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News Release from: Training Synergy
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 February 2007
New training suite available in the UK
Cherie Blair has officially launched VSL's new training suite of three training rooms and a breakout area at its offices in London
Cherie Blair QC, the wife of the Prime Minister and patron of the charity Victim Support London (VSL), has officially launched VSL's new training suite of three training rooms and a breakout area at its offices in Finsbury Square, London, and which have been donated, rent free for one year, by Scotia Bank VSL's trainers currently deliver over 50 courses a year to several hundred Victim Support and Witness Service volunteers, as well as delivering courses to external groups such as the Metropolitan Police, London Probation and local community groups
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Among those from the London business community who attended the official launch were Daniel Hanlon and David Field, of training solutions provider, Training Synergy.
Hanlon and Field, who were also present as representatives of the UK's IT training industry, met and chatted to Mrs Blair.
Training Synergy's managing director, Daniel Hanlon commented: "It was good to meet Cherie Blair, who was particularly interested in how the private sector can play more of a part in supporting important charities such as VSL".
"Having attended the launch and learnt of some of VSL's work, we feel that there is a great deal that Training Synergy, along with other IT training providers, can do to support the valuable work that VSL is doing".
"We'll be taking this up with industry bodies including the Institute of IT Training and the British Computer Society, as well as pushing for greater collaboration between industry and charities such as VSL".
"Moreover, we would like to develop our relationship with VSL and offer the charity what on-going help and expertise we can," commented Training Synergy's David Field.
"VSL deals with important issues that are likely to affect us, or someone we know, at some time".
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