http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/ (c) 2007 advancecpd.org.uk All Rights Reserved Advance CPD is currently recruiting students wishing to progress their careers through the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX). We offer a comprehensive range of law programmes designed to meet the needs of people wishing to become lawyers or to enhance their legal knowledge in specialist areas. From September 2007 we will be running the: Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law (2 years, part-time)The first steps to a fulfilling career in the legal service sector. Level 6 Higher Professional Diploma in Law (up to 4 years, part-time)For those who want to progress onto ILEX Membership status or to study specialist subjects in depth as part of their CPD. Post-Graduate Entry Diploma (Full time, 9 months)This is a direct alternative for qualifying law graduates to the expensive LPC. Why train to become a solicitor when you can become a Legal Executive? No need for a training contract and at up to 75% cheaper tuition fees, what could be more attractive? Well, see below…. Post-Graduate Entry Diploma (Fast Track)This gives qualifying law graduates all the benefits of the above but with the added incentive of finishing much earlier. Set over 12 weeks throughout the Summer of 2008 (two weeks off in August), you will study for the ILEX examinations in October. If successful you will become a Member of ILEX by Christmas, that’s months earlier than the traditional route or the LPC. Not only will you save huge sums on tuition fees compared to the LPC but you’ll save on accommodation costs too. Even better, you’ll be first into that all important job market. Don’t forget, you do not need a training contract and the job opportunities for Legal Executives are buoyant. Don’t just take our word for it, visit www.legal-executive-recruitment.com There has never been a better time to become a Legal Executive. The Legal Services Bill sets out the changes to legal services. It will open up a wealth of opportunities for Legal Executives and sweeping away the last division between them and solicitors, the ability to become partners. More information can be found at: www.dca.gov.uk/legalsys/lsreform.htm  You can also see our Principal’s published articles on this subject here on our Website and please take the opportunity to read the ILEX Secretary General’s articles on the ILEX Web pages on the following link: http://www.ilexjournal.co.uk/ilexopinion/article.asp?theid=1391&themode=1 http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-launches-ilex-courses-2007-07-25.php Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance Principal, Adrian Mason has written the cover story on the August edition of The Legal Executive. Adrian interviewed Sir Mark Hedley, the Family Liaison Judge for London & the South East who also, from time to time, sits in the Court of Appeal. He attended the Royal Courts for a two day visit shadowing Mr Justice Hedley, an experience he described as being extremely rewarding. This month sees his second interview with Sir Mark where he describes other areas of his busy workload. http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-principal-makes-it-to-the-cover-2007-08-09.php Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance CPD has been awarded \'Accreditated Status\' by the Institute of Legal Executives and this now gives the go-ahead for students to enrol onto ILEX programmes. Advance CPD principal, Adrian Mason said "it is a good day for legal education in Shropshire allowing the County\'s students the opportunity to be legally trained in a professional environment." http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-cpd-awarded---accreditated-status---by-ilex-2007-08-17.php Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance CPD has attracted some welcome local press coverage in August announcing our arrival and outlining the college\'s plans for the future. The Shropshire Star in its \'Jobchoice\' section explained how Advance CPD could assist in anyone\'s aspirations to becoming a lawyer without having to leave Shropshire and surrounding areas. It detailed the ILEX route to becoming qualified, a path that is not as well known as that of becoming a solicitor or barrister. Anyone contemplating the ILEX route should ask one of our advisers about the options available.  ILEX can open up the prospect of a successful career in law and Advance CPD through its team of professional tutors will be able to guide you through the programme.  http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-attracts-local-press-interest-2007-08-21.php Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST We are holding a Student Open Day on Tuesday, September 18th. between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. You are welcome to come along to meet the team, discuss the options available to you and view our dedicated training suite. We look forward to meeting you. http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/student-open-day-on-september-18th--2007-08-23.php Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance opened its doors to new students on September 17th. giving them the opportunity to view the state of the art training facilities and meet staff before their courses commence next week. Principal, Adrian Mason said he was \'very pleased with the tremendous response the new college had received and that it was good news for the County that it could now offer law courses in professional surroundings.