| OCN Approved Centre Status Awarded to USEL |
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USEL have just been awarded Approved Centre Status by the Open College Network (OCN) to deliver their range of accredited training programmes to USEL employees and the 1200 clients who utilise USEL’s support services each year.
The decision to seek in-house centre approval was made to enable the organisation to increase the support “package” that can be offered to those on the various support programmes available to disabled people and those with health related conditions. These services include Workable (NI) - (supporting individuals into long-term paid employment), New Deal for Disabled People - (giving individuals the opportunity to gain paid work, supported work experience and voluntary work) and Work Preparation/Pathways Programmes - (aimed at getting individuals back into considering work by offering work preparation training and a local placement opportunity).
OCN’s range of accredited training programmes is ideal to meet the needs of USEL’s customers. Training courses are available in confidence building, personal development, career planning, CV building, interview preparation, the world of work, and health and social care. Other programmes can be developed to meet specific customers needs.
Each programme is made up of bite-sized chunks of learning, so the learner can build confidence whilst receiving accreditation as they progress through their course. Units can be mixed and matched to meet each individual’s specific development needs. In addition, USEL employs practitioners who have been trained as OCN Assessors and Internal Moderators, thereby ensuring professional, high quality training support for learners, which both meets the needs of each client and contributes to the personal development of USEL’s Employment Services team.
USEL aims to launch the first in-house OCN-accredited programme in November 2006. For further information please contact Joanne Cameron on 90 356600 or email jcameron@usel.co.uk.
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