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The latest updates from SFEDI Awards and the enterprise skills agenda
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Welcome to this edition of the SFEDI Awards newsletter providing you with the latest news and updates from SFEDI Awards and the enterprise skills agenda.
As always if you would like to feature anything in the newsletter please let us know by contacting us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Newsletter%20Feature) .
** Business Support Success with Genesis Training
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With the world of business support being a constantly moving and evolving environment it is organisations such as Genesis Training Solutions Limited who ensure that business support organisations can navigate the ever changing landscape effectively.
Genesis is a long standing and well respected supporter and training facilitator within the world of business support and has been an important partner of SFEDI Awards for many years delivering a wide range of qualifications throughout the UK. Since joining the SFEDI Awards network, Genesis has worked with numerous organisations that provide business support, advice and mentoring.
To read about one such organisation Genesis Training Solutions has supported click here (http://sfediawards.com/business-support-success-with-genesis-training/) .
To see further details of the business and enterprise support qualifications available from SFEDI Awards see our website here (http://sfediawards.com/types/business-enterprise-support/) .
** Exciting Innovation and Growth Qualification Coming Soon
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SFEDI Awards is excited to announce that we will shortly be releasing the Level 5 Diploma in Innovation and Growth.
An innovative company is a growing and sustainable one and needs to recruit and develop innovative and entrepreneurial thinkers.
This qualification is designed to support the development of an innovative mindset whilst encouraging the development of high level management and planning abilities.
Now companies can enhance an entrepreneurial and innovative culture with, not just their staff through our Level 3 Diploma in Enterprising Skills Within a Business Environment (http://sfediawards.com/qualifications/level-3-diploma-in-enterprising-skills-in-a-business-environment/) , but also through senior management with this soon to arrive exciting Level 5 Diploma in Innovation and Growth.
Further details will be published within the Enterprise Skills Development section (http://sfediawards.com/types/enterprise-skills-development/) of our website in the coming days with registrations set to be available from 1st June 2014.
** New Qualification Aims to Develop Entrepreneurial Skills
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Not only have we been working hard in the background to provide new qualifications for your employed customers, we have also spent our time talking with those of you that deal with full time customers within the 16-18 education sector.
As a result of discussions with those who support young people to develop entrepreneurial mindsets and skills we are delighted to announce that we will soon be releasing the following qualifications:
Level 2 Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Level 2 Extended Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
The qualifications will provide your customers exciting opportunities of how to understand the business environment, the development of the entrepreneurial mindset and the importance of an enterprise culture within the workplace along with other subjects.
These exciting new qualifications can support your customers to begin their entrepreneurial journey but also provides a great pre-Apprenticeship route prior to progressing to the Level 3 Enterprise Apprenticeship (http://sfediawards.com/qualifications/level-3-diploma-in-enterprising-skills-in-a-business-environment/) currently available within England.
Further details will be published within the Enterprise Skills Development section (http://sfediawards.com/types/enterprise-skills-development/) of our website in the coming days with registrations set to be available from 1st June 2014.
** Last Call for Farming Mentors
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Get Mentoring in Farming is now reaching the end of it’s mentor recruitment phase and is urging anyone with farming or agricultural experience to register now for one of the few remaining places to attend the free certificated training day.
See the Get Mentoring in Farming (http://getmentoringinfarming.org.uk/mentor-training/events/) website for more details of upcoming training sessions
** Farming and Agriculture Meet a Mentor
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Following the phenomenally successful national Meet a Mentor events this year, the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs is delighted to announce a partnership with both Lloyds Banking Group and the national Get Mentoring in Farming initiative to host a special Farming and Agriculture Meet a Mentor event during the Livestock event at the NEC on the 3rd July.
To sign up for the event click here (http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sponsored-by-the-institute-of-enterprise-and-entrepreneurs-ioee-and-lloyds-banking-group-3103314194) .
** Big Cat Books Set to be a Roaring Success
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For over 18 years, Martin Hill has worked with big cats including lions, tigers and cheetahs. In 2013 he decided to share stories about the animals he loves in a series of children’s books. To do this, he founded Indy Publishing. When the national Get Started (http://get-started.org/) programme lent Martin its support, the new company received a tremendous boost to get its books into the marketplace.
You can read more about this fascinating new business and how the national Get Started programme helped Martin here (http://sfediawards.com/big-cat-books-set-to-be-a-roaring-success/) .
If you want to see how you can get involved and offer the same opportunities to your customers, see the Get Started website (http://get-started.org/) for further information or contact Allison Francis (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Get%20Started%20-%20Get%20Involved) .
** Latest Enterprise News
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Latest HMRC educational products flyer (http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bc7be8c5ed59a14d25e6cc48f/files/f2446bf6-03f9-4654-98a5-a6d83f705874.doc) and products catalogue (http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bc7be8c5ed59a14d25e6cc48f/files/1dd20464-19a5-4c52-bc65-69d0e854ddbc.doc)
Self employment rise in Walesdouble that of employed staff (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27296499)
Latest ONS figures show self-employment biggest reason for the rise in UK total employment figures (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27406457)
Group of leading entrepreneurs want to overhaul enterprise education, remove barriers to growth and create new channels of business finance (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/festival-of-business/10834390/Entrepreneurs-want-enterprise-classes.html)
** SFEDI Awards Industry Watch
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Ofqual’s letter regarding regulation of qualifications taken by learners outside England and Northern Ireland (http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bc7be8c5ed59a14d25e6cc48f/files/e16f7b47-6929-475f-881e-c9317f0b039a.pdf)
Does clear college governance create entrepreneurship? The former head of skills investment at BIS certainly believes so (http://feweek.co.uk/2014/05/16/former-bis-chief-in-governance-warning/)
New LARS (Learning Aim Reference Search) database released by the Skills Funding Agency (https://hub.imservices.org.uk/Learning%20Aims/Pages/default.aspx) . Simply search for ‘SFEDI’ as the Awarding Organisation to see what is funded for the 2014/15 contract year
** SFEDI Awards Policies Update
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Don’t forget that, following requests from our centre network, you can now see the latest policies for SFEDI Awards on our website.
Keep an eye on our newsletter and website for any new policies or updates to existing ones. You can access the policy section of the website here (http://sfediawards.com/about-us/sfedi-awards-policies/) .
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