The Hon Paul Clark, Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham, visited TBG Learning in Gillingham (Friday 11 September) to see the centre first hand and meet learners, including some of the 85 local unemployed people who have been helped through the ‘Response to Redundancy’ course which TBG Learning has been delivering in Kent since June this year.
TBG Learning, which also has centres in Gravesend, Folkestone and Ashford, as well as in 16 other locations in England, is a leading local provider of work related training and employment help for young people and adults.
Mike Burger, Regional Manager, TBG Learning, Kent, said: “The number of unemployed people in Kent has nearly doubled in the last 12 months so there’s never been a greater need for the kind of individual support we provide through TBG Learning.”
On his visit Paul Clark MP met Nick Harding, who was an export manager for a local Kent brewery before being made redundant in May this year. He said: “I had been in a senior position for over ten years and it was an unexpected blow to be made redundant. TBG Learning helped me identify the skills I had developed as an export manager and which I could use again in a different job. Through the one to one sessions with tutors I discovered what I was enthusiastic about doing next, which was coaching and managing other people.”
Since completing ‘Response to Redundancy’ Nick has become a tutor for TBG Learning in Kent.
Paul Clark MP said “Nick’s story highlights how important it is for companies such as TBG Learning to work with individual people. Tailoring training programmes is vital, as we are not just talking about numbers and statistics; we are talking about real people who are affected by real issues outside of their control. The work undertaken by TBG Learning shows how it is essential for governments to take leadership and work with partners to ensure funding for these fantastic programmes.”
In Kent TBG Learning is promoting its range of help for people who have become out of work recently as ‘Back on Track’. The support available can be short and sharp, such as receiving intensive help on CV writing, application letters and interview techniques. Or a longer term programme of tailored help can be developed, with TBG Learning providing access to further training through its range of local training partners Intraining, ATS, East Kent ITEC and Northpoint Training.
TBG Learning’s Gillingham centre opened in December 2008 and since then it has helped nearly 90 local unemployed people back into work through a variety of courses. Individual support from tutors and job-focused learning and advice are ingredients of the centre’s success, as are the wide range of relationships the centre has developed with local employers. Over 125 local companies are working with TBG Learning to offer work placements and through these the learners build their personal confidence and experience.
Anyone is welcome to drop into TBG Learning and find out about the range of courses and help. The Gillingham centre is at Floor 2, Kingsley House, Balmoral Road, Gillingham ME7 4NT or telephone 01634 855629.
Other Kent TBG Learning centres are as follows:
Gravesend: 23-25 King Street, DA12 2DU (Tel 01474 566 588)
Folkestone: Unit 20, Shearway Business Park CT19 4RH (Tel 01303 297 064)Ashford: The Bull Yard, High Street, Ashford TN24 8SN (Tel 01233 634 476)
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TBG Learning, which also has centres in Gravesend, Folkestone and Ashford, as well as in 16 other locations in England, is a leading local provider of work related training and employment help for young people and adults.
Mike Burger, Regional Manager, TBG Learning, Kent, said: “The number of unemployed people in Kent has nearly doubled in the last 12 months so there’s never been a greater need for the kind of individual support we provide through TBG Learning.”
On his visit Paul Clark MP met Nick Harding, who was an export manager for a local Kent brewery before being made redundant in May this year. He said: “I had been in a senior position for over ten years and it was an unexpected blow to be made redundant. TBG Learning helped me identify the skills I had developed as an export manager and which I could use again in a different job. Through the one to one sessions with tutors I discovered what I was enthusiastic about doing next, which was coaching and managing other people.”
Since completing ‘Response to Redundancy’ Nick has become a tutor for TBG Learning in Kent.
Paul Clark MP said “Nick’s story highlights how important it is for companies such as TBG Learning to work with individual people. Tailoring training programmes is vital, as we are not just talking about numbers and statistics; we are talking about real people who are affected by real issues outside of their control. The work undertaken by TBG Learning shows how it is essential for governments to take leadership and work with partners to ensure funding for these fantastic programmes.”
In Kent TBG Learning is promoting its range of help for people who have become out of work recently as ‘Back on Track’. The support available can be short and sharp, such as receiving intensive help on CV writing, application letters and interview techniques. Or a longer term programme of tailored help can be developed, with TBG Learning providing access to further training through its range of local training partners Intraining, ATS, East Kent ITEC and Northpoint Training.
TBG Learning’s Gillingham centre opened in December 2008 and since then it has helped nearly 90 local unemployed people back into work through a variety of courses. Individual support from tutors and job-focused learning and advice are ingredients of the centre’s success, as are the wide range of relationships the centre has developed with local employers. Over 125 local companies are working with TBG Learning to offer work placements and through these the learners build their personal confidence and experience.
Anyone is welcome to drop into TBG Learning and find out about the range of courses and help. The Gillingham centre is at Floor 2, Kingsley House, Balmoral Road, Gillingham ME7 4NT or telephone 01634 855629.
Other Kent TBG Learning centres are as follows:
Gravesend: 23-25 King Street, DA12 2DU (Tel 01474 566 588)
Folkestone: Unit 20, Shearway Business Park CT19 4RH (Tel 01303 297 064)Ashford: The Bull Yard, High Street, Ashford TN24 8SN (Tel 01233 634 476)
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