Merry Christmas

This is the last blog of 2014...

What a year it has been, one of the best summers we have seen here in a long time - some amazing Student Meetings around Torbay, new hosts and workplacements' plus loads more. So here is a quick catch up of the previous 12 months...

We have gained 4 members of our team...Debra, Lisa, Kerry and Laura - WELCOME once again!

We said good bye to Debbie, Sam and Lorenzo - Stay safe and have fun guys.

Our new website is nearly ready and should be live very early in the new year (fingers crossed!)

Our last Student Meeting of the year was held at Applebys in Torquay - a fantastic afternoon and loads of dressing up fun...pictures are here on our Facebook Page - and a Merry Christmas from our students!

We did really well with our student numbers, and finished the year with 947 participants and we already have 400 plus booked for next year...we even have some bookings for 2016!!!!!

Most of all; we have all enjoyed every single day of 2014 and it would seem so have our students! An amazing 97% of them would recommend TTPL, with an average score of 8.9 out of 10 for overall satisfaction - stunning! All due to the exceptional work and effort from our Host Families, our Work Placements and the entire Training Partnership team.

So... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at TTPL

Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Bon Nadal, Frohe Weihnachten, Vrolijk Kerstfeest, Buon Natale, Crăciun Fericit, Gleðileg jól 

Merry Christmas!

SEE YOU IN 2015!

Hello from Laura - Welcome

You may recall that we recently began recruiting for a new Admin Assistant for our office, I'm pleased to say that out of all the applicants we had, we found our new member of the TTPL Team...

Season’s Greetings!

Christmas has come early for the Training Partnership with a new addition to the team! My name is Laura and I am fresh out of university where I studied Criminology and Social Policy. In additional to my studies, I was also provided with the opportunity to work with international students. This went on to spark my interest in pursuing a form of employment that involved working with such a diverse collection of individuals whilst also combining my office skills.

As for my interests, I enjoy nothing more than hanging out with my friends, travelling and animals. My most memorable travel destination has to be Australia, where I got to cuddle cute koalas and swim with scary sharks. But nothing was scarier than nearly missing the ferry from Magnetic Island back to Cairns, where myself and two others had to jump down onto a moving ferry with all our bags in order to avoid missing it!

Anyway less about me and more about my first week at the Training Partnership. I have been learning the ropes of the office whilst getting to know my fellow colleagues. Some of the tasks I have been learning include organising and preparing student welcome packs to the all-important task of learning staff tea and coffee preferences. However what is most exciting is some of the upcoming activities I will be participating in such as meeting new faces at the Student Welcome Meetings and getting to know our students better via the weekly activity meetings. 

But most of all I look forward to my future with the Training Partnership and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Welcome to the team Laura, from all at TTPL