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Connecting Learning And Training #lendDGCollegeyourear

Dumfries & Galloway College

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/31d. Total Eps: 13

Connecting Learning and Training. podcasts are brought to you by Dumfries and Galloway College. #lendDGCollegeyourear We are aiming to provide informative and interesting voices that will give useful content to help with all things training, upskilling and careers. If you want to get in touch to ask about our training courses, staff development or to suggest podcast topics, please follow one of the links. You may also email us on shortcourses@dumgal.ac.uk. For further details on Dumfries and Galloway College please go to our website www.dumgal.ac.uk

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#BusinessBackingTalent -Dylan Adamson,, Modern Apprentice with BSW Timber Ltd. in Dalbeattie near Dumfries

Thursday, March 4, 2021 • Duration 10:44

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

In celebration of Scottish Apprenticeship Week we have organised a full schedule of live virtual events to highlight the benefits to businesses and apprentices, the support available, funding and the benefits of work-based learning.

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Dylan Adamson is a Modern Apprentice in Electrical Engineering (SCQF Level 6) and is working for BSW Timber Ltd outside Dalbeattie, near Dumfries. He has been with the company for a couple of years and secured employment with the company straight after school.. Dylan has always had an interest in technical subjects and hands-on learning. He is really enjoying the combination of College-based learning, ensuring he has the key and essential skills for engineering, but then be able to put these into practise when he is at the mill in Dalbeattie.

If you want to find out more about apprenticeships and whether this career path is right for you, please get in touch with us. Send us an email apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk or give us the External Development team a call on 01387 734000 to find our more.

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

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#BusinessBackingTalent -Niall Smith, Modern Apprentice with Cochran Ltd in Newbie near Annan

Season 2 · Episode 2

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Duration 11:41

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Niall Smith is a Modern Apprentice in Business Administration (SCQF Level 6) and is working for Cochran Ltd. in Newbie, near Annan. He has been with the company for three years. On leaving school he first considered going into engineering, but then decided that a Modern Apprenticeship in business administration within an engineering manufacturing business would be the right path. Niall has recently been promoted to Engineering Sales Adviser. (The photo above shows Niall receiving his SQA certificate from Clint Burgess, MA Co-Ordinator at Dumfries & Galloway College.)

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

Hairdressing Vocational Qualification - How can I access this VQ?

Season 1

Friday, May 1, 2020 • Duration 10:02

In this episode Leigh Mitchell, our Work-Based Assessor for hairdressing explains:

What is involved in a Hairdressing Vocational Qualification
How you can sign up for this VQ and other VQs even during the current lockdown
What Leigh is doing as part of her role of assessor
What units are covered as part of the VQ

If you want to find out more about the hairdressing VQ you may want to refer to (please click on the organisation's name to activate the hyperlink):

Hairdressing SVQ Level 5 - Dumfries & Galloway College , Scottish Qualification Authority

Hairdressing SVQ Level 6 - Dumfries & Galloway College, Scottish Qualification Authority

You can also email us:

Claire Ross rossc@dumgal.ac.uk (if you want to find out about how to sign up for an SVQ qualification)
Leigh Mitchell mitchelll@dumgal.ac.uk (if you want to find out more about the SVQ in hairdressing)
David Walden waldend@dumgal.ac.uk (if you want to find out more about SVQs in general)

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What are Vocational Qualifications?

Friday, April 17, 2020 • Duration 13:54

Eva Milroy, External Liaison Officer for Dumfries & Galloway College talks to her colleague David Walden, Team Leader Workbased Assessor about Vocational Qualifications (VQs)

This podcasts provides information on:

What are Vqs?, How do VQs work?, What is the role of a VQ Assessor?, How long do VQs take and how do they compare to academic qualifications?, Is there a quality standard for VQs? How can you find out more about VQs?

If you want to get more information about VQs and how to work with Dumfries & Galloway College please have a look at these links:

Scottish Qualification Authority https://www.sqa.org.uk/

Dumfries & Galloway College https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/dumgalportal/index.php?pageid=vocational-qualifications.cts

UCAS https://www.ucas.com/further-education/post-16-qualifications/qualifications-you-can-take/scottish-vocational-qualifications

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What is a Modern Apprenticeship?

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, February 28, 2020 • Duration 04:24

Get a Job ~ Get Experience ~ Get Paid ~ Get Qualified

Listen to Eva and Sharyn, from Dumfries & Galloway College (www.dumgal.ac.uk) as they are talking about what Modern Apprenticeships are.

