Greater Merseyside Learning Providers Federation

For Merseyside's work based learning providers, GMLPF membership provides a ticket for accessing up-to-date information, best practice, resources and specialist training to improve performance and success rates

GMLPF member, Mode, has launched a new website to coincide with a broadening of their training services into new industry sectors

Michael Health, founder of Michael John Academy is going "back to the floor" at Kerrie Harris Hair Salon as part of Apprenticeship Week celebrations

tpm has announced the publication of the report of its recent Ofsted inspection stamped with a very respectable grade 2 (Good Provision) awarded across the seven main aspects of inspection and to each area of learning

GMLPF member Sysco has announced the appointment of Michael Fielding MBE as engagement project officer, supporting young people and the company's apprenticeship and foundation learning programme

Liverpool's Peter Collinge, hairdresser and founder of one of the UK's most successful hairdressing companies, has been awarded an OBE for services to the hairdressing industry

FE Week reports on John Hayes' announcement that all 16 to 18 year apprenticeships to last at least one year.

GMLPF have launched a website outlining the features and benefits of their Key to Apprenticeships programme

.Liverpool Provider Network has produced a wall-chart outlining all apprenticeships provision available in Liverpool

tpm welcome teachers and managers from the Netherlands researching best practice in delivering frameworks featuring employer engagement and high quality language, literacy and numeracy programmes (LLN). .

Hugh Baird have become the first college to be awarded the international Achievement through Well-Being Award .

In the last 3 months a further 160 young people have joined the Key to Apprenticeships programme which is currently enjoying an 82% progression rate.

Aigburth Training Opportunities has seen six more of its apprentices progress and graduate from university..

NWTC has held its 44th annual presentation evening, celebrating another outstanding year of achievements by some of the region's most productive and committed industry apprentices.

NAS have announced a 58% increase in the number of Apprenticeships starts across all age groups.

Merseyside Hairdressing Forum (MHF) chair, Brian Quinn, is voicing his concerns over a recent rise in the promotion of part-time apprenticeships to employers .

The Skills Funding Agency publish the results of their College and Training Organisation Survey .

tpm and Mode have confirmed recent speculation they are to join forces, resulting in the creation of an impressive portfolio of high quality, flexible training services for employers, learners and schools

The Vocational College (TVC) is celebrating the growing global success of its flagship management programe, The Bullet Proof Manager, with recent graduates from Ecuador, Greece and Portugal.

St Helens Chamber and St Helens Council have broken their own target of creating 100 apprenticeships in 100 days.

tpm announce the launch of two new business administration training products this autumn.

Debbie Tagoe, director of Mode Training, has been elected chair of the Liverpool Providers Network

Mode Training, North West Training Council and The Vocational College are all now offering the GMLPF's Access to Apprenticeships programme for young people who aiming to get onto an apprenticeship..

St Helens Chamber and St. Helens Council recently celebrated arriving at the three-quarter way mark of their 100 Apprenticeships in 100 Days challenge.

As part of its development of a comprehensive training package for the new NVQ level 3 beauty therapy qualification, Michael John of Liverpool (MJOL) has invested in state of the art skin treatment equipment .

tpm apprentice, Jonathan Carmichael is firmly wedging a stake in the ground for young men wishing to pursue a career in childcare

Aigburth Training Opportunities (ATO) has opened an additional room in its nursery Little Explorers. The nursery can now accommodate 27 children aged 0-5 years and a further 8 children in its after school and holiday club.

tpm has become a HABIA Member School, enhancing the learning provider’s position in the hairdressing training sector and bringing many benefits to staff and clients

This is the gauntlet laid down by St Helens Chamber as it strives to support the Borough's business community to recognise the benefits that Apprenticeships can bring to their workforce.

The Network of Black Professionals are highlighting Ayesha, assistant administrator at GMLPF, as a case study for apprentice success in the BME community. In the wake of the Government's announcement to fund 75,000 more apprenticeship positions, it's important to raise awareness of success stories like Ayesha who can inspire young people and businesses alike.

