Client Thankyou.

Dear Brendan and Sharon
I am writing on behalf of South East Derbyshire College to thank you formally for allowing me to spend two days on work placement business interchange with yourselves, staff and students in the Education Department at Vision.
Throughout the two days, I found everyone helpful, friendly and welcoming. i was encouraged to chat with learners, ask questions of staff and generally gain an insight into the work which Vision does.
Although the atmosphere in the training Centre was calm and relaxed, the students were at all times focused, industrious and motivated. the students were obvoiously extremely well supported and cared for, but clearly understood that their aim was to progress, both academically and personally.
My main aims were to observe sessions, focusing on classroom management and dealing with challenging behaviour and also to look at the resources, the working environment, structure of the day and the use of support (in and out of sessions). I was able to gain an insight into all of these things and have been able to bring back to College some useful ideas.
I sincerely hope that we will be able to forge strong links between ourselves and Vision for the future and would welcome the opportunity to return.
Kind Regards
A.R.
Youth Engagement Manager

A.R. visited our full time educational project for permanently excluded youngsters. If you would like more information about this project; please call Brendan on 0044 0115 9418242

Our C.S.I. Team Building on T.V.

Visions highly successful C.S.I. Team Building workshop for Companies is now being acclaimed on a National stage and consequently National T.V. For those of you who are not aware of our CSI training day; here are a few details.
Vision is currently delivering a range of innovative courses aimed at encouraging training with a difference. As you know there are a range of Team Building programmes already being delivered; however the general feedback from many of our clients who have now joined us is that many of the courses they accessed prior to us didn’t inspire and motivate people it’s the same old thing one person quoted to us. With this in mind; we would like to introduce you to one of Visions most requested and highly successful courses CSI is our interactive Crime Scene Investigation Day.

How the day works

Participants are invited to attend a one-day event called CSI Exploring the hidden evidence. The day aims to be a fun interactive learning experience for those taking part.

The result

Individuals feel excited and motivated to attend something a bit different, whilst at the same time building their confidence and exploring transferable skills. The team members would investigate a very, very realistic crime scene, as individuals take on various character parts such as forensic scientist, a Police Inspector and fingerprinting analyst etc.

Develop Personal Skills through:-

· Researching evidence, developing a victim profile and interview techniques to find the suspect.
· Communication skills for individuals who have to communicate with different sections of the CSI Team for example police, Forensic Scientists, Fingerprinting analyst and recording evidence at the scene of the crime.
· Team Building
· Thinking outside the box.
· Understanding the importance of roles and responsibilities.
· Negotiation skills
· Motivational Skills

Exploring Hidden Evidence

The morning will lay the foundations for interactive interviewing to take place in order to develop a profile of the victim.

From the Victim Profile participants will develop a time line of the missing person or possible murder victim.

The team will then have an understanding of the victim with the events leading up to his/her disappearance.

· A case file will then be developed and evidence examined, including finger printing, ink analysis, handwriting analysis etc.

Results; hopefully the crime will be solved, and:-

· Enable individuals to take the time to talk through the training they have received.
· Understanding personal skills that can be transferred to various other roles and resposibilities. To inspire individuals and to raise awareness of their personal skills and abilities to carry out further tasks and develop their Companies capacity.

Vision in partnership with Red T.V. are going to broadcast a selection of our interactive C.S.I.days so if your interested; please contact us asap.