A Modern Apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to learn on the job, get the experience you need, gain a qualification and get paid all at the same time. Modern Apprenticeships are available in a number of sectors including child care, business administration, engineering, hospitality, motor vehicle, retail, social care.

If you want to find out more follow the links on the podcast page or email us on apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk.

Thanks for listening.

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#BusinessBackingTalent - Siobhan Telfer of Gracie Drew Nursery talking about her experience of employing Modern Apprentices

Season 2 · Episode 4

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Duration 14:21

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Gracie Drew Nursery has been providing quality childcare since 2009. Initially, mother and daughter ran a child-minding service. Soon, due to the popularity of their service, Rachel and Tamsin, decided to enlarge the premises and then they set up the registered private nursery. The business now support a number of Modern Apprentices every year and the team are very passionate about their work and the importance of running a professional service. Listen to Eva's conversation with Siobhan Telfer, who manages Gracie Drew and hear about the benefits that businesses can gain from taking on apprentices and also, that working in the childcare sector is not just for women, but is very much open to men as well.

If you want to find out more about apprenticeships and how you, as a business can sign up an apprentice, please get in touch with us. Send us an email apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk or give us the External Development team a call on 01387 734000 to find our more.

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

#BusinessBackingTalent - Luke Irons Modern Apprentice at Dundas in Dumfries

Season 2 · Episode 1

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Duration 13:27

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Luke Irons is a Modern Apprentice in Business Administration (SCQF Level 6) and is working for Dundas in Dumfries. He has been with the company for just over a year. After leaving school Luke went to university. However, after six months he decided this way of learning was not for him and chose the Modern Apprenticeship route instead. He has no regrets for having made this change and recommends work-based leaning to anybody.

Apart from earning money while gaining a qualification, Luke feels that he has become so much more confident in a relatively short time.

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

#BusinessBackingTalent - Wayne Blackburn of Blackburn Hair & Beauty talking about his experience of employing Modern Apprentices

Season 2 · Episode 3

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Duration 19:33

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Blackburn Hair & Beauty is a well established business in Dumfries & Galloway. Wayne Blackburn runs two salons, one in Newton Stewart and one in Castle Douglas. Wayne has been in the sector for over 20 years. He is very enthusiastic about the sector and the opportunities it offers to young people. Wayne and his team from both of his Blackburns Hair & Beauty salons believe in offering their clients a quality and professional yet affordable service. Listen to Eva's conversation with Wayne to be inspired by his professionalism and passion for the sector and he passes this on on to the Modern Apprentices that have been working for him.

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

#BusinessBackingTalent - John Whitehouse of Dryfemount Care Home talking about his experience of employing Modern Apprentices

Season 2 · Episode 5

Monday, March 1, 2021 • Duration 18:34

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek

The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube)

Dryfemount Care Home is part of the Heidi Group of residential care homes and John Whitehouse is the Group Operations Manager. With Dumfries & Galloway, like many other parts of the UK, experiencing an ageing population the need for a well staffed and well run care sector is becoming increasingly important. John is giving a detailed account of the many career opportunities the care sector offers. The sector is highly regulated, but offer a great variety of career paths and these can all be explored during a Modern Apprenticeship.

In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites:

www.dumgal.ac.uk

www.apprenticeships.scot

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

Work-based learning during lockdown - Lois Bodle talks about her experience as SVQ candidate

Season 1

Thursday, July 30, 2020 • Duration 10:23

Lockdown commenced on 18 March 2020, but that did not stop SVQ candidates from continuing with their learning. Listen to Lois Bodle, one of our work-based SVQ candidates talking to Eva Milroy, External Liaison Officer for Dumfries & Galloway College, about her experience.

Lois is working towards her SVQ in Social Services (Children & Young People) SCQF Level 7 and she is based in Stranraer. This is her second career. She started off as a beauty therapist, but after 20 years in that sector decided to start a new career path. Dumfries & Galloway College has been supporting her throughout this journey.

If you want to find out about work-based training please get in touch with us. You will find information on the Dumfries & Galloway College website and you can also get in touch with us by email: apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk

Please also get in touch if you have any suggestions for topics for future podcasts.

We hope you will #lendDGCollegeyourear again soon for another podcast!

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