Ofsted found such compelling evidence of good practice in the area of learner outcomes at Asset Training that it has been included on the Excellence Gateway’s Ofsted Good Practice Database

Steve Rotheram MP for Liverpool Walton & Andy Burnham MP for Leigh and Shadow Secretary of State for Education officially opened Oakmere Community College’s new sports pitch earlier this month

A slice of Hollywood was served up at Liverpool's Liner Hotel last week as tpm put on its hairshow extravaganza 2011.

Mode Training as achieved the prestigious Investors in People (IiP) Gold Standard award following an assessment in November .

YPLA has confirmed a contract for GMLPF to continue running its successful Access to Apprenticeships programme from July 2011 to July 2012 .

Local MPs, Alison McGovern and Angela Eagle enjoyed manicure treatments during their visit to Michael John of Liverpool in National Apprenticeship Week.

From April 2011, headlineshair will join Michael John of Liverpool to create an unbeatable partnership offering employers and their apprentices a wider range of top class training and associated services.

tpm has been award Committed To Quality status after completing the required 2-day assessment.

Chris MacCormac, chief executive of Morthyng group was honoured to find himself mixing with royalty twice in as many weeks.

Michael John of Liverpool has achieved the prestigious Training Quality Standard (TQS) - the only North West provider to do so with a specialism in hair and beauty.

St Helens Chamber has launched a new foundation degree focussed on the management needs of small to medium-sized enterprises.

Scientiam have opened a Green Energy Training Centre (GETC) in partnership with Steibel Eltron, offering recognised qualifications in installing green energies microgeneration technologies..

Michael John of Liverpool is pleased to announce that work has commenced on its new state-of-the-art academy due to open in the centre of Liverpool in 2011

Mercia Partnership have achieved the unionlearn Quality Award which is awarded to learning providers who are committed to working with trade unions.

Regular consultations with learners has shaped tpm's strategy and had a measurable positive impact on services.

The Board of the North West Provider Network announced the appointment of Paul Holmes as Non Executive Chair earlier this month.

Senior staff from seven prominent Merseyside training companies gathered at tpm this month for a half-day conference on dyslexia .

Over a hundred talented hairdressing students received their apprenticeship awards at Herbert of Liverpool Trainings recent graduation ceremony. .

Beacon status provider, Lite Ltd, are piloting a new method of communicating with their learners that so far is proving highly effective. .

Peter Little, OBE, Chair of the Department for Education’s Advisory Group for Learners with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities (LLDD), has identified Training Plus merseyside (TPM) as a national example of best practice for their work supporting students with additional needs .

Staff at Mode Training have been busy working towards a whole host of qualifications to both improve personal development skills and improve all aspects of our provision .

Wirral Metropolitan College hair and beauty students put on a stunning display of talent and creativity at their end of year gala evening.

As the Association of Learning Providers speak to John Hayles about the benefits of pre-Apprenticeships, GMLPF's local provision goes from strength to strength.

An Ofsted report published last week highlights Andrew Collinge Training as one of 12 provider nationally who are excelling at providing apprenticeships, NVQs and other vocational qualifications.

The outstanding skills and creativity of apprentices at two of Merseyside's hairdressing providers were highlighted at recent hairshows in the city

tpm has prioritised e-safety training and awareness for staff and learners as part of its whole-organisation-approach to e-safety and developing responsible digital citizens

Mode Training are celebrating being recognised for their work with the young people of Liverpool at the Liverpool EBP employer awards.

High demand for places on Oakmere's sail training ship, GMC, has led to the college putting on additional trips during August.

tpm launch a media section on their website including an official You Tube page which will become a central tool for raising awareness of their programmes and services amongst young people

Business leaders from Merseyside's maritime sector gathered to hear GMLPF member, Mersey Maritime outline its plans for the future .

