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Re-achieving Matrix Accreditation

Following an inspection this week, Learn for Life Enterprise has re-achieved accreditation to the Matrix Standard, demonstrating the high quality Information Advice and Guidance services we provide to members of the Sheffield community.

The Matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG), either as their sole purpose or as part of their service offering.

Roger Chapman, Head of the Matrix Service for The Growth Company said:

“This is a fantastic achievement for Learn for Life Enterprise and I would like to congratulate the team on their success. We believe that at the heart of high-quality advice and support services are strong leadership, excellent service and a focus on continuous improvement, all underpinned by effective use of the resources available. The matrix Standard is designed to benchmark organisations against best practice in these areas. With their accreditation success, Learn for Life Enterprise is working to provide the best possible support to their clients.”

For more information about the matrix Standard please visit: http://www.matrixstandard.com/

The Matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG). Either as their sole purpose or as part of their service offering.

Any organisation which manages, administers and delivers an information, advice and/or guidance service to support individuals in their choice of career, learning, work or life goals can become accredited to the Matrix Standard. It does not matter whether the service or services are delivered face-to-face, through training, learning, remotely, or through a website.

Organisations that have benefited from working with the Standard include Training Providers, Universities, Further/Higher Education Colleges, Schools and Academies, Sole Traders, Next Step Providers, Voluntary and Community Organisations and Private Businesses.

The Matrix Standard is owned by the Department for Education and is managed by The Growth Company on their behalf.

Donations for our students

Thank you to the Good Things Foundation, BT Group and FutureDotNow for donating brand new tablets with free data to Learn for Life. We will be delivering them to our students so they can get online and stay in touch during this challenging time. #learningfromhome#StaySafeStayHealthy
If you want to support the initiative to help get 1.9 million households online you can do so here: https://futuredotnow.uk/devicesdotnow

Functional Skills Exam Bookings Update

In response to government advice we have postponed all Functional Skills exams from 23rd March 2020 for everyone’s safety and the greater good. You will still be able to provisionally book exams but we will not be able to tell you an exam date at present. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Covid-19 Update

We have suspended face to face teaching in response to the current situation surrounding Covid-19. We will now continue to provide support to our users by adapting to the situation in a safe and healthy way.

We will be providing outdoor ESOL and activities as well as providing online classes. To find out when these are please follow our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/learnforlifeenterprise and join our group: www.facebook.com/groups/learnforlife

If you need support from Learn for Life please email info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or phone us on 01142559080 (please leave your name and phone number and we will get back to you)

Guitar class!

Our free guitar class is every Monday from 3pm in the main classroom. To join send us an email at info@learnforlifeenterprise.com or phone 01142559080.

Tech Set Go! Comments

Here are some of the comments from the students that took part in the Tech Set Go! project at Learn for Life:

Winter Celebration 2019

Thank you to all our friends who came to our Winter Celebration. More photos can be seen on our facebook page here.

Christmas Opening Times

Learn for Life will be closed from 19th December 2019 and will reopen on 6th January 2020. If you need urgent support during this time please contact us at info@learnforlifeenterprise.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We hope you have a restful break and look forward to seeing you in 2020.

Visit to the Helena Kennedy Centre

Today we were invited to visit the Helena Kennedy Centre at Sheffield Hallam University where we met lecturers, had a tour of the campus and enjoyed a buffet lunch. Thank you for inviting us! More photos can be seen on our Facebook page here.

Thank you The JG Graves Charitable Trust

Thank you to The JG Graves Charitable Trust who have kindly donated funding to Learn for Life Enterprise to improve the social area of our centre, where members of the community make friends, and our classrooms, where they improve their basic skills and education. We have been able to replace some of our worn and damaged chairs by purchasing new classroom chairs, tub chairs, a 2 seater sofa for our social area and a 3 seater modular sofa for our reception/social space. Thank you!