Advanced Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony 2010 Programme

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Success story
Dave Thompson is a communications
and information administrator at the
Consortium for Learning (CfL) and recently
completed his Advanced Apprenticeship
in Customer Service with HYA Training. He
provides information and communication
to Apprenticeship providers across the
Humber sub-region.
As part of his role Dave set up the Humber
Apprentice Panel (HAP) to help local
Apprentices communicate with each other
and share views on Apprenticeships with
providers and external organisations. He
was appointed vice chair of the Yorkshire
and Humber Regional Learner Panel
two years ago, and spoke in front of 400
delegates at a Learner Voice conference,
which Dave never thought possible before
starting his Apprenticeship.
Through his work on the Humber Apprentice
Panel, Dave has liaised with ministers
and government departments, and has
developed an interactive workshop
delivered to Apprenticeship provider staff
and their Apprentices.
Dave and HAP have been acknowledged
through a number of prestigious awards,
with Dave being recognised as runner up
in the national VQ Hero awards in 2008
and both Dave and HAP were shortlisted
in the 2009 national Learning and Skills
Improvement Service (LSIS) Learner Voice
Awards.
The most recent success for Dave was as
a winner in the Yorkshire and the Humber
Apprenticeship Awards. Here Dave was
named as the 2009 Regional Advanced
Apprentice of the Year at the prestigious
Celebration of Learning and Skills (CoLaS)
Awards.
Since completing his Advanced
Apprenticeship winning this award Dave has
progressed onto additional qualifi cations
and is currently undertaking the Preparing
to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
(PTLLS) Award.
Dave is also a key member of the CfL team
responsible for developing, planning and
managing the Advanced Apprenticeship
Graduation Ceremony.
Right: Dave receiving his Regional
Advanced Apprenticeship Award at the
CoLaS, presented by host Lenny Henry.