Easter break continues this week Tues 23rd-26th April
Quick reminder to all students and apprentices that there are NO lessons this week due to our Easter break. See you all next week and enjoy the rest!
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ACE to host Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership business support surgery
Following a very productive meeting with Oxfordshire Local Partnership (OxLEP) during National Apprenticeship Week in March, we were delighted to be asked to host a skills surgery for local businesses. The drop-in surgery will help business understand what support is available locally for them, and also how they can start to look at future skills […]
CITB Apprentice Grants increasing from this month
Great news for CITB-registered employers who could see up to a 30% increase in grants they can claim for employing an apprentice, with as much as £14,500 being available for an apprentice who completes both Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship across a 3 year period. The new grant rates came into force on the […]
Cherwell Business Awards 2019 – we’re a finalist!
We were delighted to receive the news yesterday that we have been selected as a finalist in the ‘Sustainability Award’ of the 2019 Cherwell Business Awards, sponsored by A2 Dominion. This is the first year we have entered since we won both the ‘Charity and Community’ and ‘Overall Business of the Year’ awards in 2014, […]
Flying the flag for Apprenticeships with Layla Moran MP and OxLEP
We were delighted last week to host both Layla Moran MP for Abingdon and Oxford West, and Sarah Marlow, Skills Policy Executive at Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, to mark the closing of National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week. It was a great opportunity to let them know about everything that’s been happening at ACE […]
Open Morning reminder – Saturday 16th March 2019
We’ve had a lot of interest in the Open Morning again this month, but a reminder for those who might to have seen/heard about it yet. It’s this Saturday 1000-1200 at our training centre in Kidlington. Come and talk to us about our training programmes and find out about our flexible start dates. Also ask […]
Join the ACE Team – we are recruiting!
We are proud of the training and support we give to students, employers and of the positive relationships we have with the professional support organisations we work with. We are rated ‘Good’ in all areas of our provision by Ofsted following an inspection in January 2019, and are looking for motivated, driven individuals to help […]
French Apprentices visit ACE Training!
We were privileged last week to be visited by 7 construction apprentices from ‘CFA-MFR Saint Gilles Croix De Vie’, an Apprentice Training Centre in western France. We were identified by them as an training school similar to theirs and they were interested to meet with English apprentices and visit Oxford and learn how we train […]
Ofsted inspection report published – We are GOOD!
We are kicking off National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week in great spirits after being judged ‘good’ across all categories by Ofsted following an inspection in January 2019. All our training programmes were inspected, including ‘16 to 19 Study programmes’ for school leavers and those not in employment, education or training, apprenticeship training across […]
North Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Fair this Thursday 28th Feb!
Pleased to once again be attending the annual North Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Fair at NOA in Banbury this Thursday 1830-2000. Banbury remains a great place for us to meet new students and talk about Summer Programme and flexible programmer starts, as well as our free minibus from Banbury for full-time students! And for those students or […]
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Aquarius service visits ACE for talk on substance misuse3rd October 2019 - 11:40 amWe were very fortunate recently to have Steven from the Aquarius service visit ACE recently and give a talk on substance misuse to students. The Aquarius service offers support to those who use substances and also those who are affected by familial substance misuse. They also offer therapeutic support to children and young people aged […]
