Sector Focus: Skills & Training
Success in women’s music technology funding bid
Barnsley College’s new Principal, Yiannis Koursis
A welcome for new Principal
Barnsley College has announced Yiannis Koursis as its new Principal and Chief Executive Officer. Yiannis has been with
Barnsley College since 2016 as Deputy Principal for Development, joining from Loughborough College where he was Vice Principal. He has been serving as Interim Principal and CEO of Barnsley College since the departure of previous Principal, Chris Webb, earlier this year. Originally from Greece,
Yiannis came to the UK in 1999 to further his studies. He is married to Liz with two young children and has over 10 years’ experience as a senior leader in the Further Education sector. Simon Perryman, Chair of
Governors at the College, said: “We are delighted to have secured the appointment of Yiannis to lead Barnsley College and continue to promote our vision of ‘transforming lives’. Yiannis will strive to further grow and develop our College as we continue to ensure that all our students have a great time, achieve their aims and progress onto work or Higher Education.” Yiannis, 43, added: “I am
honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead and further grow an exceptional college. I have thoroughly enjoyed being Deputy Principal for the last three years, working with an outstanding staff team and fantastic students, and I really look forward to working with governors to build and strengthen our links in the local community and beyond.” Yiannis takes up his role with immediate effect.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN) have been successful in gaining Youth Music, ISME and Music For All funding bids, and are all set to launch the WIRED! project in partnership with Leeds Beckett University and University Centre Doncaster. The WIRED! project aims to
inspire and educate the next generation of women working with music technology, giving them new skills, experience and enjoyment in music.
Engaging with children and
young people through a series of outreach workshops, music technology clubs and placement opportunities across Yorkshire, the aim is to raise their confidence and help them to identify with the music and sound technology profession. As an official supporting partner, University Centre Doncaster will assist the YSWN in facilitating the workshops and enabling access to studios and other equipment. Michael Dunn, Programme
YSWN is offering six placements to young women aged 16-25
‘Music technology is
an exciting area of practice
which should be accessible for all’
Leader for the BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology programme, said: “We believe that music technology is an exciting area of practice which should be accessible for all. Drawing on our own music and music technology resources, we hope to support YSWN in achieving
the aims of the WIRED project, and look
forward to inspiring the next
generation of women to see where their own ideas and
ambitions might take them.” YSWN will be offering six
mentorship/placement opportunities to young women aged 16-25. The aspiration is to establish relationships with music studios, record labels, sound engineering companies and hardware/software developers to host a mentee. It will offer a combination of practical
work experience of a week or two, plus six hours of one-to-one mentoring support and advice from an individual within the host organisation. If you know a group or individual
who may like to take part in any of this fantastic project, as a music technology club attendee, school or club hosting a workshop, or a company to help develop a young person’s skills and career, please get in touch:
info@yorkshiresoundwomen.com
For more information on the project, visit:
yorkshiresoundwomen.com
Apprentice in job swap challenge
A one-day job swap at Chesterfield’s Learning Unlimited has reaped rewards for apprentice, Josh Bown, as his experience of stepping into his manager’s shoes has led to a promotion for him. As part of National Apprenticeship Week last month,
Learning Unlimited saw its Operations Manager, Leah Shortt, switch jobs with business administration apprentice, Josh for a day. Josh, 18, took on Leah’s tasks, including taking a lead role in the weekly departmental meeting. During the day he also helped plan a marketing campaign and carried out a presentation alongside Commercial Director, David Higham. Meanwhile, Leah experienced what it was like to be
in Josh’s shoes. When the pair exchanged roles, Leah picked up his duties; talking to potential customers, answering enquiries and uploading content to the Learning Unlimited website. Learning Unlimited, which is part of the Chesterfield
College group, provides apprenticeships to more than 3,000 apprentices nationally and has over 30 apprentices within its own organisation. Josh has now progressed to an Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship, where he will be given greater
Josh Bown and Leah Shorrt swapped jobs for a day
responsibility and lead on the development of managing apprenticeship opportunities more efficiently. He said: “I really enjoyed the job swap as it introduced me to a set of challenges and helped me gain valuable new skills.”
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