Website: www.southwark.ac.uk Telephone: 02078151600 MARCH 2010: ISSUE 10
SOUTHWARK COLLEGE VOICE 3
College leads way with Diploma pilot
SOUTHWARK College is one
By PAUL BLAIR
personal, learning and thinking Abuse project, which forms part hard here. It is like a career
of the first further education skills, work experience and a of their course. Around 150 tour. We aim to equip them with
establishments across the UK to learning. Ten learners enrolled student project. learners turned up at the the necessary tools to go straight
pilot the new Business, on the course in September - Eric Addae Kyeremeh, Head of Waterloo Centre and listened into work or into Higher
Administration and Finance at least double the number the School of Commerce, is to guest speakers from Education,” said the Head of
(BAF) Diploma. historically recruited for a pilot delighted with the progression of organisations including the School for Commerce.
This exciting new addition to scheme - and the College has the course. He said speakers Terence Higgins Trust. They “A requirement of the
the College’s curriculum, which maintained this figure. from two local businesses, a took part in activities and course includes a 10-day work
aims to prepare learners for The course aims to provide sandwich bar and mobile phone watched videos that highlighted placement and two learners
their first steps into business advanced knowledge about company based in The Cut, near the perils of excessive drinking have already been placed with
or progression into higher the structure of business the Waterloo Centre, told or drug taking. employers. We are now working
education, is being trialled organisations, the processes learners how they set up their Learners have also gained a within the Southwark borough
before becoming a fully-fledged involved in planning, setting up, respective organisations. greater understanding of the to place the others.
course in 2012/13. running and closing a
Schools and Colleges in business venture, the role of
EQUALITY
career progression they can “Enrichment in the first
aspire to following visits to the year of BAF has focused on
Southwark and Lambeth formed the entrepreneur and the
As a black male I feel
Bank of England, London Metal employment opportunities but
a consortium and put in a importance of innovation and
I am treated fairly
Exchange and Bloomberg. A trip from September will include
successful joint bid to run the creativity in business.
amongst others.
to the European Parliament has more visits and details about
diploma alongside Higher Content includes
-JULIAN OWUSU
been planned for May, added admission to university and the
Education partner London Administration, Financial Eric. courses on offer,” added Eric.
South Bank University, in 2008. Accounting, Project and Event
DIVERSITY
“The idea of visits is to For more information about
It was agreed schools would run Management, Marketing a show learners what exciting the Business, Administration
Level 1 and 2 courses while the Business, Business Planning, The ten youngsters planned opportunities there are at the and Finance Diploma, visit the
Colleges would provide Level 3 English, Maths and ICT, and staged a Drugs and Alcohol end of their course if they work website at www.southwark.ac.uk
Sky’s the
limit for
learners
INSIGHT: Andy Hannon and Niki Foster from Virgin Atlantic airline with Travel and Tourism learners
TRAVEL and Tourism
By BERNADETTE JAMES
Alexandra Syrotiuk, who organised the able to help them decide if this is the
learners were given a
event, said: “I really feel that in addition career-path they want to follow, then it
valuable insight into the ups
to teaching students, we need to prepare
not an easy take off. So learners were
would be beneficial to them.”
them for the real life working environ- Virgin’s Niki Foster added: “It is great
and downs of their future
very appreciative of the valuable advice
ment. So it is important to have events for them to meet and learn from a crew,
careers when two Air Cabin
they received.
such as this that provide a ‘window into
who have actually gone through
Crew members landed at
“Giving us tips about making an
industry’.”
the recruitment process and training
application and the interview process was
Waterloo Centre for an
useful because you will not find this on
Success
programme and are able to give them
inspirational talk.
an insight into the job they might be
their website or find anyone to tell you
Alexandra added: “The whole day was a
interested in.”
Andy Hannon and Niki Foster, from
how hard it is,” said 17-year-old Neelima
great success. Andy and Nikki gave a
The Virgin duo also wowed learners,
Virgin Atlantic airline, informed learners
Nathawat.
very detailed and informative insight into
who were looking forward to hearing the
about the strict and effective recruitment all aspects of their job and the processes
fun part as they revealed the highs of
process they should expect to go through
Motivated
they had to go through to get where they
working with VA - the travelling experi-
to get on board as a member of the air Siegfried Schneider, 17, said: “The talk are today, impressing upon the learners
ences and allowances that gives them
cabin crew. motivated me to work hard at preparing the importance of hard work and focus.”
extra job satisfaction.
They shared with learners the route for
myself for this career.”
Speaking about the aim of their visit,
Visits from industry experts are an
a successful application form, making a When asked what she enjoyed most Andy Hannon said: “It is important to
essential part of the Travel and Tourism
good impression at the interview stage about the talk, Elina Steinberga, 19, give learners a realistic overview into
curriculum area. They provide good links
and passing the intensive six-week pro- replied: “Letting us know what we need to what it’s like getting a job at Virgin
and work experience for aspiring learners
gramme they would face at Virgin’s train- do to become part of an Air Cabin Crew Atlantic.”
seeking employment within the industry.
ing centre in Crawley. for Virgin and sharing with us the
He added: “This is the next generation For details about studying Travel and
Being a cabin crew member for the
benefits they get, was my favourite part.”
of Cabin Crews - learners who are taking Tourism at Southwark College call 020
UK’s second largest long-haul airline is Travel and Tourism lecturer, Travel and Tourism courses. So if we are 7815 1600 or go to www.southwark.ac.uk.
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