After joining ACL as an apprentice, Maria has progressed to the position of Centre Lead for our Colchester centre. Hear how an apprenticeship helped her career progression after leaving college. Why did you decide to undertake an apprenticeship? When I left college I wanted to gain a job as well as undertake a qualification, so…
Last week, we caught up with Billy, Distribution & Installations Manager at ECL, to talk about how an ACL Apprenticeship has helped him achieve so much in his career so far. Billy started at ECL in 2009 and was offered the warehouse Level 2 distribution and storage apprenticeship. He passed and then went on to complete a…
Did you know, 1 in 4 of us will experience mental illness every year… Here at ACL we offer FREE health and well-being courses to help you improve your mental wellbeing. January is known to be one of the most difficult months of the whole year and we have put together 10 tips to help…
Learners in the Supported Learning Art for All class in Brentwood produced some fantastic artwork that has been made into these wonderful calendars. The learners have a range of different disabilities and difficulties and have worked extremely hard on producing this artwork with minimal support. All proceeds from the sales of the calendar is going…
Working alongside Age Concern Colchester & North East Essex, we hosted an afternoon tea event at ACL Colchester. The event was attended by members of the local community and students from our Supported Learning courses to encourage engagement and employability skills. It was great to see so many of those who attended sharing stories and…
We had a brilliant time at the Rayleigh Christmas Lights Switch On last night. Our craft corner was a huge success and was great to speak to so many about our upcoming courses in Rayleigh. We also met Cllr Robin Dray, Chairman of Rochford District Council – thank you for hosting a brilliant event.
by Abbie Cairns Teaching drawing can be daunting, mostly due to our preconceived ideas of what drawing is. My course, ‘Exploring Drawing and Illustration’ has a strong emphasis on the ‘exploring’ part of the title. Within the sessions learners explore drawing techniques. There is a focus on ensuring that learners understand the techniques, and the…
We’re here today in County Hall, Chelmsford (library entrance) for Essex County Council’s #MentalHealthAwareness event. We’re joined here by Canine Concern, Samaritans, Micobiome and many other organisations that offer mental health support to people in our community. Come along have a chat and enjoy some cake!
Huge congratulations to Barry Marsden who is recognised as someone who makes a real difference to learners through his hard work and commitment at the Essex County Council You Make the Difference in Essex Awards last Thursday. Watch the shortlisting video here. Great to see some of our learners in the video!