An evening of celebration was held at the
Rushden Learning Centre on Wednesday 14th December with dozens of
awards presented to local people who have been working to improve
their IT skills.
Rushden Learning Centre Manager Kathryn
Squires was thrilled to see so many past and current students at
the awards evening: “This has been our most successful year
to date and it is lovely to see so many of our students here
tonight and help them celebrate their much deserved success.”
Part of Bedford College, the Learning Centre
provides a wide range of training courses which are both affordable
and flexible, allowing students to visit when best suits
them. Every student is given an individual learning plan and
supported through the process by dedicated tutors to help achieve
their goals.
Just three success stories from the
evening :
Jo Barnett moved to Rushden from London and
was visiting the job centre when she saw the Learning Centre next
door : “I had experience in various IT systems but no actual
certificates to show employers. Taking a course at the
Learning Centre helped me find work, as well as make new friends in
the area, it has a great community spirit,” said Jo.
Young couple Daniel Martin and Lindsey Samples
both work at ASDA and took an IT course at the centre, attending
together while Lindsey was pregnant. Since passing the course
Lindsey gave birth to a bouncing baby boy called Jamie and Daniel
is now looking into further education
courses at Bedford College.
Christopher White was unemployed when he came
to the centre: “I do believe you have to invest in yourself and
make yourself more saleable to employers. The skills I
developed here definitely helped me win my job at Topps Tiles.”
The awards were presented by Bedford College
Chief Executive and Principal Ian Pryce, Mayor of Rushden Janet
Pinnock and Bedford College Director Sharon Chinneck. Peter
Burton of Bright Learning Solutions, partners in the Learning
Centre, joined the presentation line-up.
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