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Thinking Forward Initiatives

thinking forward initiatives

London

The company was founded in June 2011 by Buzz Bury, Sharon Phillips and Steve Burns after several months of discussions and business planning. The idea had been spurred on by significant cuts to public spending and the shift in emphasis for young people and community services to the development of social enterprise. Think Forward C.I.C. was created as the vehicle to provide services which benefit the local community, particularly young people and community groups.  The Team Steve Burns Steve has enjoyed a wonderful and challenging career in education for the last 22 years spanning the voluntary sector, social services, youth & community work, further education, and working with young people excluded from mainstream schools. His experience includes four years within a managerial position in a pupil referral unit in Blackpool. Steve is committed to life-long learning and has so far undertaken a MEd in special education, a post-graduate diploma in youth & community work and certificates in counselling, careers guidance, life-coaching and a Master Practitioner qualification in NLP. Buzz Bury Buzz is a qualified Youth and Community Worker with more than 28 years of experience ranging from club and issue-based work to management and staff development. He has significant experience in project management, particularly specialising in supporting art and creatively based activities and is an established and valued European Youth Work Trainer within the “Youth in Action” programme of the European Union. He has demonstrated innovative training delivery in the fields of “Youth Participation” and “Global Citizenship” as well as supporting international volunteer initiatives. Sharon Phillips Sharon has 16 years of experience working in services for young people, both in career guidance and in a leadership role for Integrated Youth Services provision. In her previous role at Blackpool Council she was the strategic and operational lead for training, development & accreditation for Blackpool Young People’s Services. Being passionately committed to youth workforce development, she is enjoying being back at the coal face delivering training and in her spare time (ha ha) is in the middle of studying for her Masters Degree in Youth and Community Work.

Next Step Beauty

next step beauty

Norfolk,

Our Vision “Changing Lives Through Beauty Education” We have a very clear philosophy which is to help change peoples live through beauty education. This simple idea is used in everything we do, everyday. Our Values Lifelong Learning Structured Support Innovation Building Lifetime Relationships Positivity Accountability Recognition Our Students Do you want to get a qualification in beauty but don’t want to spend 2 years at a college doing it? Do you want the highest levels of education and want to be educated by someone who not only is a great teacher but also has REAL industry experience? Well that is why Next Step Beauty opened and why it’s become the leading provider of nail and beauty courses in the UK. Setup with a clear goal and objective, Next Step Nail and Beauty College is a privately owned training company offering fully accredited nail, beauty and holistic courses in locations across the UK. We pride ourselves on providing students with the very best in education and insure that every nail and beauty course is supplied to the highest industry standards giving our students an advantage from the outset. Offering affordable, fast track and internationally recognised NVQ beauty therapy courses as well as intense nail and beauty diploma’s, Next Step Beauty have built a reputation over the past years which is second to none. Our Mission We believe in empowering students to increase their self confidence, sense of worth, achievement & wealth through structured, positive, professional and creativity focused learning programmes, supporting learners throughout their career. We believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to learn regardless of financial status or physical location whilst building meaningful relationships which last a lifetime. Simply we believe in changing lives through beauty education. Our Courses Our courses are fully accredited, fast tracked and accessible in locations nationwide. Each course has been beautifully designed by leading industry experienced experts, easy to understand and focused on creative, practical abilities. We support students before, during and well after their training and provide payment plans to spread the costs of learning. In short, Next Step Beauty is not just a training company – it’s a choice, it’s the Next Step in your nail and beauty career.

