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2012-01-09 10:53:20 UTC by Carol in La Marina

NVQs in Spain

NVQ Training

Fletcher Europe bring new training and assessment opportunities to British expats in Spain.

Based in Barcelona, Fletcher Europe introduces NVQ training across a broad range of disciplines on the mainland, in the Balearics and the Canary Islands.

For a long time training opportunities for English speakers have been limited, the introduction of NVQ's on this scale will open up a wealth of new opportunities. NVQ qualifications are work based training awarded based on demonstrations of competence.

For companies, the NVQ qualification has been proven to improve business performance and staff retention, the individual will benefit by achieving a qualification recognized throughout Europe. The paperless portfolio system employed allows the qualifications to be gained easily and quickly.

As well as providing services to employers Fletcher Europe can also provide the service to an individual looking to improve their own skills and future prospects.

Disciplines offered include;

• Administration
• Contact Centre
• Customer Service
• Hospitality
• Learning and Development
• Management
• Sales

Shirley Fletcher, the founder of Fletcher Consultancy and Fletcher Europe, says, "Having moved to Spain three years ago it struck me how few training opportunities existed in the expat communities, we're trying to change the situation". Adding, "In the longer term we are also planning to open up our services to native Spanish speakers, in Spanish"!

Shirley Fletcher is considered an expert in her field and helped write the national standards for the NVQ. She is also an accomplished author on the subject training and development, and has also worked as consultant to develop a range of NVQs and other qualifications in UK Europe and Pacific Rim and on associated assessment systems

Fletcher Consultancy is highly successful training and development company, with many blue chip organizations as clients. They serve over 2500 UK NVQ candidates each year.

Fletcher Europe can be contacted via their website - www.nvqinspain.com

2011-12-15 05:38:57 UTC by Steve Hall in Fuengirola

ARE YOU A WINNER?

If you’d like to become a winner, you’re not alone. Winners are the icing on the cake of society, the cherry in the cocktail of life and overall just the coolest people on earth.
But what is a “winner”, actually? Is Bill Gates a winner? How about Mother Theresa? Or Gandhi? What about Vincent van Gogh, who hardly sold any paintings during his life time? Can you be declared a winner in retrospect? And who declares the winners in the first place?
Ah… hold on. I think we may finally have found the right question: Who declares the winners?
Is it God? Does he point his finger to draw a line between winners and losers? Or maybe it’s a highly regarded group of success gurus who make the decision? Do they publish a list of winners online? And do you have to buy their training course to earn your winner badge?
What about your friends? Surely, what they think of you must be right? But what if you find new friends who think differently?
The one with the right to judge you
Darn… this is getting complicated. We might actually have to stop asking questions and start facing the truth. You might have to accept the harsh reality that there’s only one single person who has all the power to decide whether you’re a winner or not. Someone who can determine your fate, who has the right to judge you and who can change your life with his or her thoughts alone.
It’s you, of course. Which really doesn’t make things any easier. I mean, what are you supposed to think of yourself? Who tells you what you should think? Is it God? Or maybe a group of highly regarded — ok, let’s not go through all that again.
The bottom line is this: It’s all on you. You’re the only one who gets to decide and nobody else has the power to “help” you with your decision.
By now, we realise that our starting question doesn’t quite fit. “Are you a winner?” isn’t really a question anyone can answer. Why don’t we replace it with “Do you feel like a winner?”. If you’re the only who gets a say in this anyway, then your feelings and thoughts are all that matters, aren’t they?
So, do you feel like a winner? I certainly do. Sometimes. At other times, I feel like a total failure: weak, vulnerable and helpless.
My guess is that you’re like me. I think that you try to think well of yourself, and often succeed — but not always.
How to feel like a winner
To help you feel like a winner more often, I’d like to show you a little exercise that has helped me personally a lot. In order to do so, I’ll build on the exercise that Douglas Cartwright has suggested for changing the way we look at problems.
Here’s what to do:
Step 1:
In writing, make a list of your successes in life. Start with your childhood. How you learned
to swim, or to ride a bike. Then work your way up to today. Your first kiss, your high-school
graduation. The first job. Your first promotion. You get the picture.
Steps 2 – 1,000,000:
From now on, every time you experience a new success, read through the whole list again. Then
add the new success to the list.
This activity shifts your thinking significantly. Instead of registering your successes as isolated events, your mind will start to interlink them.
As a result, you don’t just think “Wow, I’ve achieved a success” whenever you have a success-experience. Instead, you think “Wow, I’m a successful person” — a winner.

