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Events coming up in April

Tuesday 27th March 11:22am

We are running our Level 2 qualification in First aid at work on Friday 20th April which covers your mandatory training responsibility as an employer.

This qualification is designed to provide your staff with knowledge of the basic first aid practices including managing unresponsive casualties.

We are also running the Basic Drug and Alcohol awareness session on Thursday 19th April. This session is suitable for anybody working with or potentially working with people who may have issues with drugs or alcohol use.

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Minimum wage for apprentices rises from April 2018

Tuesday 27th March 10:36am

Are your employers ready for the changes to National Minimum Wage in April?

From next week, the National Minimum Wage will go up for Apprentices, so if you haven’t already, you may want to speak to any employers you have Apprentices with to let them know.

The box below shows the rates for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. These rates change every April.

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TDN serving up some community spirit with YMCA Derbyshire

Tuesday 20th March 11:39am

The Derbyshire Network, in collaboration with local mental health charity Head High, and YMCA Derbyshire will be offering meals for no charge at the London Road Campus, Derby on Friday 23rd March

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Learners celebrate their success with TDN

Tuesday 20th March 10:58am

Learner celebration evening underwayThe Derbyshire Network hosted their first learner celebration evening last night, to recognise the achievements of our learners across our Business Admin, ECDL and personal development courses.

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AELP dramatically ditches ETF ownership

Tuesday 20th March 10:20am

FE Week has reported that, Effective immediately, The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has washed its hands of the Education and Training Foundation, claiming it is “no longer an organisation run by the FE sector for the sector”.

“We don’t feel the programme being proposed and funded by the DfE supports our membership,” said AELP boss Mark Dawe, who insisted the ETF “can’t have its ownership cake and eat it”.

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