Islanders planning to undertake higher education now have a new prospectus to refer to which will inform them about the range of courses that are available locally.

The GTA are delighted to be working in partnership with AO Hall in delivering the latest thinking and developments on a variety of key topics for HR and seniors managers.

For those of you in the know, the GTA's Study Centre at Morningside House provides a welcome sanctuary for private study away from the distractions of work and home. Students do not have to be studying GTA courses to join as a member.

The GTA is pleased to publish the results of a recent IT survey into the provision of such training on-island. Commissioned by the GTA’s IT Advisory Group the survey looked at the range, quality and cost of IT training on-island with a view to establishing whether there were any gaps in the provision of IT training locally.

The GTA has been given the go-ahead to offer a business and mangement full honours programme on island from 2012. Delivered by lecturers from Bournemouth University, islanders can now study for a business degree without leaving the island.

In response to the new initiatives from the FSA, the GTA are pleased to be offering gap fill course modules between the RDR transitional qualifications and existing CISI qualifications.

For those of you interested in a safer internet for your family a special event is taking place on 4 February at Beau Sejour starting at 1.30pm. Including a range of talks and demos and competitions the event focusses on making the internet a safer place. For more details please follow this link.

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A brand new qualification, the ICA Advanced Certificate in Anti Money Laundering is being launched this month. Created to meet a growing demand for a practical and focussed course, this programme examines anti money laundering (AML) and customer due diligence (CDD) issues.