Newsletter for the Yorkshire and Humber Skills, Employability and Education for the 2012 Games Virtual Network

	In this month's newsletter Britain Really Has Got Talent Podium FE Workshops - Host Venues Sought in Yorkshire Get Set Network launches as Education Logo is unveiled ParalympicsGB Celebrating Ability in Yorkshire On the Road to London 2012 – An Enterprising Story AASE on target for 2012 Yorkshire gets passionate about customer service Cultural Olympiad Website - Now Live Book a surgery slot with James our Inspire Executive LOCOG Chief Executive Visits Yorkshire and the Humber Be a part of the Learning Revolution Festival in October SEE for the 2012 Games Network – Evaluation Report Now Available! Really useful partner website links Dates for Your Diary Forthcoming events Get in Touch!

	NEWS
	Britain Really Has Got Talent It’s official: Britain really has got talent thanks to an exceptionally skilled team of 26 young people who have spent the last four days competing at the skills equivalent of the Olympics – the WorldSkills Competition in Calgary, Canada. To find out more click here

Back to top	Podium FE Workshops - Host Venues Sought in Yorkshire Podium is looking to host a number of regional workshops for FE Colleges in the autumn. The sessions will focus on working with Colleges to assist them in becoming part of the Get Set network. To find out more click here

	Get Set Network launches as Education Logo is unveiled The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has unveiled Reiss Evans (Canterbury College student) winning design from a national competition to design the London 2012 Olympic Education Logo. To find out more click here

Back to top	ParalympicsGB Celebrating Ability in Yorkshire We wish to celebrate ability in Yorkshire and there are many projects and resources already available to help you get involved. Here are just two we would like to highlight this month – Ability vs Ability and Parasport which you may wish to check out. To find out more click here

	On the Road to London 2012 – An Enterprising Story In April 2009 Whitcliffe Mount Business and Enterprise College won £5,000 from the Get Set London 2012 Education team. They did this by submitting an application that outlined how they would spend £5,000 to promote London 2012 in an enterprising way. To find out more click here

Back to top	AASE on target for 2012 Five new sports will deliver pilots of the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) this academic year, bringing the total number of sports engaged with the programme to 17. To find out more click here

	Yorkshire gets passionate about customer service Yorkshire Passion is an exciting new FREE half day service quality training programme created by internationally acclaimed playwright John Godber. To find out more click here

Back to top	Cultural Olympiad Website - Now Live A new website dedicated to Yorkshire's contribution to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme has been launched. The website features activities involved through the Inspire Programme and a series of major projects driven by the signature programme imove of which there are 8 Yorkshire projects shortlisted. To find out more click here

	Book a surgery slot with James our Inspire Executive The Inspire Programme presents the opportunity for projects of all scales to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad. And if you have a great idea you can now book a surgery with James Tabberer, Yorkshire’s Inspire Executive. To find out more click here

Back to top	LOCOG Chief Executive Visits Yorkshire and the Humber Paul Deighton Chief Executive of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) visited the region on 20th August for a day that celebrated how people of all ages and backgrounds are getting involved in the opportunities that London 2012 offers. To find out more click here

	Be a part of the Learning Revolution Festival in October Museums, libraries and archives are invited to celebrate their informal adult learning activities by joining The Learning Revolution Festival. Throughout October 2009, organisations can get involved by showcasing activities that are already available, or signposting new activities to get people started. To find out more click here

Back to top	SEE for the 2012 Games Network – Evaluation Report Now Available! Thank you to all Network members who kindly took part in our evaluation survey over the summer. Please click here to for the brand new report and survey results. To find out more click here


	Really useful partner website links www.skillslegacy.co.uk www.yorkshire-gold.com www.podium.ac.uk getset.london2012.com www.abilityvsability.co.uk


	Dates for Your Diary
	Developing International Trade through Sport Seminar Yorkshire Gold Business Club will be exhibiting at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on the 30th September 2009 where there will be opportunities to meet with UKTI sports and leisure specialists. Businesses can find out how UK Trade & Investment can support them in growing their business in overseas markets and hear how a local company has capitalised on opportunities with UK Trade & Investment. Please click here to register.

	York and North Yorkshire Cultural Conference The York and North Yorkshire Cultural Conference takes place on the 1st October 2009. As part of Charles Allen's - Chair of LOCOG's Nations and Regions Group - visit to Yorkshire delegates will be able to hear Charles speaking at the event alongside Gary Verity from Welcome to Yorkshire and Chris Monks, Artistic Director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre and others, as the conference celebrates York and North Yorkshire's culture. The York and North Yorkshire cultural partnership will also be unveiling the refreshed York and North Yorkshire cultural strategy and are keen to have your input. The event is at the Scarborough Spa from 9:30 to 12:30pm. Book your free place now at http://tinyurl.com/YNYConference

	Volunteering in Yorkshire and Humber and Sport and Voluntary Sector Consultation Event - Monday 26th October 2009 at York CVS, Priory Street York. This all day event will be extremely useful and will provide an excellent opportunity to start networking with voluntary sector partners. The morning will have a particular focus on Volunteering in Yorkshire and Humber, whereas the afternoon will focus on Sport and the Voluntary Sector. The afternoon will be led by NAVCA, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum, Sport England and Local Government Yorkshire and Humber. The afternoon event is an information and networking event. Come and find out more about the Voluntary Sector and sport. Session One: Workshops focusing creating the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. Session Two: Workshops investigating working in partnership. If you would like to attend this event please complete the booking form and return to Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum.
Back to top	Forthcoming events Please visit this link for further information: http://www.yorkshire-gold.com/events/ For business events information or news from the Yorkshire Gold Business Club please visit: http://www.ygbc.co.uk/events/

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