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PACE - The professional association for catering education News Latest News and information from PACE NEWS_LINK Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100PACE Awards for Innovation 2009 � Results <H1 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center> <?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></H1> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center>PACE Awards for Innovation 2009 � Results<o:p></o:p></H2>  <o:p></o:p> The PACE awards for innovation were announced during the gala dinner at the PACE annual conference on Thursday 2nd April, at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester.<o:p></o:p>   The awards included:<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="" src="/designs/pacesite/site/assets/JohnCrowe.jpg" align=left border=0>PACE Innovative use of technology award sponsored by Educational Development International<o:p></o:p> Winner: John Crowe, The School of Hospitality, North West Regional College<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Luane Quigley, North West Regional College<o:p></o:p> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Runner up: Mike Coppock, Northampton College</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p></o:p> </DIV> <IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="" src="/designs/pacesite/site/assets/GaryHunter.jpg" align=left border=0>PACE Innovative teaching and learning good practice award sponsored by the Craft Guild of Chefs <o:p></o:p> Winner: Gary Hunter, Westminster Kingsway College<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Sandra Leaver, City of Sunderland College<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Patricia Paskins, Thames Valley University<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="" src="/designs/pacesite/site/assets/PatriciaPaskins.jpg" align=left border=0>PACE Innovative learning materials award sponsored by Acquire Services Ltd<o:p></o:p> Winner: Patricia Paskins, Thames Valley University<o:p></o:p> Runner up: The Vineyard at Stockcross with Thames Valley University<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="" src="/designs/pacesite/site/assets/DavidFoskett.jpg" align=left border=0>PACE Innovative partnership with industry award sponsored by the Institute of Hospitality<o:p></o:p> Winner: Thames Valley University and The Vineyard at Stockcross<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Frances Davies, Coleg Menai<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Rachel Kitt, South Devon College<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" alt="" src="/designs/pacesite/site/assets/AndrewNiering.jpg" align=left border=0>PACE Innovative partnership with education award sponsored by City & Guilds<o:p></o:p> Winner: Andrew Neiring, South Devon College<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Melody Dawes, Cengage Learning<o:p></o:p> Runner up: Louise Crompton, Stafford College<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Chairman of Judges, Mike Stapleton of Stapleton & Associates said �This year's PACE awards was a bumper event and the entries were thick and fast with record receipts. The quality of entries was extraordinarily high and choosing the winners was a really tough task and required considerable evaluation and debate. I was bowled over by many of the entries - a view that was shared by the other judges. Congratulations to all of those who entered; the projects were admirable, creative and exciting and I feel privileged to have been involved in the judging process"  <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:42:22 +0100http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpShow the world what you are made of - Enter Now WorldSkills UK is calling top young people and adults from throughout the UK to enter skills competitions in over 70 different areas. You've begun your journey From Competence to Excellence with an expert class - this is your chance to take a step closer to the national and international stage!   For your chance to take part and maybe even progress to WorldSkills, click here to download more information and/or visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dynamicsitestats.com/mytracking/tracking.asp?cpid=201159-2001373&name=&email=Geoff.Booth%40westking.ac.uk&do=Click&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldskillsuk.org">www.worldskillsuk.org</a>   Good luck. http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:26:00 +0100http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpTravel and Tourism Providers Group <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">People 1st are setting up a new group for Travel and Tourism Providers. It aims to build on the good work undertaken by the former Travel and Tourism CoVEs, but with a broader membership to encompass providers delivering both full-time and workbased programmes.<style>  </style> People 1st hope that the group not only will provide an opportunity for you to network with one another, but also to understand and influence the developments of The Diploma in Travel and Tourism, Apprenticeships, funding and the wider roll out of the Sector Qualifications Strategy.  The first meeting will take place on 30 April 2009, at University College Birmingham. If you would like to attend contact Lucy Plock on 01895 81 7034 or at <a href="mailto:lucy.plock@people1st.co.uk">lucy.plock@people1st.co.uk</a> http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:14:23 +0000http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpBe a Good Provider with UKSP! <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">UKSP is a free online resource and is extremely beneficial for career development for your learners and is an ideal tool for tutorial sessions.  