Alison Lyndon
Careers Consultant at Activate Learning- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Activate Learning
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Careers Consultant
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Apr 2016 - Present
Working within City of Oxford College as part of the Activate Learning Group Careers Team in supporting, equipping and enabling people to reach their career goal.Supporting and working with young people and adults within the college in making their career pathway decisions including supporting and guiding progression into HE or higher level FE courses. Work closely with colleagues across the Activate Learning Group in delivering support through one to one interactions, online information and group works.Careers guidance, information and advice with members of the local community to support in their progression into a range of suitable courses, jobs opportunities according to their needs and long term career progression goals.
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Adviza Partnership
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Personal Adviser - Community and SEN
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2016
As part of the Reachfor Consortium's Empowering Families Project I worked across West Berkshire and Oxfordshire supporting young people with SEN (and their famillies) who needed support to transition into either training, employment or further education but were experiencing difficulites in doing so.Additionally working within the Community team within West Berkshire supporting and enabling young unemployed people (16 - 19 years old) to reach their potential. As part of the Reachfor Consortium's Empowering Families Project I worked across West Berkshire and Oxfordshire supporting young people with SEN (and their famillies) who needed support to transition into either training, employment or further education but were experiencing difficulites in doing so.Additionally working within the Community team within West Berkshire supporting and enabling young unemployed people (16 - 19 years old) to reach their potential.
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Berkshire Connexions Partnership
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Personal Adviser
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2016
Working across reading and West Berkshire as part of their Careers Community team ensuring that young people from 16 - 19 years ol (and up to 25 with SEN) were supported, enabled and equipped to move into eduation, employment, training or apprenticeships to reach their full potential. Liaised with training providers, across the Partnership and with education providers. Working across reading and West Berkshire as part of their Careers Community team ensuring that young people from 16 - 19 years ol (and up to 25 with SEN) were supported, enabled and equipped to move into eduation, employment, training or apprenticeships to reach their full potential. Liaised with training providers, across the Partnership and with education providers.
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NEET Personal Adviser
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Nov 2009 - May 2010
As part of Hereford Connexions I was involved in the following:- Working within a team to ensure Herefordshire’s young people were supported as they sought to reach their potential.- Supported and worked with a large caseload of young people, with a mixture of needs and support levels, on a one to one basis. - Liaised with external agencies to acquire suitable provision of training or specialist support. As part of Hereford Connexions I was involved in the following:- Working within a team to ensure Herefordshire’s young people were supported as they sought to reach their potential.- Supported and worked with a large caseload of young people, with a mixture of needs and support levels, on a one to one basis. - Liaised with external agencies to acquire suitable provision of training or specialist support.
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Education
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Coventry University
PgDip & QCG, Careers Guidance -
The University of St. Mark and St. John
BA Hons, Public Relations with Community Studies