GMLPF member, Scientiam is delivering an impassioned plea to the new government to redouble efforts to tackle spiralling levels of youth unemployment.

Mode Training premises have been modernised into a fresh new training centre which includes two new classrooms and a new range of IT facilities.

A record number of young people attended tpm's open day to find out about Apprenticeships in preparation for leaving school this summer

37 Merseyside learners travelled to Lancaster University last month to find out what it might be like studying on a campus away from home.

Elizabeth Voyce, apprentice with Lite Ltd, recently received a City and Guilds Medal for Excellence for her NVQ2 animal care portfolio at a prestigious dinner event in London.

Delegates at the Merseyside Learning for Living and Work Conference were moved as Training Plus merseyside (tpm) graduates gave personal accounts of their experience as students with learning difficulties.

Michael John of Liverpool (MJOL) announce plans for the building of a state-of-the-art hair and beauty academy set to open in June 2011.

Aigburth Training Opportunities (ATO) are celebrating their achievement of the Matrix standard.

Herbert of Liverpool Training Centre's 2010 hair competitions, held at the Devonshire Hotel this month, were a triumphant celebration of learner talent

Christine Gilbert, chief Ofsted inspector, recently visited the Andrew Collinge Liverpool salon to see why their apprenticeshp programme has been classed as outstanding

tpm Director Paula Hayes, joined leading figures from business and education in Westminster on March 9th, as the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) launched Functional Skills

GMLPF member, Michael John of Liverpool, has recently participated in an Action Research and Development Programme organised by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS).

Record numbers flocked to Training Plus merseyside's annual hair show, a showcase of talent and creativity themed on seasons and the environment

Alder Training have become the first private Merseyside learning provider to achieve the prestigious Training Quality Standard (TQS)

College tutor, Dave Rogers, has been recognised for his contribution to education and training

Herbert of Liverpool Training Centre NVQ 2 graduate, Sharni Deacon, of Bobbers Hairdressing has won the 2009 Paul Mitchell Colour Challenge competition.

North West Training Council (NWTC) apprentice, Thomas Hawkins, has been awarded a City & Guilds Medal for Excellence for outstanding performance in the engineering sector.

Successful apprentices and their employers from across Merseyside have been recognised at an awards ceremony held by learning provider, Scientiam. .

Ofsted cites Merseyside Hairdressing Forum's peer review work as a contributing factor in a learning provider's recent successful inspection.

tpm are preparing for the launch of functional skills in September 2010 by committing to keeping employers and learners informed every step of the way.

On gaining specialist blind awareness training, Mode Training are offering free cuts, colour and styling to visually impaired clients from local charity, Henshaws Society for Blind People. .

GMLPF are asking providers to select employers and learners to showcase at Radio City/LSC's All Star celebration event at the BT Convention Centre on February 5th.

tpm have joined forces with Brook to offer learners a schedule of training, information, advice and guidance on sexual health matters

The National Apprenticeship Service has launched this year's Apprenticeships Awards which celebrate the achievements of apprentices across the country..

GMLPF's Accelerated Programme Lead Pathways (APLP) programme recently underwent an Ofsted inspection

Mode Training are celebrating the outcome of their recent Ofsted inspection. Overall, the Liverpool city centre based hairdressing training provider, achieved a Grade 2 (Good) in the inspection which took place in October 2009. .

St Helens Chamber will be creating 240 new jobs to combat unemployment after being awarded a contract to deliver the Future Jobs Fund programme for St Helens..

Andrew Collinge Hairdressing is celebrating a double victory after winning "Best Salon Group" at the 2009 Hair Magazine Awards, and after Creative Director, Alfie Booth scooped "International Visionary Award" at the Alternative Hair Awards.

Retiring from the North West Training Council on the 18th December is Patricia Galvin, who has decided to retire after twenty eight years with the company.

The achievements of engineering and construction apprentices at North West Training Council were celebrated at the training organisation's 42nd awards evening held at the end of October at Aintree Racecourse.