\'                                                 From the left, Principal Adrian Mason, law student Vanessa Jones, Advance Director, John Turford and law student Charlotte Hyne The Opening gave the opportunity for students to meet Advance\'s latest additions to the lecturing staff. Andrew Barkley and Michael Poulsom. Andrew will be tutoring on the Criminal Law and Criminal Litigation courses and Mike will be teaching Land and Conveyancing. Courses start next week and there are still some places available. Students can either contact the Advance team or simply turn up on the evening to join a course. Enrolments will take place on the following dates: Monday, September 24th. at 5.30 p.m.or, Thursday, September 27th. at 5.30 p.m.         http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-cpd--s--successful-open-day-2007-09-19.php Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance Principal, Adrian Mason has recently conducted a far reaching interview with the Chief Constable of Cheshire, Peter Fahy. Watch out for publication of this interview soon and a full transcript will appear on this site in due course. The Chief Constable expressed his views, frankly about the difficulties facing the modern police force and its relationship with other areas of the criminal justice system. It gives an unique insight into the views of one of our most senior police officers.   http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-principal-interviews-the-chief-constable-of-cheshire--peter-fahy-2007-10-04.php Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST Advance Principal, Adrian Mason has kicked off his \'Informed Choice\' Autumn tour of universities to highlight an important alternative for law students. The ILEX option needs to be considered before final year law students make a LPC choice. The idea behind the tour is to advise students that the ILEX route into legal practise needs thorough and serious consideration before any decision is taken on the future. Adrian says that \'many students are unaware or have only just recently become aware of the ILEX route into legal practise. It is a crazy situation when many law students are being asked to spend thousands of pounds on LPC tuition and nine months living expenses when there is no guarantee of a training contract at the end of it.\' In fact, statistics show that there is a sizeable minority of students still seeking that elusive training contract two or three years after completing the LPC. Often, people just give up and leave the legal services industry completely. The ILEX Fast Track option offered by Advance leads to ILEX Membership after a 12 week intensive programme of study. Not only are the tuition fees substantially lower, by condensing the existing PGED into 12 weeks, accommodation costs are slashed too! Employment prospects for Legal Executives are bouyant and there is no need for a training contract. \'It is not difficult to point out the contrast with the solicitor route and students owe it to themselves to find out all the facts before making their choice\' said Adrian. The tour of some universities will be taking place over the coming months. As Advance is the only institution offering the PGED Fast Track, competition is likely to be intense and places are allocated on a \'first come, first served\' basis.\' Not every university will be visited as it seems that it may be the case that some who provide their own LPC programmes take a commercial viewpoint first and foremost. However, information on the PGED Fast Track is available on the Advance Website and information about ILEX can be found at www.ilex.org.uk.    Whichever way that students ultimately elect to take into legal practise, it is vitally important that they do so on a basis of informed choice.         http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/pged-fast-track-university-tour-2007-10-16.php Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST On October 30th. the Legal Services Bill received Royal Assent. The new Legal Services Act 2007 will pave the way for Legal Executives to become partners in law firms. Along with the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 which will allow Legal Executives to apply for judicial positions, the last remaining barriers between solicitors and Legal Executives will be swept away. For those students at university currently pondering their future direction, this news makes it even more compelling to find out about the ILEX option. \'The reality is that the distinctions between solicitors and Legal Executives will no longer exist\' says Advance principal, Adrian Mason. \'Legal Executives will be able to attain partnership status, act as Commissioners of Oaths and apply to become judges. Legal Executive Advocates will have the same rights of audience as solicitors in their chosen discipline.\'  The Legal Services Act 2007 will fundamentally shake up the legal profession and give consumers a better choice of legal provider. For the first time lawyers and non-lawyers will be able to form partnerships with those non-lawyers being able to form up to 25% of the partnership. It will also allow different types of lawyers to form partnerships hence, the ability for Legal Exectives to achieve this status with solicitors. \'It will wipe away the cobwebs from the profession and bring it out of the 19th. Century right into the modern age\' said Adrian. \'Believe it or not, I still encounter bigoted viewpoints in some quarters. Those who refuse to accept that times have changed. Unless these people move with the times they will be left behind as events have already overtaken them.\' Adrian is currently embarked upon his university \'Informed Choice\' tour of universities trying to spread the message that undergraduates have a third choice in becoming a lawyer in practice. The Legal Services Act 2007 is another compelling reason why students need to consider the ILEX option. Why spend thousands on the LPC without the guarantee of a training contract without first obtaining all the facts from all the options available? Advance CPD can offer interested students a cost effective way to achieve their dreams of a career as a lawyer.          