Maximal Learning is a member of the Skill and Development Alliance, a pan-London partnership delivering a wide range of publicly funded training.

Visit our partnership website: www.s-dalliance.org.uk

Why it’s important to improve your skills and qualifications

FACT

If you have a Level 2 qualification you are likely to earn on average £4000 a year more than someone without one

 

Government-Funded Programmes that can support the development of your skills

Funding for Apprenticeships, work-based learning, employment skills and classroom learning is part of the Government’s plan to support individuals and businesses to achieve their full potential.

 

Developing Individuals; Boosting Businesses; Sustaining Communities

Maximal Learning is a Social Enterprise established and operated to promote social inclusion and equality of opportunity for all. Through the provision of a range of quality education & training products and services we help our learners to achieve.

Working with individuals and organisations, we use a mix of channels and media to enable participants to learn in a way that suits them best rather than a ‘one size fits all approach’.

Our aim is to provide mechanisms for people and organisations of all backgrounds to enjoy economic and environmental sustainability to the greater benefit of the wider community.

 

Background

Maximal Learning was established as a Company Limited by Guarantee in January 2011. Based at Suite 2, 89 Fairfield Rd, London E3 2QA, the company has delivered a wide range of management and leadership programmes specifically focused on SME orgnisations from the public, private and third sector.

Maximal Learning is proud to be a member of the Skills and Development Alliance. The Alliance is a consortium of highly experienced and diverse training organisations and together we can offer a wealth of training, learning and professional development options; we also offer a range of supporting activities and services including: job search, healthy living and free, impartial and confidential information, advice and guidance in a range of key welfare, career and skills areas. Visit our partnership website: www.s-dalliance.org.uk

 

What does learning with us involve?

It depends entirely on your chosen programme of study, your existing skills levels and your training goals (e.g. to gain a job, to gain your first qualification or to improve your career prospects).

Your tutor or advisor will be able to speak to you in-depth about what each programme entails and we also have fact sheets available about different programme and courses.

 

Benefits for you

You will gain the right skills and qualifications, boosting your chances of earning more money and possibly some of the following

 

• Keeping you ahead of new regulations and new technology
• Supporting your day-to-day life, such as helping your children with their homework
• Giving you more control over your future
• Increasing your confidence at work and in your home life
• Recent research also suggests that higher qualified, better paid people are healthier

 

We will work with you to develop positive behaviours and make sure you understand your rights and responsibilities as individuals and members of society. You may be able to use the skills that you develop to support others, for example family members.

 

 

Access FREE Training!

Every day, 1.3 million people go to work without the skills they need to do their jobs well. With help from Single Adult Budget provided by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) you can invest in skills, giving your employees the ability, confidence and motivation to deliver real business results. Adult Skills Budget funding is available to support employers of all sizes and in all sectors to improve the skills of their employees as a route to improving their business performance. ASB funded learning is a joint investment - you and the Government working together to boost your business by improving the skills of your individual staff members.

Accessing SFA Funding

The funding for our programmes comes from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). They expect:

• Eligibility criteria to be met
• A robust induction process to be completed
• Commitment of both learners and providers to fulfil their roles!

Maximal Learning with Maximal Impact!

We are commited to providing you with a clear path to success, founded on the principles of good quality information, advice and guidance, equal opportunity for all and the safer learner concept.

 

Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG)

We will provide IAG services throughout your learning and progression with us. Our IAG services: –Promote the value of learning, –Are accessible through your assessors/tutors/centre staff –Provide you with the help you need to enter and progress in learning and work

 

Equal Opportunities

This centre is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all learners. We aim to provide a range of flexible assessment methods to learners with special needs, so all learners are on an ‘equal footing.’

 

The Safe Learner Concept and Health & Safety

We support the SFA’s safe learner concept meaning we will help learners to:

1. Understand the importance of health and safety.

2. Understand how hazards are identified, risks are assessed and the principles of control measures.

3. Develops a set of safe behaviours, so that they play an active part in the process and acquire practical, transferable skills from their experience.

Health and Safety checklist is usually done by your employer before your induction.

 

What happens before training starts?