For more details check out: http://cytguides.com/84PersonalDevelopmentReports/?e=Kasinspain

2011-12-06 11:27:47 UTC by Kas in Los Balcones

Long Term Rental Properties Available NOW !!!

Looking for a LONG TERM RENTAL: We have the following properties Available .................

Ref: JR002 Det 3 Bed + 6 Sep Rooms, Dolores
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/14505-villa-to-rent-in-dolores-with-9-bedroom-7-bathroom

Ref: JR003 Det 3 Bed Crevillente - Unfurnished. Possible Rent to buy
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/14511-villa-to-rent-in-crevillente-with-3-bedroom-2-bathroom

Ref: JR004 Det 3 Bed Catral
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/14512-villa-to-rent-in-catral-with-3-bedroom-2-bathroom

Ref: JR005 2 Bed apt La Marina VILLAGE
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/14537-apartment-to-rent-in-la-marina-village-with-2-bedroom-1-bathroom

Ref: SR901 2 Bed apt La Marina - Very nice property. Only 2 mins walk to bars, shops etc. Nr Hillside
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/14574-apartment-to-rent-in-la-marina-urb-with-2-bedroom-1-bathroom

Ref: TJ82 3 Bed Quad La Marina
http://lamarina.aspanishlife.com/rentals/1255-quad-house-to-rent-in-la-marina-with-3-bedroom-2-bathroom

To View Contact:
e-mail: [email protected]
OR Tel: (0034) 96-679-0844 OR
(0034) 679-779-122

2011-10-18 08:50:51 UTC by Carol in La Marina

Ref: PSELF02 CHEAP CHEAP For Sale - 1 Bed Bungalow with Communal Pool. Price: € 34,000.00

REDUCED AGAIN From 40,000 euros NOW 34,000 EUROS.

This Must be the Cheapest Property Around.

BARGAIN.........BARGAIN........
Front terrace,

Public pool 2 mins at 1 euro a day.

Furnished.

Very nice and clean and in good location throughout.

All amenities close and beach 10 mins away.

Price...34.000 euros for quick sale

For full details/photo's please click the link
http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELF02&submit=PSELF02

To View e-mail: spainretreatsATyahoo.co.uk
Tel: 0034 96-679-0844 OR 0034 679-779-122

2011-10-08 11:02:38 UTC by Carol in La Marina

Joe Longthorne in Concert

Night Out Promotions working together with Personality Artistes Ltd Present Joe LongThorne '' A Man And His Music ''
Live at the Teatro Municipal, Torrevieja
On Monday 10th October 2011
Show starts 8pm
Tickets are priced at 25 basic, 35 Improved view, 50 premium seats and a few after show party passes still available.
Tickets are available from the theatre box office, or contact Night Out Promotions on 966 732 215 or 672 885 418
or visit www.nightoutpromotions.com

2011-10-07 00:09:48 UTC by Gaynor Weekes in Guardamar del Segura

A Fantastic Spanish Property Bargain only €80,000

A lovely South facing 2 bed 1 bath 2nd floor apartment located in the popular town of San Miguel de Salinas, Costa Blanca. This property is being sold fully furnished & very briefly consists of the following :-

Lounge / dining area, American style fully fitted kitchen with all white goods & appliances, 2 x double bedrooms, 1 x bathroom with shower, sun balconies off of the lounge & master bedroom with countryside views, fully furnished, ceiling fans in lounge & bedrooms, satellite TV, telephone line & internet connection, video entry system, communal lift, communal swimming pool & solarium, undergound garage space with lockable store room.

