We are hiring!

We currently have a temporary part-time vacancy for a Work Placement Coordinator. This post is a 16 hours per week contract with a very flexible working pattern. You will be required to cover  sick leave for a period of 2-3 months with a chance of this becoming a permanent position in the future if successful.

Please visit our website for full details

New Competition

Take a peak at the new competition we have just launched on Almond Vocational Link's website!

It's open to all EU residents who have taken part or are currently taking part in the Erasmus Plus here in the UK. Whether you are a student or VET professional who recently visited the UK as a part of KA1 staff mobility, we would love to hear from you. What where the highlights of your stay?

Write your article in a "TOP 10" format and email it to kamilab@almondvoclink.co.uk for your chance to win a £30 online shopping voucher for a chosen store in the country of your residence.  

Download your entry form and get creative! Chosen articles will be published on our website and the winner will be announced on our website and social media channels on 07/09/2015.

Please read full terms and conditions: www.almondvoclink.co.uk/competition/

Our Recent Work Experience Group From Italy In Their Local Press | Professional Internship in Plymouth UK

Many thanks to Mrs Filena Spadavecchia for sending this scan of an article that appeared in Italian press recently. It's about the lovely students and teachers from the Olivetti school in Monza, Italy whom we hosted in Plymouth over the Easter Holidays! Please read the article translated into English here

This hard working and very enthusiastic group of young people came to Plymouth, UK for a 2 week work experience placement and English Language Training all organised by Almond Vocational Link. 

They all worked within catering and hospitality sector in order to gain invaluable hands on, practical experience and improve their English. 

Please read the full report on this project here

Plymouth Language Cafe - British Poetry Evening 19/02/2015

Many thanks to all who attended our last week's Language Cafe - British Poetry Evening. 

This special event was organised in collaboration with our partner PCQ Arts. Our guests were able to listen to Plymouth's Poet Laureate Michael Sullivan, Martin Perry and PCQ Art's Peter Davey. It was a wonderful evening, full of reflection as well as laughter.We would like to thank all who attended, we hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did. Special thanks to all involved in organising this successful event. 

Please visit our website to see all the photos from this event 

Language Cafe - British Poetry Evening 

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Poetry Evening - Language Cafe

Poetry is a language in which man explores his own amazement. – Christopher Fry

Join us for our special Language Cafe Event - an evening of British Poetry. We invited some very special guests who would like to share some of their favourite pieces by British poets as well as introduce you to their own work. 

If you are a keen writer yourself, please don't be shy, we would love to hear your own poems too. For those of you who are looking for some guidance and poetry tips, there will be an opportunity to speak to Plymouth's famous - Martin Perry. This event is organised in collaboration with PCQ Arts 

Refreshments will be provided.
To book your spot, please contact Gabriele gabrielem@almondvoclink.co.uk

8th Anniversary of Almond Vocational Link Plymouth

This January we have a very good reason to celebrate, it has been just over 8 years since Almond Vocational Link opened it's doors for the first time.

Since then we have met hundreds of wonderful students, work placement providers and host families. We have also managed to gather a great team of individuals who work very hard every day to ensure that everything runs smoothly. You can find out more about them all here 

It has been a very successful 8 years for Almond, our Plymouth English Language School has grown and is now offering courses for local foreign speakers. We established a new Plymouth Language Cafe which helps foreign speakers to improve their English and enables them to integrate better. 

In the near future we are hoping to build on this experience and expand our English Language services even further with a new business venture coming in 2015. 

We would like to sincerely thank you all for supporting us over the years and continuing to name Almond Vocational Link your preffered KA1 and KA2 Erasmus+ project partner for the UK. 

If you are seeking UK partner to work with on your Erasmus+ KA1 or KA2 project, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our European Project Manager Mrs Janet Wonnacott janetw@almondvoclink.co.uk  is always happy to answer your inquiries. Please take a look at some of the projects we took part in and don’t forget to read the Testimonials left by our project partners, students and University Erasmus+ Coordinators.

To find out more about our services please visit our website