Claire Turner - Managing Director and founder of Care Learning Centre

CLAIRE worked with various training providers over 10 years and gained vast experience managing training provision. From this experience, she realised there was a gap in the market for high quality apprenticeship training in the care sector and, in 2001, Claire founded Care Learning Centre.

Within CLC, Claire is responsible for the vision, strategy and growth of the company. She has proven to be extremely successful in increasing the company’s growth and as a result it now employs 43 full time staff throughout Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, has premises in Newport and Southampton and has an annual turnover of £ 1.6 million.

Claire continues the growth of Care Learning Centre and has recently secured premises in Guildford and Brighton and expanded CLC’s care apprenticeship provision further throughout the South region.

Claire says the success of Care Learning Centre is down to the team efforts of the CLC staff. She said, “CLC really is an amazing team. All CLC staff are enthusiastic, fully committed and dedicated to delivering high quality learning and providing excellent service to all our learners and employers.”

Jennie Denham – Contracts & Recruitment Manager

JENNIE joined the Care Learning Centre in 2002 as Administrator. Jennie has gained significant experience and promotion within the company and is now CLCs Contracts and Recruitment Manager.

Jennie is responsible for leading the Care Learning Centre recruitment and contracts team, who are is responsible for the recruitment of over 750 learners across the South and the Isle of Wight. She manages employer partnerships to ensure employers needs and expectations are met. Jennie manages the contract Care Learning Centre has with the Governments Skills Funding Agency and ensures profile and financial targets are met.

Jennie is excited by the growth of Care Learning Centre and the expansion into different areas whilst becoming the most successful Health & Social Care provider in the country.

Sandra Cooper - Teaching and Learning Manager

SANDRA has vast experience as Manager of a Care Home and work-based Assessor before joining Care Learning Centre in 2002.

Within CLC, Sandra leads the team of 30 Training Advisors and Internal Verifiers. She is responsible for all aspects of teaching and learning and manages the Health & Social Care NVQ, Key Skills, Skills for Life, Customer Service NVQ, Housekeeping NVQ and Technical Certificate programmes. Sandra also designs all of the programmes Care Learning Centre deliver.

Sandra also monitors and manages learners performance to ensure all learners are achieving to target.

She feels CLC is an innovative, fast paced company which has quality at its heart and this is one of the reasons for its success.

Stacey Partner

STACEY PARTNER is currently studying for an NVQ with CLC at her workplace Northfield Residential Home in George Street, Ryde.

Beginning the course around two months ago, Stacey has already been promoted to her Senior Care position, although she needs to complete the course for her new role.

Stacey, who lives in Ryde, has up to a year to complete her qualification although because she is such a good student she hasn’t got long to go.

“CLC are brilliant – I’ve really enjoyed working with Lisa who comes to see me about every couple of weeks and phones me all the time to see how I’m getting on, which is good,” enthused Stacey who is really enjoying her new career as a carer since joining the profession in May this year.

Janice Turner - Quality and HR Director

JANICE joined Care Learning Centre in January 2002 as Quality Director.

Her background and experience is in Training and Quality Management, having lectured for IOW College and Portsmouth University. She also has many years experience working in the capacity of Centre Manager for training providers. Her responsibilities involved developing courses, staff training/development, managing the quality of course delivery, assessment and internal verification. For many years Janice has worked closely with various examination boards to ensure quality.

The vast knowledge and experience that Janice has brought to CLC has enhanced the quality, growth and capacity to expand into Hampshire.

Janice is also head of Human Resources and is responsible for staff training/development and appraisals.

CLC have successfully achieved IIP (Investors in People), Matrix (Quality Standard for Information, Advice and Guidance Services) and TQS (Training Quality Standard) as well as Grade 2 in CLC Ofsted Inspection 2010.