now lives and works in the city.
Having raised two children in Sunderland, Dick now plans to work as a freelance consultant.
Dick will continue his work on the board of Lifelong Learning UK – the sector skills council for the learning sector across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
He will also continue to chair its Community Learning and Development Panel.
London-born Dick has led ETEC since it was founded in 1991.
ETEC has just welcomed Hazel Clark and Peter Monaghan as trustees to the board.

The Gold Standard

ETEC Development Trust has just achieved an award, recognising its commitment to staff training and development.
The charity has gained the Investors in People Gold Standard, representing world class best practice.
Less than 500 organisations across the UK have achieved the standard and ETEC is one of the first in Sunderland.

Issue Number: 60

The Tops!

WINNERS of ETEC’s Trainee of the Month Awards have been presented at two ceremonies.
Christopher Grant was given the Skills for Life Learndirect award in December.
Maureen Allan took the honours in January.
Adam White was named Trainee of the Month in Skills for Life for December with Luke Brewerton taking the honours in January.
Craig Place was given the award for Trainee of the Month E2E Construction Routeway in December.
Jordan Hodgson and Paula Ayre took the honours in January.
Daniel Coates was given the Administration/IT award in December with Hollie Eastwood taking the honours in January.
Kurt Harding, Michael Little and Joe White were Trainees of the Month with Community Decorators in December.
Graham Scott and Joe White took the honours in January.
Travis Robson and William Johnson notched up 100 per cent attendance in training for the six months to December 2009.

CARING FOR THE CARERS  

PEOPLE Into Employment (PIE) has hosted a prestigious event to launch the award of the new Carers in Employment Charter, in Sunderland.
The event, which took place at Hudson House, was jointly organised by Sunderland Carers’ Centre and PIE.
The launch saw the presentation of a number of Carers in Employment Charters.
It also saw the presentation of the Carers in Employment Charter to the new Charter holding company.
Charters were presented to ETEC, Sunderland City Council and Sunderland City Hospitals, all holders of the previous charter.
The charter was presented to Age Concern, Sunderland, for the first time.
The Charter recognises organisations, who support carers to continue working.
ETEC has held the Carers’ Charter for the past 10 years.

CARING SIDE…….Left to right, Gill Charman, PIE Manager, presents the new Carers in Employment Charter to Julie Dyos, ETEC’s Operations Director.

DIARY DATES

Easter Holidays: ETEC will close on Thursday 1 April at 4.30pm and re-open on Tuesday 6 April at 8.30am.
PIE Drop in Sessions: Wednesday 24 February and 31 March between 10am and noon at Hudson House, 1 Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland.

AIMING HIGH....

ETEC learners featured heavily in the annual Sunderland E2E annual awards.
Cara Elrington won the Personal Achievement Award with Chris Watson voted runner-up in the Best Performance in a Work Placement Section.
Anthony Longstaff was runner-up in the Progression Category.

THE CHAMPION.... Chris Watson with Sunderland Mayor Coun Dennis Richardson