SERVICES CUSTOMERS ABOUT ABOUT US TEAM BOARD NEWS PARTNERSHIP CAREERS CONTACT HOOPLE NEWS keeping up with headline stories 3 Feb, 2015 HOOPLE BUDDIES ANNOUNCE 2015 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' Staff at Hereford based Hoople Ltd have voted to support Midlands Air Ambulance as their 2015 Charity of the Year. Midlands Air Ambulance Charity will supersede St Michael’s Hospice as Charity of the Year and for whom Hoople BuddieS were successful in raising more than £20,000 over the past two years. Read more 28 Jan, 2015 HOOPLE RECOGNISES DIGNITY ACTION DAY Dignity Action Day this year takes place on 1 February and a group of young learners from Hoople will be undertaking a number of special activities to demonstrate their support. Read more 12 Jan, 2015 HOOPLE OFFERS FREE ADVICE SESSIONS ON APPRENTICESHIPS Hoople is running two free advice sessions for people interested in starting one of its apprenticeship programmes. Read more 11 Dec, 2014 HOOPLE 'BUDDIES' RAISE THOUSANDS FOR ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE We are delighted to announce that we have exceeded our 2014 fundraising target in support of St Michael’s Hospice, Hereford. Read more 1 Sep, 2014 IMPROVING WORKING LIVES: A FREE SEMINAR Join us at Plough Lane on 24 September for a free seminar on wellbeing at work. Reserve your places by calling 01432 383678 or for more details click here. Read more 7 Aug, 2014 REGISTER NOW: ILM LEADING TEAMS IN THE WORKPLACE Our next funded ILM course - Leading Teams in the Workplace - is running for two sessions, starting 10 September 2014. Read more 23 Jul, 2014 CABINET CONSIDERS FUTURE COMMISSIONING OF HOOPLE SERVICES Hoople Ltd currently delivers a range of corporate services to its shareholder Herefordshire Council. The current contract is due to finish in Spring 2016. Read more 11 Jul, 2014 H&W CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AWARDS 2014 Hoople attended the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2014 ceremony last night. It was a great evening and we would like to congratulate all of the winners. Read more 13 Jun, 2014 HOOPLE APPRENTICE WINS ADULT LEARNER'S WEEK AWARD On Friday 13 June, James Bruton, Marketing Apprentice at Hoople, was awarded the Learning for Work Apprentice Award for the West Midlands region. Read more 27 May, 2014 LEARNING AT WORK WEEK 2014 On Wednesday 21st May we held a series of free seminars on improving your effectiveness at work. Read more 6 Mar, 2014 FREE LEVEL 3 APPRENTICESHIPS FOR 24+ We’re pleased to announce that as of March 7th, the government had decided to once again co-fund Level 3 apprenticeships for all ages. Read more 4 Mar, 2014 HOOPLE NAMED FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR At an award ceremony on Friday 28th February, Hoople Buddies won the St. Michael’s Hospice Employee Fundraiser of the Year award. Read more 3 Mar, 2014 @HOOPLELTD LAUNCHED FOR #NAW2014 Hoople are proud to be supporting National Apprenticeship week. Read more 3 Mar, 2014 ADULT SOCIAL CARE CAREER DEVELOPMENT Hoople are holding an Adult Social Care Career Development event on Thursday 6th March from 11am-3pm at the Kindle Centre in Hereford. Read more 17 Feb, 2014 CELEBRATING DIGNITY IN ACTION On Wednesday, 5 February Hoople held a ‘Digni-tea’ event at Thorn Training Centre as part of Dignity in Action Day for 2014. Read more 30 Jan, 2014 HAVE YOU GOT TIME FOR DIGNI-TEA? Hoople is having a “Digni-tea” event on Wednesday 5 February at our Training Centre at Thorn Business Park, Rotherwas, from 11.30am - 3pm, as part of Dignity in Care Week. Read more 23 Jan, 2014 HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL ANNOUNCE SAVINGS Herefordshire Council has announced plans to reduce the cost of council back office services to deliver savings of £1.2million from April 2014. Read more 18 Dec, 2013 NEW FULLY FUNDED ILM TRAINING IN JANUARY Sign up now for next month's fully funded training courses. Leading Teams in the Workplace will run for two sessions: January 14th from 9.00am - 4.30pm and February 13th from 10.00am - 12.00pm. Leadership Skills in the Workplace will also run for two sessions: January 29th from 9.00am - 4.30pm and February 26th from 10.00am - 12.00pm. Read more 10 Dec, 2013 PARTNER IN NEW COLLEGE FOR DISABLED ADULTS Hoople are proud to be in partnership piloting a new college for disabled adults in Hereford. Read more 11 Oct, 2013 FULLY FUNDED ILM TRAINING Sign up now for a fully funded training course on Leadership Skills in the Workplace. This month we are running two sessions: