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…
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…
‘SHINE’ – an event to launch new training methodologies, materials and a series of showcases by our trainees Venue: Interchange Studios, Hampstead Town Hall Centre, 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP Time: 3:45pm to 5:45pm – speeches at 5:00 pm We hope that you will be able to join us for Shine – an event…
The European Commission has recently announced the approval of a new project, in which Rinova is a partner, funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme. This new two-year project will develop a Certification Standard, including a curriculum and training material, aligned to the 5 key competences for lifelong learning in the European Reference Framework. Rinova will…
For the first time in 22 years, the UK will host WorldSkills – “the greatest skills competition, careers and jobs event on the planet“. WorldSkills takes place from the 5th- 8th October at ExCel London. Click here to find out more about WorldSkills. Thanks to a special invitation from the Skills Funding Agency Rinova, WAC and Collage Arts…
The ASPIRE project, which finishes at the end of October 2011, has been investigating how informal / non-formal learning (through performing and visual arts, media, production and design) provide a bridge from educational and economic exclusion to inclusion, learning and employment in the European cultural industries.However, it is not easy to measure learning through traditional educational approaches…
Rinova has been selected by NIACE, on behalf of the Skills Funding Agency, to participate in a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of projects approved by the Adult and Community Learning Fund. Just eleven projects were selected by NIACE to become an important part of the national evidence base for informal adult and community…
Since its inception, Rinova has been acting as the project coordinator of ASPIRE (www.euro-aspire.com ), a European project concerned at developing a new approach to validating the skills of tutors and trainers in the arts and cultural non-formal learning sector. ASPIRE, which involves partners in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark and the UK, is approaching the…
The UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA) has been successful with its application to the national Adult and Community Learning Fund, which was developed in partnership with Rinova. Rinova’s founder, Richard Parkes said “We are delighted with this success. Working with UKCCA we’ve been able to put together a winning application in the face of…
Rinova has been successful with its application to the Leonardo da Vinci Partnerships strand of the Lifelong Learning programme. Working with transnational partners in Prague and Barcelona, we have been appointed the Coordinator of the ‘Multicultural Consultant’ Partnership. The 2-year project will explore the European ‘VET’ (Vocational Education and Training) of trainers, advisers and consultants…
