Claire Webster was presented with an award after she qualified as the Best Childcare student for 2010. The presentation took place at Future Focus, the centre where Ms Webster completed her studies in child care. Her work was chosen from among that of around 80 students.
The award was presented to her by Bev Williams from CYQ who was in Malta carrying out assessor training for Future Focus.
Future Focus launched earlier this year a suite of courses in Health and Social Care and Early Years programmes. It is now an accredited centre of CACHE.
CACHE (The Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education) is the UK’s only specialist awarding organisation for the children and adult care sectors, with a portfolio of qualifications ranging from Entry to Level 6. Last year, over 150,000 learners registered with CACHE from over 1000 UK based Centres and overseas. The CACHE courses are recognized internationally including in Malta. Recognition statements can be obtained from the MQIRC.
CACHE was established in 1994 as a result of the merger of the National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB) and the Council for Early Years Awards (CEYA) and has a heritage dating back to 1945. Since then, its qualifications have established a reputation for excellence and have supported many thousands of learners through to further study or employment within the Children and Young People’s Workforce. Now, CACHE continues to develop the most up to date and relevant qualifications for the new QCF and works closely with Sector Skills Councils to ensure the highest level of quality and a cutting-edge service to its customers, its learners, and the sector.
Future Focus has carried out specific training for its trainers on the CACHE programmes. Private childcare centres are offering practical training to the students and some of the students who graduated from Future Focus are now the owners of their own centres. Students have also been sent abroad for training in childcare.
Further information about this press release can be obtained from Future Focus,8 Magazines Street Floriana 21 225884/ 21 221371
www.futurefocus.com.mt
Malta student does well!
The UK’s Association of Business Executives (ABE) has announced the results of its June 2011 examinations. Ms Natalia Brincat, a student at Future Focus came top in the examination for Travel, Tourism and Hospitality.
Ian Fraser, ABE’s Associate Director, said, “Natalia can be very proud that she has proven she is the best in her subject in exams that were taken worldwide.” Rosanne Galea, Managing Director of Future Focus said “These results augur well for the students who come and study at Future Focus. We constantly try to improve our standards and this shows that these efforts are bringing about results”.
Future Focus in Floriana teaches ABE qualifications in Malta. More than 50,000 students study for an ABE qualification worldwide every year. Students study ABE qualifications to improve their career prospects or as a route to university (as ABE qualifications are accepted for entry at various levels by more than 80 universities worldwide).
ABE has just launched an updated series of professional qualifications in Business Management (with pathways in either: Business Management, Financial Management or the Management of Information Systems), Human Resource Management, Marketing Management and Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management. All of these subjects are available at Diploma, Higher Diploma and Graduate Diploma level. Business Management is also available at Postgraduate Diploma level. More information is available on the ABE website at www.abeuk.com.
Notes for editors:
ABE is a British professional examination and membership body established in 1973 which is accredited in the UK by Ofqual and other equivalent bodies worldwide. All ABE qualifications are listed on the UK’s Register of Regulated Qualifications.
Rosanne Galea (left) with Jane Ash (manager)
Quality training is key to success
Contact:
Ian Fraser, Associate Director
The Association of Business Executives
CI Tower, St Georges Square, High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4TE, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 8329 2936
Email: ianf@abeuk.com Website: www.abeuk.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/abetalk
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Local private training provider becomes accredited to run child care courses and courses for facilitators
Future Focus, a leading local private training provider has become accredited to run CACHE courses in Malta.
CACHE (The Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education) is the UK’s only specialist awarding organisation for the children and adult
care sectors, with a portfolio of qualifications ranging from Entry to Level 6. Last year, over 150,000 learners registered with CACHE from
over 1000 UK based Centres and overseas.
CACHE was established in 1994 as a result of the merger of the National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB) and the Council for Early Years
Awards (CEYA) and has a heritage dating back to 1945. Since then, its qualifications have established a reputation for excellence and have
supported many thousands of learners through to further study or employment within the Children and Young People’s Workforce. Now, CACHE
continues to develop the most up to date and relevant qualifications for the new QCF and works closely with Sector Skills Councils to ensure
the highest level of quality and a cutting-edge service to its customers, its learners, and the sector.
Rosanne Galea, managing director of Future Focus said that ‘This is another milestone for Future Focus. The standards set by CACHE are very
high. Future Focus has, thanks to a dedicated team of academic and administration officials, attained these standards and achieved the
accreditation. Now it is our responsibility to strive harder to maintain the standards for the benefit of the child care sector and other
stakeholders including the children themselves.’
Future Focus has a portfolio of courses and is extending the range even further. The accreditation also covers courses for facilitators
interested in working in primary and secondary schools.
Further information can be obtained from Future Focus
8 Magazines Street Floriana, telephone 21 225884/ 21 221371
www.futurefocus.com.mt
Leading Maltese health and fitness training provider gains UK awarding body approval
Future Focus, a leading private training organisation based in Malta, has recently become an approved centre of Central YMCA Qualifications
(CYQ), the UK’s leading awarding body for health, fitness and wellbeing qualifications.