Monday, 18 November from 9:30-4:30 and Thursday, 21 November from 9:30-4:30. There are spaces available on both courses. Read more 9 Oct, 2013 NEW JOBS WEBSITE LAUNCHED Hoople Resourcing have launched a new web site for finding jobs... Read more 24 Sep, 2013 GETTING THE WORD OUT We have been working hard to get the Hoople brand out and about… Read more 24 Sep, 2013 HOOPLE SPONSORS VENUS MIDNIGHT WALK Join us on Friday, 20 September as we raise money for St. Michael’s Hospice. Read more 1 Aug, 2013 HOOPLE'S MIKE TONEY RETIRES Mike Toney, Hoople's head of revenues benefits and performance receives tribute in Hereford Times Read more 5 Jul, 2013 REVENUE & BENEFITS TEAM SUCCESS Hoople Revenues & Benefits team support Herefordshire Council in beating national average for timely council tax payments. Read more 5 Jul, 2013 APPRENTICESHIP ROADSHOW Come along and have an informal chat about skills and training for your workforce. We will provide you with impartial information and guidance. Read more 31 May, 2013 24+ ADVANCED LEARNING LOAN UPDATE From 1st August 2013, if you are aged 24 or over and want to study A levels, an Access to Higher Education Diploma, a level 3 or 4 Certificate or Diploma, or an Advanced or Higher Apprenticeship, you will need to pay your college or training organisation for the cost of your course. Read more 22 May, 2013 TRAINING OPEN DAY SUCCESS Adult Learners’ Week this year ran from 18th – 24th May. It is the UK’s largest annual festival of learning, inspiring thousands of people each year to discover how learning can change their lives. Hoople supported this event with an Open Day at our Training Centre at Widemarsh Street. Read more 7 May, 2013 ADULT LEARNERS’ WEEK 2013 Adult Learners’ Week (18-24 May) is the UK’s largest annual festival of learning, inspiring thousands of people each year to discover how learning can change their lives. Our open day on Wednesday, 22nd May from 2-7 p.m. is at our Training Centre on Widemarsh Street. Read more 26 Apr, 2013 AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE DEARING Shared Service Architects is a teaching company focussed on equipping leaders in the public sector with skills and knowledge to innovate and initiate successful shared service solutions. Their April 2013 publication of Shared Service Architects Magazine features an interview with Mike Dearing discussing Hoople’s experience, governance and journey to date. 25 Mar, 2013 HOOPLE STAFF RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CHARITY When Hoople was formed, the company and staff decided to support a designated charity annually. During its first year, the employees chose to support and raise money for the Air Ambulance. Read more 14 Feb, 2013 SHORTLISTED FOR NHS FLU FIGHTER AWARD Wye Valley NHS Trust (in conjunction with Hoople's Occupational Health team) is one of only five trusts in the country shortlisted for a national health award for its innovative flu campaign aimed at encouraging staff to get immunised to help protect patients. Read more 8 Feb, 2013 HEREFORD TIMES CLARIFICATION On the 8th February, 2013, Mike Dearing wrote a letter in relation to the Hereford Times article on 7th February, 2013 which mentioned Hoople. The letter is here. 5 Nov, 2012 HEREFORDSHIRE PAIR WIN NATIONAL ‘PASSION & PURPOSE’ AWARD FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINING 'Research in Practice' have awarded Roger Clarke from Hoople Ltd and Helen McNamara from Herefordshire Council the 'Passion and Purpose' award. Read more 15 Aug, 2012 COUNCILS SAVE MILLIONS BY SHARING SERVICES The Local Government Association has issued a new report into local authorities sharing services to save money. The report "The Services Shared: Costs Spared?" provides detailed analysis of five high-profile shared service arrangements. In all, the five shared services saved £30 million between them across the lifetime of the sharing arrangements and Hoople Ltd was one of them. Read more 10 Jul, 2012 NEW RESOURCING AGENCY OPEN Hoople Ltd has launched its new in-house resourcing agency, 'Hoople Resourcing - First Choice for Jobs'. Read more 20 Jun, 2012 HOOPLE AWARDED CIPFA PLATINUM ACCREDITED EMPLOYER STATUS Hoople Ltd have been award CIPFA Platinum accredited employer status which is the highest level of award; recognising excellence. We have been awarded this accreditation for demonstrating best practice, having integrated polices for training CIPFA students and also successfully implementing internal staff development programmes to aid continued professional development. 