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A message from the new SkillsActive interim CEO
SUKI KALIRAI is interim chief executive officer at SkillsActive
MGS launches new internship programme
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has launched its new internship programme, which is to give graduates the oppor- tunity to gain sector workplace knowledge and skills. More than 3,200 applied
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any of you will be surprised to see my writing this col- umn but like many others I’m sure you are aware, aſter
more than 16 years in the sector Stephen Studd stepped down in early October as CEO of SkillsActive. Te SkillsActive board and staff recognise the high level of credit that Stephen deserves and wish him the best of luck for the future. We are now actively recruiting a new
CEO who will be able to take SkillsActive forward in this next chapter. Until then I have agreed to act as interim CEO on behalf of the SkillsActive board. Aſter only a few weeks in this role I am conscious that Skills Active needs to interact with its main stake- holders –Employers Training Providers and Individuals in a collaborative and under- standing way so as to best serve those relationships. Going forward there does need to be a positive form of intervention and this will be reflected in the composi- tion of our Board. Te government clearly recognises our importance as a sector and as result I am very excited to re-state that SkillsActive has secured more than £450,000 to deliver apprenticeships and increased training opportunities for 3,000 SME’s over the next two years via England’s first ever Group Training Association (GTA). Tis is in addition to the £500,000 that
has already been pledged from Government as part of a Joint Investment Programme (JIP), to match-fund more than 1,300 spe- cific training programmes in both the fitness (in partnership with the FIA) and play-work sectors. Clearly, both of these contracts are tremendous votes of con- fidence from Westminster. However we are not complacent and already we are at advanced stages of improving the way we communicate to individual members and employers via On-line mechanisms and the offers that we provide for our partners plus making the overall process simpler-it has been a busy few weeks and more to come!
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for the Interns Programme, with the 20 successful candi- dates selected. Te internships will last for one year and will see each individual receive a £15,000 tax-free bursary and travel expenses, while pro- viding opportunities to gain “valuable” experience. It is hoped the MGS initiative will also help
the sector to tackle sustainability issues such as skill-sharing, while offering a “broad range” of skills to the successful applicants. MGS chief executive officer Joanne Orr said: “Te sheer number of applications received to
More than 3,200 applied for the 20 internship vacancies offered by MGS
the programme from potential interns and the high levels of interest illustrates the appetite there is for a project of this type. “We look forward to watching the develop-
ment of the programme as it brings lasting and positive change for all involved.”
GLL extends personal training deal
Greenwich Leisure (GLL), the operator of more than 100 leisure centres, has revealed that it has extended its per- sonal training contract with Your Personal Training aſter more than 2,000 of its mem- bers used the service. During the period, the
number of personal trainers working at GLL-managed sites had grown from 10 to 80, while personal training reve- nue was up 300 per cent. Leeds-based Your Personal
Training (YourPT), part of the Your Management Solutions Group, offers recruitment, marketing, train- ing, education and management of personal trainers. Te company currently works in part- nership with 20 leisure operators at 200 leisure facilities nationwide. Your Personal Training managing director Joe Oliver said: “We have seen a vast increase
Te number of PTs employed at GLL-run facilities has increased to 80
in members taking up personal training ser- vices which has led to a dramatic increase in revenue for the operator. “Your Personal Training has developed rela-
tionships with GLL fitness instructors, which provides them with a pathway of career pro- gression into personal training.”
Fit2Fite announces entry into UK market at LIW 2011
Fit2Fite, a new martial arts-based group exer- cise class programme using “practical fighting combinations”, has been launched at this year’s Leisure Industry Week (LIW). Greg Francis, the ex-international karate athlete and current assistant England coach,
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devised the concept, which involves combat combinations put to “funky upliſting music”. Fit2Fite aims to help its participants develop
knowledge base that allows for self-assessment of how the combinations are executed and encourage a “more productive” workout.
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