Lord Roberts of Llandudno hosted a screening of critically-acclaimed documentary Riot From Wrong, sponsored by Rinova, to a packed audience at the House of Commons on the 6th November, which included MPs such as David Lammy, Tessa Jowell and Karen Buck. Described as ‘A vital social document for our times’, Riot from Wrong has been hosting packed out screenings across London,…
We are delighted to announce that an application developed by Rinova, in partnership with a new consortium led by North London Community Finance, has been appointed to run the pan-London Business Start-up Loans programme for young people. Originally launched in the 2012 Budget statement, young people aged 18-24 can now get access to up to…
Enterprise Enfield, working in partnership with Rinova, has been appointed as the successful contractor to the London Councils Response to Social Disorder Programme 2012-14 for Enfield. As well as Rinova and Enterprise Enfield, the ‘ERA’ (Enfield Rises and Achieves) partnership consists of Barnet and Southgate College, Metropolitan, Gingerbread and Enfield Education Business Partnership. ERA will recruit at…
We are pleased to announce our participation in the European Youth Enterprise initiative (EYE-i), following the approval of the project earlier in the Summer. Over the next two years, EYE-i will explore the potential of social enterprises (including cooperatives and mutuals) to address the challenges of mass youth unemployment in the EU, by exploring how new…
We are delighted to announce that we have secured over 80,000 Euros to finance an exciting new international project for Creative Apprentices. Over the next two years, 30 young Apprentices who are being supported through the Rinova Consortium will expand their experience, knowledge and portfolios by undertaking practical work experience & supported training within 2…
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 (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…
Several hundred young people visited the Exhibition Stand hosted by consortium members WAC and Collage Arts at WorldSkills International at the ExCel in London last month. They came to learn more about the vocational courses, career support and Apprenticeships being offered by partners. WorldSkills is billed as “the greatest skills competition, careers and jobs event…
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…
The Chocolate Factory in Wood Green, managed by our partner Collage Arts, is home to some 230 creative businesses – which throw open their doors each year for their ‘Open Studios’. This year, the Open Studios take place on Saturday and Sunday 12 -13 November 2011 (12:00 noon until 6:00pm). At Rinova, our staff, trainers and…
