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LOCAL CENTRES

Welcome to JHP Ayr & Kilmarnock

The County town of Ayr in the heart of the Burns Country has a modern, busy shopping centre, attracting many visitors throughout the year. It is situated 30 miles south of Glasgow and sits on the sea front of the beautiful west coast.

Sitting in the heart of the town centre, among High Street names and busy wine bars, Ayr Business Centre is JHP Training’s main presence in Ayrshire. It forms the base for our professional in-house Tutors, Assessors, Business Development Advisors and our highly efficient administration team, who work hard to support trainees, local businesses and government agencies.

Famous for Kilmarnock FC and Johnnie Walker Whisky, the bustling town of Kilmarnock is rapidly expanding and it is hoped that the new road links will continue to attract new business to the area.

The committed team of staff at JHP Kilmarnock centre pride themselves on their successful Programme Centre, Training for Work and New Deal programmes which help people back to work. Within the centre we provide the resources, skills, qualifications and confidence to get people back into employment.

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What's New at JHP Ayr and Kilmarnock

Martha Fletcher being presented with her award

Confidence and Determination - a Winning Combination

From over 130 short-listed nominees for JHP's National Learner awards, there were a number of winners, but none more deserving than Martha Fletcher of JHP Ayr. Martha, who is 18 and comes from Springside, came second in the competition for the Scotland region, becoming the proud winner of £250 of Arcadia Group vouchers.

Initially approaching JHP Training as a 16 year old Skillseeker, Martha was placed with a catering equipment firm as an Office Junior. Achieving a Level 2 SVQ in Administration, she quickly moved on to a Modern Apprenticeship in Customer Service.

Martha's confidence in the workplace grew as she progressed with her qualifications and her work supervisor was so impressed that she requested JHP Training find them another Skillseeker resembling "A Martha clone!". Her JHP Assessor was similarly impressed with her performance and attitude and decided to nominate her for the award. Martha is positive about her future and said:

"The qualifications I achieved and winning the JHP National Learner of the Year award have increased my career prospects as they will both look great on my CV!"

Good luck for the future Martha.

Triple Perspective on Training Success

JHP Trainee Gillian McBride began working for designer outlet Original Shoe Menswear as a Skillseeker on Placement, but the Ayr-based learner has progressed through full-time sales assistant to a new position as supervisor. Here's the success story from three very interesting angles:

Gillian McBride - Trainee

"I started Original Shoe on a placement with JHP Training. After I completed my course and achieved my SVQ in retail I was taken on as full time sales assistant/cashier. I have now been promoted to supervisor and am working really hard. The training has made me more confident in dealing with customers and I really felt it has helped me get the supervisor job."

David Fowler- Branch Manager

(David began at Original Shoe on placement with JHP in 1993. Following several promotions he reached assistant Manager in 1997, and in 2000 was promoted to Branch manager, a fantastic example himself of how Skillseekers can work.)

"Gill has worked in the company for 4 years, starting off part-time after completing her placement with JHP. She has worked her way up from sales/cashier to supervisor in our new menswear store in the High Street in Ayr with in-store training and, of course, JHP. I would highly recommend this route to any young person as I myself started off as a JHP trainee."

Rachael Sherrington - Assessor

"Gillian was an excellent trainee, totally committed to the Modern Apprenticeship programme, after completing her initial placement in a fast-paced work environment. She was always enthusiastic and completed all work on target, so it therefore comes as no surprise that she has been promoted within her company. She is an excellent example of how the Skillseeker programme can help further careers and the value employers place on vocational qualifications. Well done Gillian!"

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Learn With JHP Training in Ayr and Kilmarnock

JHP Ayr offers offers Scottish Vocational Qualifications and Modern Apprenticeships in the following employment areas:

Learners - click here for more details

Employers - click here for more details

Laura Brown - Skillseeker

Laura Brown Laura came to JHP Training in Kilmarnock in September 2006 and expressed an interest in working in an administration role; she was a very quiet girl with little experience; however, she showed great potential and was offered a position within JHP Training Kilmarnock as a Skillseeker. Laura has gone from strength to strength, completing her Modern Apprenticeship in March 2007 and progressing quickly to become Skillseeker Co-ordinator in the JHP Kilmarnock Centre.

Laura will be happy to discuss the Skillseeker programme with any young person who wishes to get in touch.

Training For Work

JHP Kilmarnock holds the main TFW contract for the Ayrshire area and in a climate of large-scale redundancies has been challenged by a large number of clients from local companies in this situation. The most sought after training falls within construction skills, ranging from heavy plant machinery to the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS); however the training offered through TWF is highly varied and also available is training in:

ADR, Transporting Dangerous Goods
Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV)
Lorry Loader Qualification, HIAB
National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
Institute of Safety and Health, IOSH
BOSIET, Basic Off Shore Induction and Emergency Training.
Forklift Counter Balance and Reach
360 degree excavator
Telescopic Handler
17th Edition
Crawler Crane
Scissor Lift
180 Degree excavator
JCB Dump Truck

For detail on the full range of courses available please contact JHP Kilmarnock.

Two TFW trainees, Brian Wallace and David McPherson from JHP Kilmarnock having a well earned break during a 5 day training course. The two men gained their forklift counterbalance and reach qualification and moved on into employment. Brian and David commented:

“Thoroughly enjoyed our time with JHP Training. The training was excellent; the whole experience along with gaining a qualification helped us get back to work.”

JHP Kilmarnock also offer TFW Job Focused which aims to provide clients with the skills required for their chosen area of employment and can include, amongst others:

Royal Environmental Health Institute Scotland, Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate (REHIS)
Sage Line 50, Payroll and Accounts
Security Industry Authority (SIA)
European Computer Driving Licence
Microsoft
Lifting and Handling Course, PLHC

In conjunction with the training, built into this 12 week course is CV building, intensive job searches, confidence skills and interview techniques and JHP Kilmarnock are proud of their year upon year success in these programmes.

Positive Moves/Programme Centre

Offered by JHP Kilmarnock, our Programme Centre aims to help people overcome barriers to employment, by helping clients with CVs, job search, interview techniques, applying for jobs and confidence building. JHP Kilmarnock maintains a high success rate in helping individuals into permanent jobs.

New Deal

JHP Ayr and Kilmarnock both run a New Deal 18-24 programme where clients gain work experience in retail, warehousing, administration and hospitality with local employers working in partnership with JHP Training. The course involves a two week in-centre induction to establish which skills are required to help the clients succeed within their work placement. A high percentage of the clients move into full time employment on completion of the programme.

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