Mae Cosmetics Academy

mae cosmetics academy

Norwich

THE ACADEMY INSPIRE - EDUCATE - CREATE Here at the MAE Cosmetics Academy, we are dedicated to delivering extensive courses to an exceptionally high standard to ensure you are given all of the knowledge, know-how and support required to learn and develop your skills in some of the industry’s most innovative treatments. Our lead technician and tutor, Danielle, with a broad background in aesthetics (see a full list of recognised qualifications she holds enabling us to provide treatments and training for our students here), along with our beauty queen and treatment tutor Alex, will be sharing some of their top tips and signature secrets when providing you with the best possible training for you to become a leading technician in advanced beauty and aesthetics. Each of our courses are designed to fit simply around any busy lifestyle at your own pace. With theory studied completely online, they include all of the study material and expert support you’ll need, with a mixture of at-home learning, online theory assessments and practical days in the academy for training with live models and one-on-one tutoring to make the most of your time with our technicians. Some of our courses even include starter kits complete with treatment products and equipment, and all of our students get follow-up support even after they've completed their course, just to make sure you're getting on okay in the big wide world of aesthetics. With a strong focus on understanding the technique and science behind each treatment, along with the industry laws, procedures and client consent processes, you will be taught how to carry out your new skill in its entirety from consultation to aftercare, safely, comprehensively and with confidence from start to finish. If you are already an excellent aesthetics technician, looking to take your skills to the next level and provide your clients with proven treatments that work at a cellular level, or are new to the profession and looking for an exciting way to develop your career with flexibility and a high-earning potential, we have an ever-growing range of courses that will be suited to you.

Tax Grinds

tax grinds

North City, Dublin 1,

It's one thing to learn tax from lectures and textbooks but it's something else entirely to make sound decisions regarding tax planning and compliance based on a wide range of information - yet, this is what's required at professional tax exam level. Our intensive classroom based revision courses are aimed at enhancing your tax knowledge and understanding as well as helping you to develop a capacity for analysis, reasoning and solid decision making thereby PASSING your tax exam and in turn securing your professional Accounting or Taxation qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA, AITI, ADIT and CTC). Please be aware that we do not provide an online option - All our courses are classroom based. As a result of the Covid Restrictions, we are closed at this time. TAX GRINDS is a professional tax training service run by an experienced team of Lecturers, Tax Advisers and Accountants headed by Claire McNamara. Our main objective is to provide YOU with the necessary skills and confidence to PASS your tax exams in the shortest possible time frame. If this is your first attempt or if you're repeating more than once our bespoke courses cater for your requirements. We tailor the content and pace of our training to suit the needs of individuals and small groups (maximum capacity twenty). All our courses encourage and faciliate questions and answers to ensure you keep up with the material and build up the necessary technical tax skills to PASS your professional exams. We focus on exam success so our training is built around mock exams, reviewing past papers, improving exam techniques and enhancing learning strategies. All our courses include an exam paper correcting service whereby you complete exam standard questions at home which we then correct for you and highlight areas for improvement well in advance of the exam. This has proven to be very popular with individuals who realised that their exam technique was letting them down in the past and once they practiced structuring and answering questions without the aid of the sample solution they wrote significantly better answers and passed the exam.

Therapy Institute

therapy institute

Cedars Therapy Institute is built on a vast range of experience and expertise in the world of therapy and of therapist and counsellor training. Our mission is to provide the highest quality training for counsellors, psychotherapists and allied professionals in a safe and encouraging environment. Our aim is that our students will be confident in their knowledge and ability to work with clients as a result of our training. Stephanie Palin MA BSc(hons) PGDipPST Dip Cyber counselling Dip Pastoral Care and Guidance FIfL Course Director – Diploma in Sex Addiction Course Director — Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy Stephanie has worked as a Relationship Counsellor and Psychosexual Therapist for 30 years,and, over the last 25 years, has trained thousands of people to work as both face to face and as online counsellors & therapists. She currently lectures in Psychosexual Therapy at Masters level with trained counsellors who are extending & developing their skills. She has also worked as an online Sex and Relationship Expert on the Pfizer sponsored ‘ManMOT’ website, and currently works as an online Consultant to Relate. As a Therapist and Supervisor, Stephanie works with Relate (The UK’s largest provider of relationship therapy), for the NHS for 15 years, and also in Private Practice. Stephanie is also an experienced EMDR Therapist, specializing in using EMDR to work with trauma and addiction. Anna Palin-Swift MSc BSc (dual hons) PGDip Relationship Therapy Dip Sex Addiction Course Director – Working with Couples Course Tutor -Diploma in Sex Addiction After graduating from Keele University with a dual honours degree in Psychology and English , Anna moved to the University of Chester where she gained an MSc, researching into the reasons why young people may not access therapy and whether online counselling presents less of a barrier to this age group. She has a particular enthusiasm for working with young people and for online services. Anna is a member of the British Psychological Society. She is currently working with couple relationships in Private Practice and online for Relate. Anna also works in private practice,working with Couples and Individuals and has a special interest and expertise in working with sex and porn addiction.

