Key Competences for Lifelong Learning

CERF – (Certification Standard for European Reference Framework Key Competences) is a two-year project funded by the European Union’s Leonardo da Vinci (Transfer of Innovation) programme.  The project is set in the context of the ERF – the European Reference Framework of Key Competences for Lifelong Learning. In 2007 the European Council and the European Parliament…

Multicultural Consultant Project Website launched

Multicultural Consultant (MC) is a transnational initative funded through the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Porgramme.  The two-year project is exploring the European dimension in vocational education and training for trainers, mentors and tutors who support migrant students who are at school, in training or in further education. The partnership is co-ordinated by Rinova, who are working…

Second LSIS investment for Rinova consortium

The Rinova consortium has been selected by the Learning and Improvement Service (LSIS) for a second investment and case study – this time for a Peer Review and Development (PRD) group that will focus upon quality and improvement through self assessment. The PRD group will develop a collaborative approach, sharing best practice and ideas for…

Arts and Humanities Research Council Award

The Arts and Humanities Research Council has approved a new research exchange scheme – in which Richard Parkes of Rinova and Collage Arts are key contributors – that will focus on the contribution of creative enterprise centres to the sustainability of disadvantaged urban communities. The project is led by Dr. Marcello Bertotti of the University…

LSIS Grant for the Rinova Consortium

The Rinova Consortium has been successful with an application to the ‘Emerging Governance Models’ initative, funded by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS). This project will commission a Case Study about the Consortium as a new, innovative and effective collaboration model. Richard Parkes of Rinova commented that “I am delighted that LSIS is keen…

OBE for WAC’s Chris Preddie

On the 10th October last year, Chris Preddie spoke and performed to an ‘Expert Panel’ of senior representatives from Colleges, the National Apprenticeship Service, the Skills Funding Agency, Sector Skills Councils and Rinova consortium members WAC and Collage Arts.  The Panel was drawn together to discuss issues relating to employment, skills and social cohesion, as…

Double ESF NEET Success with the Skills Funding Agency

We are delighted to announce that two major project applications to the Skills Funding Agency for ESF NEET funding that were developed by Rinova have been approved. Only eight organisations in London were successful with applications to the NEET bidding round in August and competition was intense – and we were fortunate enough to develop…

High Level Employment Delegation visits WAC

On the 14th November, a high-level delegation of senior officials from the European Commission, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) visited WAC Performing Arts and Media, a founding member of the Rinova Consortium. The visit was headed by Peter Stub Jorgensen, who is in charge of the Directorate-General for…

Fabricio Chavarro joins Rinova

We are delighted to welcome Fabricio Chavarro to our growing team at Rinova. Fabricio has more than 15 years’ experience of developing and managing a wide range of enterprise development, workforce & skills development and economic regeneration initiatives, gained through working in the public, private and third sectors in London and Malaga, Spain. He says…