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Gill Arnold Dressmaking Training

gill arnold dressmaking training

West Midlands

I live and work in Solihull and am married with two boys. I have an obsessive love of sewing, which has driven my career through a wide range of sewing related experiences. I came from a family of sewers and from a very early age was encouraged to be creative. My love of embroidery and needlework led me to pursue a career in teaching. I attended a specialist needlework and home economics teacher training College in Liverpool. I always enjoyed "hands on work" and gained experience working with an expert team of fitting and alteration seamstresses at an exclusive dress shop the summer I finished at Liverpool. I wanted a creative career, so I applied for the position of wardrobe assistant at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. This was a wonderful work experience, sewing fabulous fabrics and making a diverse range of costumes. The theatre wardrobe mistress encouraged me to continue studying and I enrolled for a City and Guilds course. Although theatre working hours were long, they were flexible and I could study and work full time. I achieved merit for City and Guilds Creative Studies; two years later I received a distinction in Fashion and Design and won the year prize. My qualifications and experience opened another career opportunity in the fashion industry. I wanted to work fewer hours and the job I was offered provided training in production planning and buying. Working regular hours I decided to think again about the teaching career I had abandoned. I was employed by Birmingham Adult Education Department to work in evenings teaching Embroidery and Needlework. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching, so when I married and the family arrived I gave up full time work in industry. I returned to college, updated my teaching qualifications and became a part time teacher In the early 90's I wrote the Tailoring Programme for the West Midlands Access Foundation, later used by Open College Network. By 1996 I was determined to offer my own courses, now known as Gill Arnold Dressmaking Training. In 1997 I became Sewing World magazine's pattern specialist. Over 20 years teaching has given me a wealth of experience and knowledge to produce articles on patterns and fitting. I have also written for Sew Today and American publications. With the support of the sewing industry I enjoy being a regular exhibitor at shows all over the country including the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. My yearly programme provides a full range of sewing events, exhibitions, seminars, cloth sales, trips and courses.

Mid-View Healthcare Ltd

mid-view healthcare ltd

England

At Mid-View Healthcare we treat our clients and their service users like our family, because they are!. We are a nursing agency that provide temporary staffing to care homes and private hospitals across England. Aside from our commitment to providing professional care, our unique modern approach to care delivery leads to a relationship-oriented care experience for both our clients and their service users. At Mid-View Healthcare, we are always on the lookout for passionate and committed individuals to join our team. We are a highly efficient care agency, who prides themselves on offering an excellent service to our clients. We aim to deliver an outstanding and evolving recruitment process that is relevant and suitable to the interest of the industry. We understand that not one care plan fits all. Our daily services can include anything from meal preparation, hygiene, cleaning, and supervision or specific tasks discussed with our clients. We offer skilled care support for Residential and Nursing homes that may need additional support. In other that, their service users achieve their optimum state of health and well-being. We treat all people supported by us and all people who work here with respect at all times. We uphold the human and citizenship rights of all who work for us. We support individual choice and personal decision-making as the right of all Service Users. We respect and encourage the right of independence of all Service Users. We recognise the individual uniqueness of Service Users, staff and visitors, and treat them with dignity and respect at all times. We respect individual requirements for privacy at all times and treat all information relating to individuals in a confidential manner. We will listen to your concerns and work with you to find a resolution on any complaints in a timely manner. We recognise the individual need for personal fulfilment and offer individualised programmes of meaningful activity to satisfy the need of our clients and staff.