STEGTA were visited by 4 Ofsted inspectors on 13th – 16th November 2012 who assessed all aspects of our service and delivery. They were able to speak to our Apprentices and their parents, employers we work with and sub-contractors to gain feedback about our performance.

The feedback we received from Ofsted was extremely positive and included some of the following comments:

We would like to thank all of the employers, learners, parents, colleges and our partner organisations for their support during the inspection process. STEGTA are pleased to share the full inspection report with you and this can be accessed by clicking the link below:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/54249

An opportunity for students in Year 10 and 11 to find out more about the routes available to them when they leave school. We were able to chat to the students about the different kinds of Apprenticeships we offer and how they can apply to us.

A careers event for parents and students in Years 9, 10 and 11 to have a look at the options available to them once they have finished school. The event hosted a mixture of Colleges, Universities and Training Providers. We were on hand to give information and guidance to students interested in Engineering Apprenticeships.

This event was for students looking to continue their studies into Sixth Form and the chance for the students and their parents to find out more about the courses on offer. We were able to meet with students looking to pursue a career in Engineering, whilst the Stegta Training Officers and also current Sixth Form students undertaking the STEGTA PEO Course were able to give demonstrations of their work in the workshop. The Business Development team were also on hand to give information, advice and guidance.

During the month of November each year, Movember aims to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Movember involves participants growing a moustache with the goal of ‘changing the face of men’s health’. The Stegta team managed to go without shaving for the whole month and wore their moustaches with pride! Well done gents!

The matrix Standard is the unique quality framework for the effective delivery of information, advice and/or guidance on learning and work.

It promotes the delivery of high quality information, advice and/or guidance by ensuring organisations review, evaluate and develop their service; encourage the take up of professionally recognised qualifications and the continuous professional development of their staff.

“Throughout the Review, the whole STEGTA team demonstrated enourmous commitment to the company, with quality delivery at the heart of everything they do. The quality is recognised by learners, who spoke warmly and gratefully about the support they receive, and how it has helped them to grow and develop as people.”

Learners describe how they had grown and developed during their time at STEGTA, referring to increased skills, and broader knowledge, improved communication, better teamwork, employability and mobility.

“I’ve learnt more with STEGTA than i have with anyone else”

“I’ve progressed from the NVQ to a B. Eng at university”

“They’ve pointed me in the right direction and helped me grow as a person”

“I know where I want to go and how to get there – I’ve got more focus”

The Stegta Shiners are Nicola who works in Recruitment and Andrea who is a Training Officer at Salford & Trafford Engineering Group Training Association (STEGTA). Together they are taking part in the Shine Manchester 2012 night-time half marathon walk to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Nic was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma almost 5 years ago, Andrea was diagnosed with Breast Cancer only last year and both have recovered well thanks to treatment developed in recent years from Cancer Research UK. So please help them give back something so that further research can be funded to help even more people in the future.

Regular updates will be posted to facebook on the night from around the course of the walk so don’t forget to follow the Stegta Shiners at www.facebook.com/stegta

You can make a donation at:
www.justgiving.com/teams/stegta

Open Doors Media are educational publishers specialising in the 14-19-year-old market. For many years, the team have worked in this field with schools, colleges, training providers and educational representatives.

The Open Doors magazine brings together essential information on vocational training into one publication to meet the needs of both young people and those wishing to reach this audience. Targeted to the nine different regions of England, each regional edition is published three times a year. Named careers advisors throughout the North West receive in excess of 7,000 copies each school term, the resource also has a firm presence in over 530 schools and colleges in the region.

You can find the current issue here www.opendoorsmedia.co.uk/north-west/magazine , a page which will always display our current north west issue).
The website www.opendoorsmedia.co.uk contains the same quality CEIAG content as the publication and is designed for use by young learners and careers advisers/influencers alike to obtain information on possible and future career pathways and routes.
For any further information please contact Louisa on 01765 694 120 or email Louisa.craggs@opendoorsmedia.co.uk

On Tuesday 20th March, Stegta attended a Technical Opportunities Open Day at Lancashire County Council.

The open day was open to students and members of public interested in the ‘Technical Apprenticeship Programme’, and the Stegta team were on hand to give advice and guidance on Civil Engineering.

On Tuesday 07/02/12, Stegta attended the Trafford Connexions ‘Jobs and Training Fair’ at the Sale Connexions office.
Over 150 people attended the event where the stegta team were on hand to give advice and guidance on the subject of Engineering Apprenticeships.