 

Stage 1: Enrolment

Meeting with learner Check eligibility

Sign the paperwork

H&S Risk Assessment

Skills for Life Assessment

Advice and guidance

Agree induction date

 

Stage 2: Induction

Induction for learner

Health &Safety with learner

Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding briefing

Introduction to programme

 

Stage 3: Learner and Tutor/Assessor Meeting

Agree & complete individual learning plan

Carry out Skills Scan

Arrange progress review meetings

 

Stage 4: Basic Skills

Carry out diagnostic test

Agree support

Update learning plan

 

Stage 5: In-learning

Classroom learning

Observation of work practice

Review previous experience / qualifications

Update learning plan

 

OUR COURSES

Accredited Qualification in 3 to 12 months*

Eligible persons can access this offer for FREE and will be supported to complete in 3 to 12 months*(if appropriate to learners' needs and skills)

Each of our QCF, competence based programmes focus on key modules and will be tailored to the work learners are already doing. A mix of Centre-based workshops, on the job assessments, guided self study and online research, will help participants fit this programme into their daily routine as well as implement their learning for immediate and lasting results.

Maximal Learning Offers the following popular programmes on a fully funded basis (where all eligibility criteria are met):

• NVQ Certificate in Business and Admin – Level 2
• NVQ Diploma in Business and Admin – Level 3
• NVQ Certificate in Customer Service – Level 2
• NVQ Diploma in Customer Service – Level 3
• NVQ Certificate in Team Leading – Level 2
• NVQ Certificate in Management – Level 3
• NVQ Certificate in Advice and Guidance – Level 3

 

For information on these courses visit our contact us page

 

Learn Anywhere, at anytime with our ePortfolio System

ePortfolio is EDI’s web-based electronic portfolio system which allows employers, candidates, assessors and verifiers to load evidence into a multimedia portfolio which can be accessed and managed remotely at any time of the day or night.

ePortfolio features and benefits:

• Streamlined assessor and verifier workflows and processes

• Easy recording of learner evidence and communication between assessors and learners Online - 24/7 availability

 

Our courses and qualifications

 

Our consortium offers a wide range of courses and qualifications.  As well as those which are included in this section, we are happy to discuss other options based on your individual needs.  Full details will be discussed when you register with Skills & Development Alliance. This helps the assessor to prepare an individual learning plan that provides the support you need to meet your learning goals.

 

Vocational Qualifications

Vocational qualifications (VQs) are work-related qualifications. They’re designed to allow you to learn in a way that suits you, and give you the skills that employers are looking for. There are lots to choose from, in a wide range of subjects.

 

Apprenticeships

As employees, apprentices earn a wage and work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Off the job, usually on a day-release basis, apprentices receive training to work towards nationally recognised qualifications. Anyone living in England, over 16 years-old and not in full-time education can do an apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships can take between one and four years to complete depending on the level of apprenticeship, the apprentices’ ability and the industry sector. The minimum salary is £2.60 per hour (from 1st October 2012 will change to £2.65 per hour); however, many apprentices earn significantly more.

 

Programmes for the Unemployed

In these challenging economic times, it's vital we all have the right skills to gain employment and improve our career prospects.

The Alliance’s range of unemployed training provision is aimed at those who are currently out of work and offers support, training and advice to suit the needs of the individual learner.

Those who take part in the scheme undertake practical, constructive work based units from Employability Skills qualifications such as time management, team work/team leading and interview skills.  Learners will also choose from one or more vocational skills pathways to complement the rest of their skills development programme.

We are also able to offer FREE IT training to all unemployed learners.

 

Basic Skills

We offer English, Maths and IT support for those who need to brush-up on their skills.  We encourage all learners to achieve Basic Skills qualifications to Level 2 (GCSE), as this is the level needed to fully operate in society.

Provision available includes stand alone English, Maths and IT qualifications or full GCSE’s.

 

Professional Development

Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement.  Professional development encompasses all types of learning opportunities, ranging from specialist IT courses to SAGE Accountancy and PRINCE 2 Project Management training.

Professional Development courses may be accredited or non-accredited and can be delivered to groups outside of our premises.

 

For information on these courses visit our contact us page