Extract from the City & Guilds ITQ ‘Update’ Newsletter, Issue 15; where a feature article about ITQs at Wirral Met was published.

Jackie Ling, the ITQ coordinator at Wirral Met, has many strings to her bow. As well as managing the ITQ delivery team (consisting of three part time assessors, one of whom is a course lecturer as well) and coordinating all candidates, she does all the marketing, communication, and sales of ITQ, and at the same time doubles up as a lead IV for Level 3 ITQs. She is, what you might call, a one woman band!

Jackie Ling pictured (centre) with Lynette Byrne; IT Lecturer (left) and Jean Diamond, a successful Level 3 ITQ candidate (right)

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Scientiam, a subsidiary company of Wirral Metropolitan College, is delighted to welcome new Managing Director, Mandi O’Shea to their helm. Located on the Wirral, Scientiam specialise in the delivery of apprenticeships and have helped to provide qualifications to over 2000 young and adult learners since 2001.

Mandi joins Scientiam from the Manchester Enterprises Group where she has worked for the last 8 years; most recently as Head of the Skills Brokerage Services for Greater Manchester. Mandi has experience of leading initiatives responsible for delivering social and economic benefit in some of the most deprived communities, and is now looking forward to working in Merseyside.

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This year’s JISC Northwest Regional Support Centre’s Annual Conference was held in Blackpool on 29th July. 

Wirral Met held a very busy exhibitor stand – sharing our Moodle (Virtual Campus) journey with anyone who wanted to stop and listen, and giving out goody bags containing copies of ‘Moodlemet‘ (the June / July issue of the college Intermet magazine), SOLSTICE information, WMC pens, etc.

We weren’t the only ‘Moodlers’ there so it was a great opportunity to share best practice and experiences with other people. There was lots of interest from other colleges and institutions, many of whom are looking to move toward Moodle for the next academic year.

Mike Potter CBE, Principal of Wirral Metropolitan College recently received one of the first Unionlearn Quality Awards from the Secretary of State for Education, Alan Johnson MP, (now Secretary of State for Health).

The award was made for the college’s Trade Union Education and Workforce Development Programme, as well as for its Workforce Skills for Life Programme.

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Congratulations to our SEL students who have raised an amazing £434 for our nominated charity, Claire House.

The money was raised in a variety of ways, including running a cake stall at Conway Park.

Jan Rankin from Claire House came to the SEL certificate presentation on Friday 29th June to accept the cheque.

Well done to all of the students involved in the fund-raising, your efforts are greatly appreciated by all at Claire House.