Students, Delegates and Work Placements

Students, Delegates and Work Placements...oh, and a Jubilee

Well, been a bit slow in getting this blog written...office has been very busy and most of us have spent a great deal of time out of the office - this must be a good thing as we are all still very busy.

Since my last ramblings... we have had the Olympic Torch run through Torbay, The Queens Diamond Jubilee long weekend, a cycle race and loads of students!
The torch was a great event that our students thoroughly enjoyed...a great opportunity for all our visiting groups to see what we do best - flag waving pagentry :0), and on that subject - The Jubilee, well what a weekend, parties and events all around the country and here in Torbay. The weather was, how to put this kindly... damp! However, in true Bulldog spirit, everyone was outside enjoying the extra day and the events put on to celebrate QE 2s 60 years as our Monarch.
The Halfords cycle race arrived...in the rain, but several of our students made the effort to go and watch.

We were also delighted to welcome a group of nurses from Quimper, in France. We organised a three day conference, mostly held at The Riviera Centre which included the NHS, Rowcroft and Paignton Hospital. The 35 nurses had a great time and at the end of their visit we presented a cheque to Paignton Hospital to thank them for their support. Have a look at page 46 in this weeks (21st June) Herald Express.

They also brought their mascot 'Babette' with them...here she is enjoying a Cream Tea...

This week we have a group of lecturers from The Romanian American University in Bucharest - 6 ladies who teach English in its many forms including Business English, Legal and conversational. They have had a few 'delivered' sessions and some social time too. On Wednesday I accompanied the group on a tour around South Devon College University building - thanks to Jon Hall for organising and guiding the tour for us. While I am talking about SDC a moment to send hearty congratulations to Pat Denham, VP at the college, on her OBE - really well deserved...Congratulations Pat.  We also went to Brixham and climbed aboard The Golden Hind - thank you Simon for once again welcoming us. For once it was even sunny!

Here at TTPL towers we have had some great news...we are shortlisted in the Women of Achievement Awards 'Business of the Year' category, such an honour to be one of the four on that list! While we are talking about Women of Achievement,  On the 16th of May our Jayne... Jayne Stroud, Director and founder of The Training Partnership Ltd was invited to speak at the Enterprising Women event at the Riviera International Conference Centre organised by Outset Torbay

Jayne has been at the forefront of EU student placements in this area for over 16 years and has grown TTPL from her kitchen table at home to a suite of offices in Torquay employing 10 people and has helped thousands of students enjoy a life changing experience in Torbay.

 We also have an office full of students helping us... Melina is busy working on our Facebook account, which is great, and trying to give us a slightly 'younger' outlook for our student contact. Thank you Melina.
Also in the office are Elias, Gulia and Guliana...all of them doing great work for us.

The student meeting this week was at the AMF bowl and all had a great time. It is always good to see our groups having such a good time.We are also trying to put together a team for the SOS Global Challenge in Exeter next month - should be fun. Another visitor to our meeting was Matt from The Super Weekend, he is trying to find some students to help give the event weekend a continental flair.

So, thats all for now...note to self "get organised and write blog every week!"

Ciao :0)