http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/momentous-event-for-legal-executives-2007-11-06.php Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Advance Principal, Adrian Mason has been appointed ILEX Level 3 Chief Examiner for Land Law and Civil Litigation for the new syllabi commencing in 2009. Adrian had previously been involved in the development and writing of these subjects and the whole qualification has recently been accredited by QCA. The revamping of the Level 6 syllabi commences next month. You are able to see details of the new qualification on the Institute\'s Website at www.ilex.org.uk. For those currently engaged in the Level 3 programme you will have a further year from May 2008 to complete your programme of study within the old programme syllabus but thereafter the programme will cease. The new qualification has been designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders and represents  a significant step forward in the Institute\'s educational provisions.     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-principal-appointed-ilex-chief-examiner-2008-01-17.php Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Advance CPD is delighted to announce the arrival of several new lecturers to strengthen our already experienced team ahead of this Summer\'s PGED Fast Track programme. Advance Principal Adrian Mason says he is \'delighted\' with the new appointments and that the addition of such experienced practitioner lecturers will \'give us the strength and flexibility to deliver the ILEX programme to the highest possible standard.\'   Advance CPD is committed to providing excellence in the delivery of its courses and a pivotal part of that is the lecturing team. It will allow Fast Track students the opportunity to specialise in a practice based subject of their choice from the Level 6 options offered by the Institute. \'The lecturing team that has been appointed is of the highest calibre and I am delighted to welcome my new colleagues into the college\' says Adrian.  The PGED Fast Track begins on July 7th. and will run until October 16th. Examination will take place shortly thereafter. Successful participants will be awarded Membership status of ILEX and will be entitled to use the post-nominal M.Inst.L.Ex.   http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-announces-new-lecturing-appointees-2008-02-01.php Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Advance CPD and specialist professional recruitment agency MRC International have formed an accord to work closely together in the future. The association between the College and MRC is an exciting development and represents the meeting of two forward thinking, very proactive organisations in Shropshire . MRC International specialises in, amongst others, legal and accounting recruitment and this is ideal in assisting Advance CPD’s students in finding that all important job. Advance Principal, Adrian Mason said that ‘this working relationship will benefit our students enormously, not only our many law graduates undertaking ‘Fast Track’ studies this Summer but also our part-time students. Adrian added ‘to be able to work closely with a specialist recruitment agency will facilitate our students’ job seeking in the legal sector and beyond.’ The MRC legal team, based in Shrewsbury is headed by Victoria Heard and will be specifically recruiting for Solicitors, Legal Executives and support staff. Victoria will be using her excellent contacts across the industry to introduce Advance’s students to potential employers across the Country. ‘As a number of my colleagues within the legal team have experience of working in practice, we have an unparalleled contact book of clients keen to recruit candidates who will have a positive impact on their business’ said Victoria  The relationship between MRC and Advance is sure to grow as Advance CPD increases its courses and education disciplines from this September. ‘Advance was formed to provide high class professional education in Shropshire . Whilst we currently only offer law courses that provision will soon be expanded to cover other professional areas of study’ said Adrian . ‘Clearly, MRC represents the final link in the educational chain by assisting students into appropriate employment.’ Victoria plans to introduce CV and interview skills sessions to Advance’s many students and will offer regular workshops to law graduates studying at the college this Summer.  This will give Advance CPD’s students a clear advantage when applying for employment in a competitive job market.                                                                                             http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-teams-up-with-recruitment-specialists-mrc-international-2008-02-21.php Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Advance CPD is continuing with its plans to extend its provisions to other professional disciplines. It plans to run the ACCA programme of study from September 2008 and is now recruiting students for the new academic year. Further announcements are due shortly for other new courses to start in September.  http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-to-run-acca-courses-from-september-2008-03-07.php Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Advance CPD is to run the Council for Licensed Conveyancers course from September 2008 and this represents a further step in the College\'s desire to increase its range of professional programmes of study. Principal, Adrian Mason says the addition of the CLC programme is another "significant step forward" for the College adding to the recently announced ACCA courses. "It is in Advance\'s mission statement that we will provide high class, professional education for the people of Shropshire and surrounding areas" said Adrian. The introduction of the CLC programme, to be run from the Shrewsbury Campus is significant for the area as the closest other Centre to run the course is in Manchester. It will enable people from a wide geographical area to obtain this qualification leading to Licensed Conveyancer status. Details of the programme will appear soon on the College\'s Website.      