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Hat trick for Steps to Work and its learners, 3 awards over the cross bar!

Posted on 18 March 2010.

 

Steps to Work and its learners scooped 3 awards at last night’s Walsall Lifelong Learning Awards (WLLA), organised and supported by the Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance (WLLA).

This year’s12th Lifelong Learning Awards ceremony was another success for the Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance. The awards celebrate the extraordinary learning achievements of people in Walsall.

Hosted by Sue Beardsmore and by one of England’s best known rugby and Strictly Come Dancing stars, Austin Healey, the evening was a celebration of recognising learning and achieving. Austin met and congratulated all the nominees. He was an excellent, inspiring speaker who certainly had his own learning tale to tell.

At the 12th Awards of the WLLA, held at the Banks’s Stadium in Walsall, the Environment Task Force Team at Steps to Work was awarded the Walsall Education Business Partnership Raising Aspirations Award, nominated by British Waterways for their volunteering and partnership work, promoting a better, safer, cleaner Walsall. This project has provided practical learning to its volunteers and has been a great opportunity to market their skills and abilities to local employers.

Anita Russell, learner on the Steps to Work, Schools Engagement Programme, was awarded the Walsall Centre for Independent Living Overcoming Adversity Award, for overcoming her personal barriers and has managed to achieve a brighter future, via learning in an informal setting.

Danielle Palatina, learner on the Steps to Work Future Routes programme, scooped the Black Country Training Group Building Better People Award. The award was given to Danielle to congratulate her for regaining focus to achieve through her learning programme. Danielle has achieved and progressed to overcome her learning barriers.

This year’s Lifelong Learning Awards were another success for the Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance, in association with Starting Point Recruitment, one of the evening’s main sponsors.

John Brewer, Steps to Work Chief Executive commented, “We look forward to continuing and supporting lifelong learning and being involved in promoting and celebrating Walsall’s learning and its capabilities with the WLLA. The evening was a huge success for Steps to Work and its learners who have been motivated and inspired by such an event. Congratulations to its organisers, Karen Donoghue and Colin Robinson who always put on a great evening.”

 

For more information contact: Katie Sohal, Marketing

marketing@stepstowork.co.uk