This property is located just 5 minutes walk from the middle of San Miguel where you will find all amenities, bars, restaurants, shops, banks, farmacy, medical centre, supermarkets etc etc. The lovely Blue flag beaches of the Orihuela Costa & Torrevieja are just 15 minutes drive away. Alicante airport is 35 minutes away & Murcia San Javier airport is 30 minutes away.

Property Reference: R1684

Please contact 616601755 for viewing

2011-09-12 11:02:07 UTC by Rio in Almoradi

Ref: Oscar1 PRICE 71.000 EUROS (REDUCED FROM 89.000 EUROS). LA SIESTA, Torrevieja Lovely 3 Bed, 2 Bath Bungalow with Solarium Great Views !!

For Photo's please click the link
http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=Oscar1&submit=Oscar1

Opportunity in Torrevieja! *This will Sell Quick*
Price: ONLY 71,000 euros.

Fantastic opportunity!. This beautiful end of terrace English style bungalow has had a full refurbishment inside and out, the property has 3 bedrooms, and a good sized Solarium terrace with incredible views of the salt lake.

This property also has a large under build which is split into 2 rooms, both with good potential as they make a significant addition to this dwelling.

2 large/family bathrooms, Lounge, Dining room, Living room, Kitchen, Balcony, Patio, Solarium

Nearest facilities within:
Shops 3m Bars 3m Restaurants 3m Beach 15m Healthcare 15m Bus route 3m Schools 10m

To View: Tel: 0034 96-679-0844 OR
0034 679-779-122
e-mail: spainretreatsATyahoo.co.uk

2011-09-03 09:34:27 UTC by Carol in La Marina

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELF02&submit=PSELF02

Do you have money just sitting in your Bank receiving a very poor interest rate?

If so, surely now is the time to *Snap up* one of the many Reduced Bargains that we have on our Books. We enclose below the links to a small selection of these types of properties:

Properties UNDER 50,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELS01&submit=PSELS01

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=TJ443&submit=TJ443

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSELJ01&submit=PSELJ01

Properties Between 100,000 to 150,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=TJ450&submit=TJ450

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBLRBERNA&submit=MBLRBERNA

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBMMGESTIO&submit=MBMMGESTIO

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=CYCvre998&submit=CYCvre998

Properties Over 150,000 euros

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=PSEVM02&submit=PSEVM02

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=MBHFAC&submit=MBHFAC

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu/proplist.php?ref=CYC0053&submit=CYC0053

To view all our properties that we have For Sale click the following link and put your own search in:

http://www.daydreamvillas.eu
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: (0034) 96-679-0844 OR (0034) 679-779-122

2011-09-01 09:29:14 UTC by Carol in La Marina

All On Board For A Spanish Life!

ARE YOU ALL ABROAD FOR A SPANISH LIFE
All Abroad is looking forward to its link-up with ‘A Spanish Life’ which will see one of the most comprehensive websites covering communities in Spain combine its resources with one of the most popular expat magazines around! We offer advice, info, features, and articles all relevant to life as an expat in Spain and with the help of A Spanish Life we’ll be able to spread our message (and some cracking jokes…).
A Spanish Life, like All Abroad, offers expats the chance to tell their story and recount their experiences and now those tips and advice (and warnings!) will be spread around the Costas via the web with A Spanish Life and All Abroad which is a hard copy magazine (free, 5th every month) available at the moment, on the Costa Blanca only.
All Abroad has been running for seven years now (formerly known as The Jungle Drums) and their experts and contributors know what it is like to be an expat in Spain, and they always tell you about anything with a smile on their face!
Welcome and we hope you’ll experience your Spanish Life with all of us here at All Abroad and A Spanish Life!

2011-08-30 11:17:02 UTC by Kas in Los Balcones