Associations

 

Stonebridge is a BLA member


BLA, the British Learning Association, exists to promote quality and best practice in open, flexible and distance forms of learning throughout the education and training sectors of the UK. It is the national cross sector association for open learning drawing its membership from the key areas of open and flexible learning.

The British Learning Association is recognised as one of the leading organisations promoting quality and best practice in open learning in the UK.

Visit the BLA website at www.british-learning.com

 

Stonebridge becomes a ASET approved centre
ASET is a National Awarding Body recognised by the Department for Education and Skills and by the national regulatory body, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Accreditation by ASET is a guarantee of quality. It means that a learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited annually by ASET. The centre delivering the programmes has been licensed by ASET on the basis of its own quality systems. 

Learners successfully completing ASET accredited programmes receive a nationally-recognised ASET certificate and all ASET accredited programmes offer progression to further recognised programmes of learning.

ASET currently works with around 200 learning providers, the majority of them Further Education Colleges. Last year ASET certificated nearly 75,000 learners in the UK.

ASET has developed a modern, streamlined system for quality assuring learning programmes. It is designed to support the development and delivery of high quality teaching and learning. ASET's quality assurance procedures are accredited by the British Standards Institute as meeting the requirements of ISO 9000.

 

 
27/06/2001 - Stonebridge becomes a CCC registered College

Stonebridge Associated Colleges has become a registered College with 'Counselling', registered charity no. 1068940.  This enables students studying counselling through Stonebridge to apply for professional membership.  Students are then able to use 'CCC Reg.' after their names and the words 'CCC Registered Counsellor' on any stationary.

Some of the benefits of registering with 'Counselling':

  • All 'Counselling' services are, and will remain, completely free.
  • Membership of a professional body with its own code of conduct and complaints procedure.
  • Free listing on our database in surname, town name, and county order; to triple the opportunity for clients or potential employees to find you.
  • Receive a periodic email newsletter on counselling related issues.  
  • Registered counsellors will be held in higher regard as the register itself grows and receives general acceptance.

If you want to view more details of who 'Counselling' are, please look at their website at www.counselling.ltd.uk or contact the College.

CCC - Counselling Newsletter

Counselling Newsletters are sent by email every month to all registered counsellors who have an email address. For those without email, but who still have access to a web site, the newsletters are reproduced on these pages. Please use the newsletter link on the menu bar situated right of the main website. www.counselling.ltd.uk

Registered Charity No. 1068940

info@counselling.ltd.uk   Fax: 0870 138 8166
A Registered Charity - 
Caring For Emotional Health
39 Warwick Road, Atherton, Manchester M46 9TA
 
Stonebridge is a Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists Accredited Training College

Launched in 1994, The Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists is the UK's biggest professional beauty trade body. The Guild has over 5,000 members who are all fully qualified beauty and holistic therapists. All Members of the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists work to a strict code of ethics.

This is great news for students who complete one of our courses that have been accredited by the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists as they are now able to secure full membership to the Guild starting from only £85 per annum.

For more information, click here
Or visit the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists website at www.beautyguild.com

 

 

The General Hypnotherapy Register has made such rapid and astonishing progress towards its primary goal of providing, in line with stated Department of Health guidelines, a single independent Register of Practitioners to which the public, GP's and all relevant third parties may refer with confidence, that they have felt able to take, well ahead of schedule, the next logical step in their contribution towards the inevitable consolidation of the profession -- the creation of a General Hypnotherapy Council.

Stonebridge Associated Colleges has become a:

  •  
    “Representative Organisation within The General Hypnotherapy Council”

  •   “Patron of The General Hypnotherapy Register”

Students in training with Stonebridge Associated Colleges may also enjoy an association with the General Hypnotherapy Register (www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com) and at no cost whatsoever.  Each student will then receive a welcome letter and all further relevant circularized material (including GHR Bulletins) throughout their period of study.  Any students wishing to register should contact the college for more information.

For more information please visit the General Hypnotherapy Register website:

http://www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com

 

 

Stonebridge Associated Colleges becomes an Organisation Member of the Association for Coaching

The Association for Coaching is an independent non profit organisation with the goal to promote best practice, raise awareness and standards across the Coaching industry, while providing value added benefits to its members - whether they are professional Coaches or Organisations involved in Coaching.