http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-to-run-clc-courses-2008-04-04.php Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST Advance is holding an Open Day on June 14th. 2008. The College is opening its doors to one and all and will give newly enrolled and prospective students the opportunity to view our facilities and meet the tutors. The event will take place over lunch time and a light buffet will be provided. Anybody wishing to attend can simply turn up on the day. You will receive a warm and cordial welcome and we look forward to meeting you then. We are easy to find, just up Castle Street from the Railway Station on the left. The following link will display a map but in doing so you will exit this Site.  http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=25+castle+street+sy1+1da&sll=52.711755,-2.756023&sspn=0.048982,0.116043&ie=UTF8&ll=52.716123,-2.746239&spn=0.016274,0.038795&z=14&iwloc=addr                                                     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-to-hold-open-day-on-june-14th--2008-05-28.php Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 BST On June 14th. on a warm and sunny Saturday, Advance held its second Open Day. It just happened to be the Carnival in Shrewsbury and the upbeat atmosphere of the town was transferred to the rooms and corridors of the College. \'It was a successful day\' was how College Director, John Turford summed it up. \'We were very busy from the moment we opened our doors\'  This was echoed by Principal Adrian Mason when he said \'time just seemed to fly by as I was kept busy talking to our new students.\'   Principal, Adrian Mason and director, John Turford outside the College on Saturday. The Open Day was a superb opportunity not just for enrolled post-graduate students to see the College and meet the tutors but also, for prospective learners who plan to commence their studies this September. Advance will be offering a full range of Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) and Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) programmes this Autumn and will begin providing ACCA programmes in 2009. The College was fortunate to have in attendance, Lynne Squires, the ILEX Regional Liaison Officer seen here pictured left with from left to right student, Vanessa Jones, tutor, Richard Llewellyn-Bell and student, Tracy Benjamin. This July the ILEX PGED Fast Track will begin. This is a programme designed for law graduates and is run as an alternative to the LPC. Advance CPD is the ONLY institution in England & Wales to run this programme which gives successful participants Membership of ILEX after just 12 weeks of study. It reverses recent trends in Shropshire whereby many of our talented people have left for pastures new, seeking career progression and educational training elsewhere.    Left to right: Fast Track student,Michelle Wilkes, Adrian Mason and Michelle\'s parents The College is particularly pleased to have assembled a quality team of tutors who will be involved in teaching on the Fast Track programme and autumn course presentations. Pictured below is some of the team with Adrian (centre).  From left to right: Andrew Barkley,Ian Johnson, Richard Llewellyn-Bell, Lynne Turner and Mike Poulsom      \'The tutoring team we have assembled at the College is in line with our fundamental teaching philosophy of excellence\' explains Adrian. \'Our tutors are professional lawyers with a wealth of experience of legal practice. They are also experienced lecturers too which gives us the expertise to offer our students a rewarding and worthwhile experience whilst at the College said Adrian. With the passing of the Legal Services Act 2007 there has never been a better opportunity to become a lawyer through either ILEX or the CLC. The Act paves the way for Legal Executives to become partners in law firms alongside their solicitor colleagues and Legal Executive Advocates enjoy the same rights in court. The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 allows Legal Executives to apply for judicial positions. If you want a career as a fully qualified lawyer and to know what is required please contact us by either visiting the Website or telephone our automated service 01743 237614.            http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/open-day-report-2008-06-18.php Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Advance CPD is pleased to announce an addition to its ILEX portfolio this Autumn. From September we will be offering not just the traditional evening based Level 6 programme but a weekend study version too! This is an important development for those students who find weekly evening study difficult if not impossible because of work or family commitments. \'It underlines our commitment to flexible study options\' was how Principal, Adrian Mason put it. \'Our intention is to ensure that we offer as wide a range of options to our students as possible\' he added. The new programme will be run over five weekends an academic year commencing in October with further weekend study sessions in December, February, April and May. In addition, students will be given six assignments to complete during the study year and they will be allocated a personal tutor to oversee this. Examinations will take place in June. The programme is open to all traditional Level 6 students and because it is a weekend based programme of study, the College hopes to attract students from across England & Wales.  