Euro-ARCO in Rome: Young people, transferable skills and the arts

On September 24th and 25th the final meeting of the Euro Arco project took place in Rome, hosted by Italian partner Mulab. The Euro-Arco Transfer of Innovation Project aims to transfer and adapt innovative vocational practice in the teaching of transferable skills for employment. Euro-arco is a partnership collaboration involving organisations in the UK (WAC Arts and Rinova), Spain, Italy,…

Big Bang ends with a bang!

There was barely a spare seat at the final conference of the Big Bang project, which was held at the Osmani Centre in Whitechapel, London, on the 11th September. More than 80 delegates, representing local authorities, Further Education Colleges, vocational training providers, youth organisations, information and advice workers, community organisations, employers and agencies such as the British Council attended the conference which…

EU Ministers from UK and France visit Aspire2

A high-level delegation from the UK and French governments visited Collage Arts and Rinova on the 11th September at the Chocolate Factory in Wood Green, North London to discuss matters of interest to the European Union. The delegation consisted of the Minister for Europe at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the Rt Hon David Lidington…

Creative Industries business support in Greece

Rinova, in association with Collage Arts, has been supporting DIMITRA Institute of Training and Development with two local development projects in Greece, concerned with the development of cultural and creative industries business start-ups and the creation of new social enterprises. Originally inspired by the Chocolate Factory concept and model that is operated by Collage Arts in Haringey, North London in…