Future Focus has been training health and fitness professionals in Malta over the past 3 years and becomes the first training provider on the
island to achieve CYQ approval. It is a member of the Malta Exercise Health and Fitness Association and has close links with most health and
fitness centres on the island. Future Focus is now accepting applications for courses that lead to selected CYQ qualifications; the first of
these courses begin in September 2010.
CYQ offer over 40 recognised and respected qualifications, from introductory to advanced levels. There are over 350 CYQ centres delivering
more than 30,000 certificates each year within the UK and internationally; CYQ has centres in a number of European countries, South Africa,
Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain. CYQ is also the official accreditation unit for the European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA). EHFA’s aim is to
promote a recognisable European benchmark of quality for the health and fitness industry.
Mrs Galea, Managing Director of Future Focus said that, ‘The accreditation of Future Focus will increase opportunities for people interested
in taking their first steps in this industry. It will also help employees who want to develop their careers. We are committed to providing
valuable training. Successful students will be able to work locally and abroad with these qualifications. This is a guarantee of quality for
our graduates. It is also our intention to market Malta as a destination for these courses in other countries’.
Gaining a CYQ approved qualification enables individuals to join the UK Register of Exercise Professionals, opening up job opportunities in the
UK and across the world, through the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), Australia and New Zealand.
Further information about this press release can be obtained from Future Focus – 21 225884/ 21 221371 – info@futurefocus.com.mt
Future Focus is now also the local representative of Northumbria University of the UK. Northumbria University has over 500 undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses. Its lecturers are among the best in the UK and are officially rated as excellent. Northumbria’s campus is in Newcastle. It is presently investing more than 100 million sterling in the expansion and refurbishment of the City Campus which will satisfy the University’s needs for the next 20 years.
Professor Kel Fidler – Vice Chancellor of Northumbria says that: ‘Choosing the right university can be a difficult task. Besides finding the right course, students will want to consider a university’s reputation, its location, facilities, study costs and other factors. Many students choose Northumbria because of its reputation as one of Britain’s best modern universities. They are usually looking for a well-regarded qualification that will help them in their future career. This is why we ensure that our courses provide the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for.’
Future Focus is looking forward to a long term relationship with Northumbria. ‘This university will complement our other partners – Napier University and Cambridge International College which we already represent’ says Rosanne Galea, managing director of Future Focus.
Applications are being invited for the following courses that will start in September:
BSc (Hons) Applied Nursing Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Claims and Risk Management in Health Care
Postgraduate diploma in Commercial law
PGCE Primary Education Flexible Programme
MA in Cultural Management
MA Event and Conference Management
MA/ MSc in Information and Library Management
Postgraduate diploma in Information Rights Law and Practice
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Information Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in International Commercial Law
Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Law
Diploma in Management Development
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Law
MA in Museum and Heritage Management
MA in Music Management and Promotion
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Project Management
BA (Hons) in Public Services Management
MSc in Records Management
Postgraduate Certificate/ Diploma/ MSc in Sport management
MSC in Web information Management
Future Focus is authorized to provide information and assistance to students who are interested in following these programs
Further details are available from Future Focus
www.futurefocus.com.mt
8 Triq l-Imhazen Floriana
21 225884/ 21 221371 info@futurefocus.com.mt
Future Focus recently held a graduation ceremony. During this ceremony more than
100 students received their certificates including Maltese and overseas
students. The students graduated in a number of different subjects including:
Hotel Operations
Tourism and travel Agency Management
Child care
Modern Management
Communications
Advanced Study of Theory and Practice of Management
Secretarial/ Personal Assistant programme
Sales management and Marketing
Purchasing and Resourcing management
Stores Management and Stock Control
Accounts
Business English
Professional English
The largest group was made up of those who obtained the certificate in Child
caring.
The diplomas are issued by Cambridge International College of the UK. Future
Focus is the Maltese affiliate and prepares students for the exams of the
college. it is also responsible for the exam administration
The audience was addressed by Rosanne Galea, Managing Director and Professor
Barry Calvert PhD, Senior Lecturer. Other tutors attended the ceremony
including.
On of the students, Mr Antoine Bezzina made a short address on how he benefited
from the training and the work placement organized by Future Focus with Umbria
Training Centre using Leonardo da Vinci – EU funds
Rosanne Galea also took the opportunity to launch a new course – Diploma course
in Project Management for which training in now being offered by Future Focus.
Photos taken by students who underwent a three week work placement in Italy in
the field on Tourism and Travel agency management and hotel operations.
These students went for the three week work placement to Umbria Training Centre
and benefited from the Leonardo da Vinci funds.
Antoine Bezzina said:
It was a great experience. For me it opened a whole new horizon and I wish that
I could go again. I had followed the diplomas in hotel operations and tourism
and travel agency management and saw the theory being applied in practice. I
thank Future Focus for giving me this golden opportunity to undergo a work
placement aboard. I leant about other work practices and cultures and I made a
lot of friends. We were a great group and got along very well together. We made
new contacts and had great speakers addressing us. I strongly recommend such a
work placement to others.
