CfL's own Advanced Apprentice scoops Regional Award
The Consortium for Learning's very own Advanced Apprentice Dave Thompson is named the Yorskhire and Humber Regional Advanced Apprentices of the Year at the Celebration of Learning and Skills in Harrogate
Dave Thompson is a communications and information administrator at the Consortium for Learning (CfL) and recently completed his Advanced Apprenticeship in Customer Service with HYA Training. He provides information and communication to Apprenticeship providers across the Humber sub-region.
As part of his role Dave set up the Humber Apprentice Panel (HAP) to help local Apprentices communicate with each other and share views on Apprenticeships with providers and external organisations. He was appointed vice chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Learner Panel two years ago, and spoke in front of 400 delegates at a Learner Voice conference, which Dave never thought possible before starting his Apprenticeship.
Through his work on the Humber Apprentice Panel, Dave has liaised with ministers and government departments, and has developed an interactive workshop delivered to Apprenticeship provider staff and their Apprentices. Dave and HAP have been acknowledged through a number of prestigious awards, with Dave being recognised as runner up in the national VQ Hero awards in 2008 and both Dave and HAP were shortlisted in the 2009 national Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Learner Voice Awards.
The most recent success for Dave was as a winner in the Yorkshire and the Humber Apprenticeship Awards. Here Dave was named as the 2009 Regional Advanced Apprentice of the Year at the prestigious Celebration of Learning and Skills (CoLaS) Awards.