We welcome the opportunity to discuss  <a href="http://www.uksp.co.uk">www.UKSP.co.uk</a> and the <a href="http://www.uksp.co.uk/goodproviderguide.aspx">Good Provider Guide</a> with you further so that both your establishment and learners can start benefiting now!  To speak to us about UKSP, its benefits and how to get your students involved, or about the Good Provider Guide contact  <a href="mailto:admin@people1st.co.uk">admin@people1st.co.uk</a> or call 01895 817022. Being listed on the Good Provider Guide enables you to get recognised and be promoted to those that want to undertake further training in order to develop their career or business.<style>  </style><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">We have now topped 23,000 sign ups and numbers are increasing at an excellent rate presently our top regions are:<style>  </style><ol><li><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city></li><li><st1:place w:st="on">East Midlands</st1:place> </li><li>North West</li></ol> http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:12:09 +0000http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpAdvanced Apprenticeships at level 3 <style></style><style></style><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">Professional Cookery<link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">These technical certificates will be new qualifications developed onto the QCF covering the mandatory underpinning knowledge elements of the relevant NVQs. This will mean that the remaining assessment of the NVQ within the framework will be undertaken as normal. It will also mean that the assessment strategy can be re-written to remove the independent testing of the underpinning knowledge within a NVQ qualification that sits outside of the apprenticeship framework. These developments are being led by Edexcel on behalf of a number of awarding organisations. These technical certificates are seen as a temporary measure until more permanent technical certificates are introduced as outlined in the Sector Qualifications Strategy Action Plan. The first of these will be in the Hospitality Supervision and Leadership Advanced Apprenticeship from August 2009. Other changes to frameworks will occur in August 2010. The Employer Implementation Group is viewing these developments as an important stepping stone:<style></style><ul><li style="font-family: Arial;">to prepare for the larger changes outlined above</li><li style="font-family: Arial;">to protect the integrity and identify of the apprenticeship framework</li><li>to remove the independent testing of NVQs that do not sit within Apprenticeship frameworks.</li></ul><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CJames%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style></style>These changes are dependent on working within the apprenticeship approval process. http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:06:20 +0000http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpQualification development - Food and Drink Service A consortium of awarding bodies, led by City & Guilds is progressing in developing the level 2 Certificate in Food and Drink Service for delivery in September 2009. A working group made up of awarding organisations, employers, learning providers and industry experts will meet in early April. Further work is being undertaken to scope the requirements of a level 1 Food and Drink service qualification which could be developed at the same time. For further information contact Jean Meehan on 01895 81 7041 or Jean.meehan@people1st.co.uk. http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:31:17 +0000http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.phpApprenticeships - Temporary Technical Certificates People1st after consultation with our employer implementation group, learning providers and awarding organisations have decided to put in place technical certificates into the following Apprenticeship frameworks from August 2009: Apprenticeships at level 2 <ul><li>Multi-skilling</li><li> Food Service</li><li>Drink Service</li><li>Food and Drink Service</li><li>Housekeeping</li><li>Front Office</li><li>Food Processing</li><li> Professional Cookery</li></ul> Advanced Apprenticeships at level 3 <ul><li>Professional Cookery</li></ul> These technical certificates will be new qualifications developed onto the QCF covering the mandatory underpinning knowledge elements of the relevant NVQs. This will mean that the remaining assessment of the NVQ within the framework will be undertaken as normal. It will also mean that the assessment strategy can be re-written to remove the independent testing of the underpinning knowledge within a NVQ qualification that sits outside of the apprenticeship framework. These developments are being led by Edexcel on behalf of a number of awarding organisations. These technical certificates are seen as a temporary measure until more permanent technical certificates are introduced as outlined in the Sector Qualifications Strategy Action Plan. The first of these will be in the Hospitality Supervision and Leadership Advanced Apprenticeship from August 2009. Other changes to frameworks will occur in August 2010. The Employer Implementation Group is viewing these developments as an important stepping stone: <ul><li> to prepare for the larger changes outlined above</li><li>to protect the integrity and identify of the apprenticeship framework</li><li>to remove the independent testing of NVQs that do not sit within Apprenticeship frameworks.</li></ul> These changes are dependent on working within the apprenticeship approval process. http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:59:54 +0000http://www.diligencegroup.co.uk/designs/pacesite/site/news.php