Association for Coaching
66 Church Road
London W7 1LB 
United Kingdom

Visit their website at www.associationforcoaching.com.

 

To visit the AADP website, click here
To visit the AADP website, click here

The American Association of Drugless Practitioners Certification and Accreditation Board has granted Stonebridge Associated Colleges full board professional accreditation and certification.

Stonebridge's curriculum fully meets the accreditation board's educational requirements and will give students a thorough knowledge of courses set-forth by the College.

Graduates of Stonebridge will be eligible to apply to be board certified holistic health practitioners through the AADP.

Granted by Donald A. Rosenthal, N.D., Ph. D.
Executive Director

 

 

 

Stonebridge Associated Colleges becomes a CMA Registered Centre of Excellence.  

 


UNIVERSITY FOR INDUSTRY

Stonebridge accepted as a qualified supplier for existing materials by the University for Industry (UfI)

Ufi today announced a preliminary list of over 100 titles which it is considering for the portfolio of learning materials it is planning for autumn 2000. It has also written to an initial list of over 150 qualified suppliers inviting them to tender for these titles.

The qualified suppliers include organisations such as IBM, BBC, and Microsoft as well as colleges, universities and professional institutes. They are all producers of high-quality open and distance learning materials, ranging from web, digital and multimedia products through to video, audio and traditional print.

UfI chief executive Anne Wright said: "Ufi was thrilled by the enthusiastic response from all kinds of organisations wanting to supply materials that meet Ufi's very high quality standards.

A full media release is available from the College or http://www.ufi.com

 

 

 


REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS 

Stonebridge Associated Colleges has been accepted for recognition as Endorsed Training within the framework of the Register of Exercise Professionals.

The Register of Exercise Professionals has been set up to help safeguard the health and interests of people who are using the services of exercise and fitness instructors, teachers and trainers.

Visit the Register website at  http://www.exerciseregister.org

 

 


APPROVED COURSEWARE  

Many of our online courses carry the Microsoft Certified Professional Approved Study Guide and the Microsoft Office User Specialist logos.  The MCSE courses consist of all the core modules required to complete the seven exams that make up the MCSE qualification.


Our ECDL courseware also carries the Approved Courseware Syllabus Version 3.0 mark which is the sign of an accredited ECDL course.

 

Visit the Stonebridge IT School website at
http://www.stonebridgeitschool.co.uk

 

 

GET UP TO £200 A YEAR TO LEARN A GOOD LIVING!

Money to put towards the cost of your learning & nothing to pay back! Individual Learning Accounts Wales are very simple and work like this:

If you want to improve your skills, you could get a contribution towards the cost of your learning.You could get between £100 and £200, depending on the cost of your course, your prior learning experience and your personal circumstances.

It can be a tough job finding well paid work if you don’t have any relevant qualifications or the money to pay for education and training.

The Individual Learning Accounts Wales has been set up to help break down those barriers and get you back into learning. They are a brilliant way of helping you pay for the learning you need to help get a good job.

TO APPLY FOR AN ILA WALES,
CONTACT LEARNDIRECT NOW ON 0800 100 900

All applications for ILA Wales are being taken by learndirect on 0800 100 900.They will take a few details from you and then send an application pack to you.

If you need help to fill in the form, learndirect will be happy to arrange for you to have an informal one-to-one chat with a careers adviser, where you can go through the forms together and get other careers advice and guidance you may need. Your careers adviser will also show you how to shop around for courses, so that you get the best value for your ILA Wales money.

Remember, there are hundreds of courses out there and it’s important you choose the right one for you.

Freephone learndirect now on 0800 100 900

For more information, you can also log onto the ILA Wales website: ilawales.com

 

 

Other Professional Associations include:

Fitness Industry Association (FIA)

Organisational Members of the American Holistic Health Association (AHHA)

Organisational Members of the British Association of Counsellors (BACP)
"As an Organisational Member of BACP we are bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, the Ethical Guidelines for Researching Counselling and Psychotherapy (where organisations undertake research) and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure for the time being in force."

British Learning Association (BLA)

Accreditation Syndicate for Education and Training (ASET) approved Centre

American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP)

Alliance of Private Sector Practitioners

 

 

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