Anna Weller, Menopause movement coach

anna weller, menopause movement coach

Barnstaple

18 years ago I was encouraged by a friend to think about what motivates me and what i value the most, and then to look into this as a starting point for new work. I was very unhappy working in a human resources firm; however the training and presentation experience has been so valuable. I realised that it was very important to me to eat right and exercise, not only for how I looked, but for health reasons; varicose veins, under active thyroid and injured neck and hips. So I embarked on a couple of years studying part time whilst still working full time for the HR company. Alongside this I started to pick up some part time gym work to gain the experience of the health and fitness industry; and although a very important step in the right direction, I soon found out that gym life was only a season for me. It was very soon that i started to put my retail management experience and my training consultation experience to the test and embarked on setting up my own health and fitness business. The gym environment gave me the : 1. experience I needed 2. exposure to taking group sessions, i.e. classes 3. time to invest in further courses and qualifications Then i started hiring church/youthcentre halls and designing my own Fitness Pilates classes, offering to take healthy eating workshops in clients homes, and then in time 1 to 1 Personal Training. Wherever I was living, I found an audience who needed, not just wanted, my classes and personal support. I took a leap of faith and over the years have met so many people, helped them along their journey of health and fitness and seen results which bring a ray of hope... a new level of energy and of course inspire them to aspire to the next level in their journey. I am now about to embark on the next step of faith.... from wherever I am be able to support people with their health and fitness goals virtually and personally. (see my product mix on the front page)

Swamp Creative Media Centre

swamp creative media centre

Established in 1996, SWAMP is a forward-thinking Community Development Trust and registered charity, using accredited training, outreach, film, music, digital technologies, gardening and the creative arts to enable and empower social change. SWAMP enhances cultural awareness, promotes social inclusion and builds community spirit within the locality, and has been successfully sustaining this for over two decades. During this time we have taken a dilapidated building within our community and redeveloped it, and are now planning another move to new premises. We strongly believe in the model of inclusion through creation, and work collaboratively with children, young people, older people and communities to achieve our aims; predominantly, but not exclusively, with vulnerable groups. We consider the arts, community involvement and accrediting training to be positive tools for change, helping people to: Build confidence and attain new skills Get back into work or education Source work in the creative arts Enjoy better health or simply improve quality of life SWAMP was one of the first organisations in Glasgow to use creative media, digital arts and new technologies as tools for community engagement, cross-referencing them to skills and learning, and later adopting the Curriculum for Excellence approach into our programmes. Through our accredited training programmes we provide young people with the skills and attributes they need to successfully make the life transition from school to employment or further education, supporting them to better understand their local environment, and encouraging them to engage in the process of lifelong learning and active citizenship. Our bespoke programmes and projects are designed and planned with the learner very much at the heart of the process and our objectives continue to focus on developing the skills of young people to become successful learners in life and work. SWAMP places innovation, enterprise and creativity alongside outstanding delivery, sound management and a strong ethos of partnership to tackle society’s big issues. Our mission and values fit well with the strategic objectives of the Scottish Government and local government priorities, and have developed strong working relationships with key partners operating within the area of youth employment, education and development.