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On November 1st 2008 the partnership was formed to compliment and expand the range of NOCN accredited courses and qualifications we could deliver to those disadvantaged in the labour market.

P²Training is a new company born out of over 25 years experience in the educational and commercial sectors. We provide much needed training in Skills for Life - literacy, numeracy and ICT alongside personal development coaching with a learner centred holistic approach. Our training is focussed on raising confidence, progression into employment and/or further education and realistic individual aspirations. We firmly believe that everyone, no matter the background, should have the same chance to fulfil their potential.

One in five adults in this country are not functionally literate and far more people have problems with Numeracy. It is one of the reasons for relatively low productivity in our economy, and it cramps the lives of millions of people. ‘The Moser Report’

Why we are special:

• We specialise in the ‘hard to reach’ client group and those disadvantaged in society
• We deliver Basic Literacy, Numeracy and ICT to adult qualification levels
• Teach ICT to a basic commercial level
• Teach financial management to enable the individual to manage their own current and future finances
• Prepare individuals for the world of work i.e. constructing a current CV

 We enable individuals to:

Research job links
Understand job spec ‘jargon’

Answer adverts

Build speculative letters

Interview creatively

Present themselves correctly  

Build confidence in their ability

EVIDENCE OF NEED

1 in 5 adults if given a alphabetical index to the yellow pages cannot locate the page reference for plumbers. (Moser report)

1 in 5 adults has less literacy than is expected of an 11 year old child.

1 in 3 adults in this country cannot calculate the area of a room that is 21 x 14 feet , even with the aid of a calculator.


Our training courses include:

NOCN Entry Level Certificate in Adult Literacy

 

Age range: The qualification is available for Pre 16, 16-18, 18+, 19+.

 

This qualification aims to:
Develop skills, knowledge and understanding at Entry Level and LEVELS 1 OR 2 in each of the three skill areas of::

1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Speaking and Listening

Develop the basic building blocks that learners need in order to use literacy skills effectively in everyday life.
Promote success for learners in other areas of learning through the ability to apply literacy skills efficiently and confidently at this level.
Draw upon learners’ previous knowledge and experience to develop new skills and understanding in literacy at every Level.

Unit titles include:

• Using reading for meaning
• Improving spelling skills
• Using Spelling Rules and StrategiesUsing Writing for Meaning
• Demonstrating Speaking and Listening Skills
• Developing Punctuation and Grammar Skills
• Developing Reading Strategies
• Improving Spelling Skills
• Using Spelling Rules and Strategies
• Using Writing for Meaning
• Improving Punctuation and Grammar Skills
• Demonstrating Speaking and Listening

 

NOCN Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy

Age range: The qualification is available for Pre 16, 16-18, 18+, 19+.

 

This qualification aims to:

• Develop skills, knowledge and understanding at each of the sub-levels of the three areas of mathematics:

• Understanding and using mathematical information

• Calculating and manipulating mathematical information

• Interpreting results and communicating mathematical information.

• Develop the basic building blocks that learners need in order to use numeracy skills effectively in everyday life.

• Provide opportunities to develop skills in problem solving involving number.

• Promote success for learners in other areas of learning through an understanding of numbers and the relationship between them and an ability to manipulate numbers efficiently and confidently at the standard required for every Level.

• Identify opportunities to progress to other appropriate learning opportunities, in particular Level 1 Key Skill in the Application of Number and Level 1 Certificate in Adult Numeracy

   

 

Unit titles include

• Understanding Data handling
• Understanding and Using Shapes
• Using Common Measures
• Using Calculations: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
• Using Calculations: Whole Numbers  
• Understanding and Using Numbers
• Understanding Shape Using Pythagoras and Trigonometry
• Using Algebra and Graphs  
• Numeracy in Context – Planning a Mathematical Project
• Understanding Data Handling and Probability
  Understanding Common Measures and Shape
• Using Calculations

 

NOCN ICT Units at Entry 3

One of the following

Units include

Introduction to Using Graphics Software

Introduction to Personal Digital Photograph Processing

Introduction to Selecting Information Using the Internet

Introduction to Using

E-mail and Text Messaging

Introduction to Using Desk Top Publishing Applications

Introduction to Using Spreadsheet Software

Introduction to Using the Internet

Introduction to Using the Internet for Shopping



Financial Literacy Level 1 Units

 

NOCN Unit Title

Household Finances (Mandatory)

Managing an Account (Mandatory)

Local and National Finances

Financing Travel

Saving or Borrowing

We also offer the following training

• Research job links clients think are for them

• Teach clients how to understand job spec jargon

• Answer adverts

• Build speculative letters

• How to interview creatively

• Self presentation

• Building confidence in own abilities

Tailor run courses for all your needs...

At Learn & Grow we understand that everyone has different needs and ideas of skill levels.  We can run courses after talking to our customers and establish exactly what they need and then design a course around that. 

However,  we can deliver the following 'off the shelf' if necessary:

 

1. Microsoft Word - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced

• Microsoft Excel - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced
• Microsoft Access - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced
• Microsoft Publisher - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced
• Microsoft Outlook - Beginners and Improvers
• Outlook Express - Beginners and Improvers
• Internet Explorer - Beginners and Improvers
• Digital Photography - Handling your digital photos
• Digital Photography - Improving your digital photos
• Creating a website using the onesuffolk model
• Internet Genealogy - Beginners and Improvers
  
  We also have a series of 'assessment questionnaires' that we use to qualify the level of a learner so that they do not come on the wrong course.
  
  If you require any more information call: 01502 538 124