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WE are now an Edexcel centre

EDEXCEL

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.

Training Providers

We can help you grow your business by providing simple and straightforward qualifications that will meet the training needs of your customers’ businesses. 
Flexibility is the key – we're committed to lifting standards without seeking to standardise training with a blanket ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
Where appropriate, we’re always delighted to recommend a high quality training provider to employers looking to outsource their training requirements.

NVQs

NVQs are flexible, competence-based qualifications achieved through assessment and training that are completed at work, through a training provider, at college, or often as part of an Apprenticeship. They are based on National Occupational Standards, which set out best practice for job roles in each particular sector.

Our NVQs are designed to benefit everyone involved – the learner, the training provider, the employer and the FE college. They interface with our broad portfolio of other vocational qualifications such as BTECs, Apprenticeships, and Key Skills – giving learners scope to fulfil their individual potential.

WorkSkills from Edexcel is a flexible new suite of units offering learners the opportunity to gain relevant, job-related skills. WorkSkills helps people acquire the soft skills that we know employers are looking for: adaptability, a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude, objectivity about strengths and weaknesses and a willingness to continue learning throughout their working lives.

GET ONLINE DAY

We recently hosted a 'get online day' for individuals. It encourages people to be involved in education and training and to advance their skills in ICT at our training centres. This was a successful day and many people have now enrolled onto ICT beginner and advanced courses.

Ambassadors of the Future

Burnley Telematics is pleased to announce that it has recently become a partner in a European Social Fund project led by the University of Central Lancashire. The project, Ambassadors of the Future, is specifically aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 19 who are not currently in education, employment or training. The project starts in October 2008 and runs till end of 2010.

The Energiser Programme

The Energiser programme aims to progress young people into learning or employment. Its intention is to contact and re-engage young people by providing highly motivating activities together with Information, Advice and Guidance. Vocational tasters in specific skills such as ICT and digital media are offered by Burnley Telematics and Teleworking Centre.

Train to Gain

Train to Gain is a Government initiative, giving a service designed to help businesses of all types and sizes get the training they need. Burnley Telematics have been awarded a contract to offer vocational training and qualifications from a range of learndirect business courses and products and funding is provided by the Learning and Skills Council through UFI (University for Industry).

We will work closely with your business to identify the training needs of your staff and discuss eligibility for funding. A flexible package of training will be tailored to suit the needs of your business at a time and place convenient to you.

The Train to Gain initiative will help give your staff the confidence and motivation to deliver real business results for your organisation.

No Barriers- Funded through LSC ESf C0-Finance 1 July 06-31 Dec 2007

This Project offers learning opportunities to those hard to reach residents in East Lancashire whose first language is not English. It provides innovative training programmes focusing on the spoken and written language they need for inclusion in Retail, Social Care and as a Citizen. The Project will be delivered at various community venues in partnership with local community organisations. The Project will offer tutor support customising the need of the individual learner. All the learners will be expected to achieve a qualification in ESOL, Literacy and Numeracy. The Project is funded through Lancashire Learning and Skills Council under ESF Co-Finance programme.

Free Information and Advice- Nextstep

An impartial, one to one and confidential advice is offered by Burnley Telematics qualified Advice and Guidance advisor Jan Hilton. The advice will assist all those who are intending to seek work or learning opportunities. The Advisor will assist in careers choice and an appropriate learning route in order to improve your job prospects. The advice is offered at Burnley Telematics office and various community venues in Burnley. This is a free service funded through Nextstep Lancashire and Learning and Skills Council.

Train the Trainer

This Project offers training opportunities to those who intend to improve their skills in order to offer training to others. The Project is open to anyone who is unemployed, volunteer, and works in a Voluntary sector organisation, Burnley Telematics offers Advice and Guidance, Skills for Life Support and training in partnership with other providers. The Project is funded through Lancashire Voluntary Sector Consortium and Learning and Skills Council.