Tuesday 21 October 2014

improving life-chances matters at edudo

in line with edudo's founding commitment to improve life-chances for learners; edudo is delighted to have already directly financially supported, at its own cost, more than 120 of its security services learners post graduation with the cost of achieving their Security Industry Association (SIA) licenses thereby not only removing some of the real economic barriers in returning to work following a period of unemployment but also, and in many cases, to simply enable our learners accept a job offer with confidence.

contributions are gifted by edudo at its discretion and cost (without contribution from the UK Government) to its security services learners who, consequent upon achieving certification with edudo, subsequently secure an employment opportunity. 
the very deliberate, perhaps even disruptive, intention behind edudo thinking and process is, first and always, to support edudo learners back into work and in some small way, to play an active part in improving their life-chances. where we succeed in this mission: we are proud to have....

at edudo, learning is, first and always, about improving life-chances. It's what people do when they want to make sense of the world!

Monday 20 October 2014

edudo partners with NUS to support its student learners

from today: all learners on edudo learning programmes are entitled to apply for an NUS Extra Card; giving learners access to thousands of money saving student offers and discounts.

NUS extra is the official student and apprentice discount card from the National Union of Students providing hundreds of thousands of students and vocational learners with market leading discounts with their favourite brands and providing a vital source of income for the student movement. As an NUS extra parter, edudo has chosen to make an investment in NUS extra and in-turn in the student movement.
more information can be found at http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra
at edudo, learning is, first and always, about improving life-chances. It's what people do when they want to make sense of the world!




Friday 3 October 2014

edudo delivers a nuclear first!

In another industry first, edudo today successfully completed delivery of the UK's first SSSTS ABCSN (NUCLEAR) certificated training programme to 10 senior personnel from organisations including BamKier, Laing O'Rourke, & Bridgewater College.

edudo is a national provider of work-based learning programmes from employability and work-readiness skills to intermediate & advanced apprenticeships to occupational NVQs (to level 8) and statutory certification programmes delivered across multiple business sectors including construction, logistics, healthcare, security, retail, customer services, hospitality, manufacturing and more. 

edudo is the first UK learning centre to be accredited to deliver the SSSTS ABCSN programme, by CITB (The Construction Industry Training Board).

SSSTS ABCSN (NUCLEAR) means the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (Advanced Behaviours for Construction Supervisors (Nuclear).

at edudo, learning is, first and always, about improving life-chances. It's what people do when they want to make sense of the world!