18 Jun, 2012 THE PRIDE OF HEREFORDSHIRE AWARDS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED The annual Pride of Herefordshire Awards, a venture between Hoople Ltd, the Hereford Journal and Herefordshire Partnership are designed to celebrate the very best of what goes on in Herefordshire, and highlight the achievements of the many people who are unsung heroes, or who work quietly behind the scenes but make a real difference to the success and wellbeing of the people who live, work in or visit our county. Read more 12 Jun, 2012 HOOPLE TO ATTEND WELFARE TO WORK CONFERENCE The UK Welfare to Work 2012 Convention in Birmingham on 10th and 11th July plays a unique role in bringing together all those who deliver services, with the aim of informing, debating and effecting change. The Convention attracts up to 1,000 delegates from across the UK and internationally, who gather to hear the latest developments, share experiences and discuss best practice. Read more 11 Jun, 2012 HOOPLE LTD SUPPORT ADULT LEARNERS’ WEEK Adult Learners' Week, 14th - 18th May, was the UK's largest annual festival of learning, inspiring thousands of people each year to discover how learning can change their lives. Hoople, a LSIS Beacon Status Training Centre, rated Outstanding by OFSTED, supported this event through their Sector Based Work Academies. Read more 21 May, 2012 HOOPLE & NHS HEREFORDSHIRE LINKS GPS WITH EDT HUB Hoople Ltd and NHS Herefordshire will connect another 76 GP practices to its electronic document transfer hub and expands its use to include maternity and A&E documentation, taking the total to 100. To find out more click here 12 Apr, 2012 HOOPLE LTD COMMENDED FOR MJ AWARD Hoople Ltd recently entered the MJ Awards under the shared services category. This category looked at examples of successful shared services which demonstrated efficiency savings as well as improvements to services, and cross-sector working. We described how the partners came together, planned and developed the shared service and overcame the inevitable obstacles to completing the arrangements as well as how we structured the shared service arrangements and delivered our initial goals. Read more 1 Feb, 2012 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SHORTLISTED FOR UK PUBLIC SECTOR DIGITAL AWARDS The Hoople IT team have been shortlisted for the Best example of shared services in practice for bringing the NHS and Council networks together. The UK Public Sector Digital Awards celebrate excellence in IT enabled service delivery across all sectors of government. They recognise the vital role of IT and the IT professional across the public sector and commends their remarkable achievements at a time of remarkable pressure. For all that is good in public sector IT, the UK Public Sector Digital Awards are the ultimate benchmark. 1 Feb, 2012 MEP ANTHEA MCINTYRE VISITS TRAINING CENTRE MEP Anthea McIntyre visited the Training Centre to see the good work the team had achieved with European Social Funding with young people on the 4U2 programme for those Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETS). ©alltogetherfool 1 Feb, 2012 GIS TEAM WIN NATIONAL EXEMPLARS AWARDS At the National Exemplars Awards, the GIS team were awarded Best in Region for their Local Street Gazetteer (LSG), obtained gold certification for their Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and (LSG) and were the only Authority to be awarded Gold overall in the West Midlands and 1 of only 14 nationally. 24 Jan, 2012 TRAINING CENTRE RANKED IN TOP 15 PROVIDERS IN COUNTRY Ofsted's Chief Inspector has said in her annual report that the 'most positive aspect' this year in the learning and skills sector has been an 8% increase in the proportion of independent learning providers that were found to be good or outstanding. The report states that out of the 312 learning and skills providers Ofsted inspected this year, only 15 were judged outstanding for the quality of teaching. All of these were independent learning providers or employer providers. The Hoople Training Centre have been ranked in the top 15 training providers in the country. INTERESTED TO HEAR MORE? Call us on 01432 383678 or email enquiries@hoopleltd.co.uk and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Schools online CPD Hoople Resourcing Accessibility Terms of use Privacy Disclaimer Cookies Copyright Downloads Hoople Ltd is a company influenced by Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust Hoople Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales No. 7556595 © Hoople Ltd 2015