Adult learners' Wokingham achievements recognised
More than 30 Wokingham adult learners attended an award ceremony at Wokingham Borough Council’s civic offices in Shute End, Wokingham on Friday May 23.
The Wokingham award recipients have all undertaken courses at Bracknell and Wokingham College, the Karten Centre in Crowthorne, the CResCent Centre in Earley or have been on the borough council’s My Family Matters course. They received their awards from the new Mayor, Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons.
Some of those receiving special awards were:
• E-Learner of the Year: Tracy Taplin, Wokingham, who is a student at Bracknell and Wokingham College and attended its Computer Stepping Stones programme. She had never used a computer before the course but made an outstanding contribution while on it and has now progressed to a more advanced programme
• Wokingham Borough Council Overall Learner of the Year: Claire Marshall, Reading, who successfully completed a 30 week IT course at the CResCent Centre and has now got her first job. She attended the course with her grandfather Albert Cross, who is 86, and also successfully completed the course and is also an award winner.
• Award for Outstanding Personal Achievement: Jacque Reed, Wokingham, who successfully completed an IT course at Bracknell and Wokingham College as part of the Focus on Learning project.
• Award for Perseverance in Learning: Stephanie O’Connell, Bracknell, who has been involved in the Increasing the Independence of Disabled Adults project at the Karten Centre.
As well as the individual awards, special project awards were also presented to the Engaging Local Communities project and the My Family Matters project. Engaging Local Communities was run by Bracknell and Wokingham College and successfully involved a group of learners at Eustace Crescent in Wokingham in classes in computing, cooking, shopping on a budget and crafts. The My Family Matters course helps families identified by the Wokingham borough’s primary schools as needing additional support and this year expanded successfully into Gorse Ride in Finchampstead.
Those attending the presentation also heard a speech by Penny Lamb, development officer for family learning from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
Wokingham Borough Council Mayor Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons said: “It was a privilege to meet these learners and to hear about their wonderful achievements – especially as so many of them have overcome difficult hurdles to pursue their studies. It was also great to hear about the range of courses offered by the council and its partners.”
The Wokingham award recipients have all undertaken courses at Bracknell and Wokingham College, the Karten Centre in Crowthorne, the CResCent Centre in Earley or have been on the borough council’s My Family Matters course. They received their awards from the new Mayor, Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons.
Some of those receiving special awards were:
• E-Learner of the Year: Tracy Taplin, Wokingham, who is a student at Bracknell and Wokingham College and attended its Computer Stepping Stones programme. She had never used a computer before the course but made an outstanding contribution while on it and has now progressed to a more advanced programme
• Wokingham Borough Council Overall Learner of the Year: Claire Marshall, Reading, who successfully completed a 30 week IT course at the CResCent Centre and has now got her first job. She attended the course with her grandfather Albert Cross, who is 86, and also successfully completed the course and is also an award winner.
• Award for Outstanding Personal Achievement: Jacque Reed, Wokingham, who successfully completed an IT course at Bracknell and Wokingham College as part of the Focus on Learning project.
• Award for Perseverance in Learning: Stephanie O’Connell, Bracknell, who has been involved in the Increasing the Independence of Disabled Adults project at the Karten Centre.
As well as the individual awards, special project awards were also presented to the Engaging Local Communities project and the My Family Matters project. Engaging Local Communities was run by Bracknell and Wokingham College and successfully involved a group of learners at Eustace Crescent in Wokingham in classes in computing, cooking, shopping on a budget and crafts. The My Family Matters course helps families identified by the Wokingham borough’s primary schools as needing additional support and this year expanded successfully into Gorse Ride in Finchampstead.
Those attending the presentation also heard a speech by Penny Lamb, development officer for family learning from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
Wokingham Borough Council Mayor Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons said: “It was a privilege to meet these learners and to hear about their wonderful achievements – especially as so many of them have overcome difficult hurdles to pursue their studies. It was also great to hear about the range of courses offered by the council and its partners.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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