Achievements during 2010 – 2011

Here is G2G Communities CIC Achievements during the 2010 – 2011 period

• Given away £4500 worth of free courses and training (this will double by June 2012)
• Contributed over 1200 volunteer hours to the local community (equivalent to £8400)
• Been voted the best social enterprise of the year by residents of South West Rhyl Communities First
• Received a BT Community Connections award for our work with the over 55’s
• Run a successful BBC ‘first click’ programme for the over 55’s
• Trained the majority of ILMs from the Oak Tree Child Care Centre
• Created three full-time jobs and two part-time equivalent
• Run three ‘Preparing to Teach in Lifelong Learning’ (PTLLS) programmes. G2G Communities CIC is committed to quality staff development and all full/part time staff and volunteers have the opportunity to achieve PTLLS
• Have over 15 volunteers on our books, many of whom are unemployed. Three volunteers passed PTLLS in August 2011
• Helped five people back into employment
• Provided ICT training to the Children’s fun club to help them produce a web site and magazine
• Provided ICT training to people with autism via C-Saw Denbigh
• Been awarded four EU/WAG ‘Gateway’ contracts and all targets are being overachieved
• Been awarded a Digital inclusion project and one of our learners (82 years old) has become the face of digital inclusion 2.0
• Trained over 165 people
• Become a British Computer Society Centre
• Become a learndirect retail centre
• Expanded into an additional unit leased from DCC at Marsh Road (Unit D2&D3)
• Received funding WCVA communities trust fund award
• Will be taking on at least one ILM
• Will be taking on a Graduate from Glyndwr University
• Worked in partnership with all local groups and agencies
• Now extending provision into Conwy