Hi, and welcome to Barnsley Learning Services’
interactive resource:
‘Making it in Barnsley’
This informative, multi media tool
aims to give you, the user, the opportunity to explore some of the exiting
new advances in Barnsley’s re-development and modernisation program.
The package also looks at some of the districts most determined young
entrepreneurs as well as successful, well established businesses, who
through dedication and hard work have made an important impact on local,
national and international industry.
Barnsley has a passionate and determined vision of its future, a future
it wants you to be part of. The potential for young adults within Education
and Industry has never been greater.
The website is divided into a number of navigable modules which are explained
in more detail below. Each page contains a links section which will allow
you to further your research in any particular area of interest. Links
within the body of the webpage are highlighted in blue text and scroll
bars are used for navigation within each page.
The ‘Making It In Barnsley’ video is
the key resource on the website. It represents a dynamic and exciting,
investigation into the innovations, developments and success stories in
Education and Industry throughout the Barnsley District.
The programme follows the exploits of two local students as they examine
the multitude of options available to them at Year 10 and beyond. Their
'magical mystery tour' of the borough explores established businesses,
new young entrepreneurs, advances in education and training, before finally
bringing them to future developments within the heart of the town.
The video runs for 26 minutes and is supplied on DVD with a menu option
for subtitles. Alternatively it is downloadable on the website either
as a ‘complete’ low resolution version or as four separate
high resolution sequences that cover the Introduction, Business, Education/Training
and future developments. Click on the appropriate icon to view video sequence.
All files are windows media files (*.wmv) and require Windows Media Player
for playback.
Many of the people, business and educational establishments
featured in ‘Making It In Barnsley’ have a case study dedicated
to them. The studies are designed to provide a more detailed view of the
subject and are supported by the relevant .pdf documents and brochures
as well as links to the appropriate websites.
The video case studies which are featured on the DVD, CD-Rom and website,
come in one of two forms:
All logos and links, when clicked, will navigate
the user to the case study's official website or when not applicable,
to another suitable location.
Most of the businesses featured in the project are
affiliated with, and have used the facilities provided by, the organisations
listed here. Each section contains a brief description of the resources
and services supplied by each of these business development and support
agencies
This section is supported by links and logos which will navigate you to
official websites, when clicked, or when not applicable to another suitable
site.
Most of the education and training providers featured
in the project are affiliated with, and have used the services provided
by, the organisations listed here. Each section contains a brief description
of the facilities, information and support supplied by each of these education
and training development agencies.
This section is supported by links and logos which will navigate you to
official websites, when clicked, or when not applicable to another suitable
site.
Apart from the many 'business-minded' people who
have 'Made It In Barnsley', there are a lot of people in other
fields who proudly fly the Barnsley flag. This section of the website
pays tribute to some of the celebrities, young and old, hailing from this
fair town. From sportsmen to politicians and musicians to entertainers,
Barnsley has a rich heritage of talented people.
If you feel that you can add to any of the content already on the site,
or even if you think you know of a person who deserves to be mentioned,
please do not hesitate to use the forum page of the website to contact
us.
Available only on the dynamic web version of this site and not available
on the cd, the 'forum' page is a good way of communicating with other
members of the 'Making It In Barnsley' community. It is also here where
new ideas can be suggested for amendments to this very website, for instance
the people page.
Available only on the dynamic web version of this
site and not available on the cd, the 'links' page is a handy page that
holds every link on the entire site in one, easy to navigate list. If
you saw an interesting link, but can't remember which page it was on,
the 'links' page is the place to start.
