Chris Pickering, of the Future Learning CIC in Bristol, is the first facilitator to be assessed and approved to deliver net:gain. He passed his assessment with flying colours!

Chris helped pilot the net:gain programme as it was developed during 2006 and has been managing community learning projects since Ukonline was founded in 1999.

His facilitator assessment was done while facilitating for a fellow net:gain centre: the O-Regen Click Centre in Leytonstone, North London, where he has also worked as a net:gain mentor, helping them to adapt the programme to their own organisation and audience.

O-Regen Senior Training and Development Officer George Noi-Lartey said : “We were delighted to be able to draw on a facilitator who had a depth of understanding of this very new programme and our staff benefited from seeing Chris run the session ‘for real’ with eight of our local Voluntary and Community organisations.”

Picture (left) - Left to Right: Chris Pickering ;O-Regens Senior Training & Development Officer George Noi Lartey; Assessor & net:gain Manager Jane Berry and O-Regen's Director of Operations, Geoffrey Ocen.

Picture (right) - Chris Pickering (standing) facilitates the O-Regen workshop.

O-Regen delegates also enjoyed the day: “I found this workshop very practical for implementation in my organisation, and believe it will be valuable and beneficial – Thanks!”