Other Projects

In addition to running their B&B in Windermere, Liz & Graham Johnston (The Johnston Partnership) continue with these projects …

Supporting learning and advice in workplaces and communities

They have worked in the fields of Workforce Development, Adult & Community Education, Careers Advice & Guidance and Employment & Regeneration since 1988.

They offer …

Training (on-line or face-to-face workshops) that can:

• Support people to return to education, training or work or consider a career change
• Enable managers to upskill the workforce
• Encourage parents/carers to support teenagers with career choices
• Support communities to identify and address local needs

Current workshops

• Dream Career Workshop– Match your skills and talents & try out free on-line learning to find the career for YOU!
• Midlife Career Workshop– A chance to consider … Career issues, Developing new skills for work/leisure, More flexible working arrangements (work/life balance), Health issues, Caring responsibilities, Reducing stress, Retirement, Finance.
• Workshop for managers – How to encourage your staff to learn– Improve organisational performance by encouraging staff to develop and learn.  Find out how to interview staff and source and develop training/learning activities.
• Workshop for parents/carers – Supporting teenagers with career choices– Find out about Local colleges/Sixth forms, Apprenticeships/Jobs, Universities, “The money stuff”.
• Community Development– Find out how to identify your local community needs and how to develop projects to address them.

The Johnston Partnership also offer consultancy in the following areas:

Bid writing, Quality improvement, Widening participation & Equality/Diversity, Research to identify local/regional needs, Planning/target setting/delivery methods, Contract management, Evaluation of impact.

Experience to date includes:

• Workplace Learning Advocates (supporting learning in non-unionised workplaces)
• Local Government and Community based project management
• Grass roots work supporting voluntary groups to develop community based initiatives
• Training (Delivery of NOCN & NVQ) – C&G730/6 & D32, D33 qualified
• Careers Guidance (Youth & Adult) – Dip. in Careers Guidance qualified
• Inspection – ALI/Ofsted, EV – OCN trained

Contact – Liz Johnston
T: 07791 639 146
E: stay@brookhouselakes.co.uk