WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment is proud to announce the opening of their sixth Social Enterprise Charity Shop in Cowick Street, St Thomas.
Based in Exeter, WESC Foundation is a school and college that supports visually impaired learners, many of whom also have complex needs, from across the South West as well as providing outreach services to mainstream schools and colleges.
The St Thomas Social Enterprise is much more than a Charity Shop. It also provides an excellent location to introduce visually impaired learners to a range of social...
This session is part of the programme for Active Life Active Mind month. This one and a half hour session will give you an awareness of what social media is and why people use it. Do you hear people talking about “tweeting” and “checking in” and wonder what this new language means? Did you know that YouTube has over a billion users? This is not a technical workshop and you won’t be learning “how to”, but the session aims to provide you with a glimpse into the world of social media so whether you’re thinking about taking the plunge, wanting to understand what friends / family are talking...
Exeter City Swimming Club had a hugely successful South West Regional event this year with more of its swimmers than ever achieving the qualifying times required to enter. In total 43 swimmers qualified with 39 swimmers taking part in 182 individual races, with 47 finals being swum and a total of 20 medals achieved. All those that took part either beat their entry times or confirmed personal best times which is excellent given the hard racing they had taken part in recently.
In the Youth event which attracts swimmers of 15 years and older, Exeter had gold medals from Dominic...
The Master Innholder Scholarships opened for applications on 25 April 2016 for the 2017 intake of its next-level management training courses.
The fully-funded scholarships are open to both general managers and heads of departments regardless of where they work within the UK hospitality industry.
Candidates must demonstrate clear management potential and priority is given to those who are in the greatest need of financial support recognising that small, independent businesses can lack the resources to offer comprehensive training opportunities to their management.
SWH Group’s National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) has just received accreditation from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for a further three years.
The company’s academy, based in Exeter, has so far reached more than 4,500 young people to promote construction related careers.
SWH Group first achieved NSAfC status in 2013 and has since undertaken a wide range of activities to promote a career in construction to young people in schools and the local community. SWH Training, part of SWH Group, also offers a range of apprenticeship programs as well as...
As the X Factor and Strictly has come to an end, the people of Devon and Cornwall have been given a new way to have a voice and place their vote, as a campaign kicks off today supporting local talent, which will be recognized on an international platform.
The talent being searched for is those who don’t make a song and dance about things, but who tirelessly work to achieve their professional and financial goals, often overcoming adversity to support their families and work towards their dreams.
Devon and Cornwall-based Pitman Training, has this year given the role of 4th...
Retirement and protection specialist LV= has launched a campaign of health advice and training after one of its employees suffered a cardiac arrest.
The campaign, called ‘Staying Alive’, raises awareness of various health issues including CPR which saved the life of Exeter based employee Alan Knight.
Employees in LV=’s Exeter office were shocked to hear that their colleague Alan, a CIO Solution Architect, fell critically ill during one of his long distance runs across Dartmoor in August this year. Known for being active and healthy, Alan needed an incredible 45 minutes of...