It is an excellent alternative to distance learning providing continuous support and the all important class contact. \'It is a natural extension of our \'Fast Track\' programme for law graduates\' said Adrian \'It builds upon our experience and expertise in providing teaching that does not always follow the traditional  format.\' It is one of the advantages of being an independent private College as this allows us to offer programmes that others cannot . It widens participation to those who would otherwise not be able to study said Adrian. For anyone interested in this new programme, details can be found on the Website.     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/weekend-level-6-introduced-2008-06-21.php Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Advance CPD\'s exclusive PGED Fast Track commenced on July 7th. The intensive 12 week course is designed to \'fast-track\' qualifying law graduates to Membership of ILEX. It is a direct alternative to the LPC and will enable successful participants to become potential fee-earning members of law teams within just a few months. The ILEX route to becoming a fully qualified lawyer is becoming more and more desirable as recent changes in legislation has swept away the last remaining barriers between legal executives and solicitors. \'The Legal Services Act 2007 will allow legal executives to become partners in law firms and this removes the last major hurdle in legal executives achieving parity with solicitors\' said Principal, Adrian Mason. \'The  Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 will also allow legal executives to apply for judicial positions\' he added.                           Some Members of the Class of 2008 Members and Fellows of ILEX can now undertake a six day advocacy rights programme in either criminal, civil or family practice which will allow themselves to be called Legal Executive Advocates giving them identical rights of audience with their solicitor counterparts in their chosen field. Legal Executives are set to become the new \'up and coming\' players in a changing world of legal services. \'By undertaking the PGED Fast Track, our students are embracing this exciting opportunity\' said Adrian. The PGED Fast Track is available to students with qualifying law degrees achieved within the last 7 years and tuition costs are a fraction of the cost of the LPC. As the programme is only 12 weeks in length, participants also benefit from vastly reduced accommodation costs too. For further details contact Advance CPD where a member of our recruitment team will be pleased to assist.     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/pged-fast-track-kicks-off--2008-07-11.php Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST The College is pleased to announce that Mr Justice (Sir Mark) Hedley, Family Liaison Judge for London & the South East will visit the College on August 1st. to give a lecture entitled \'The Family Courts as Final Arbiters\'. Advance Principal, Adrian Mason said he was \'delighted \' when Sir Mark agreed to visit the College and deliver his lecture to staff, students and other members of the legal community in Shropshire. \'It underlines the commitment the College has to legal education\' explained Adrian. \'It is not every day we are fortunate enough in Shropshire to welcome such an eminent member of the judiciary he added.     Sir Mark\'s lecture begins at 3.15 p.m. at the College premises.   http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/sir-mark-hedley-to-visit-college-2008-07-22.php Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST The College welcomed Sir Mark Hedley on Friday, August 1st. who gave a lecture entitled \'The Family Courts as Final Arbiters.\' The lecture\'s attendees included the College\'s PGED Fast Track students and local family law practitioners. Front Row: Adrian Mason, Sir Mark Hedley Charlotte Hyne Back Row: Esther Williams, Hannah Burden, Phil Coupe and Rob Corrigan   Advance principal, Adrian Mason explained that it was an extremely important day for the College and it underlined that \'we are now regarded as one of the most respected private law colleges in England & Wales. Advance CPD aspires for excellence in whatever it does and a visit by such an eminent speaker as Mr Justice Hedley is in line with this philosophy\' he explained. \'We are extremely grateful to Sir Mark for agreeing to visit us and I know that the feedback we received from delegates after his visit has been as good as it can get.\'   The College sees this visit as the first of numerous CPD events it will be holding in the forthcoming twelve months and further announcements about this will be placed on the Website shortly.   http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/college-welcomes-sir-mark-hedley-2008-08-03.php Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST The College is proud to announce that Advance students who undertook the ILEX professional examinations this June have achieved results well above the National average. \'I am very pleased for all our successful students and offer them my sincere congratulations\' said Principal, Adrian Mason \'It is the culmination of a year\'s hard work and it gives me a great deal of job satisfaction to see our students do so well.\'The results achieved by its students is ultimately, the benchmark of the success of any educational institution said Adrian. \'Advance CPD\'s mission statement is one of quality and success for students and these results have reinforced that\' he added. The ILEX programme gives participants the opportunity to become fee earning lawyers and can be studied at a pace to suit virtually everyone. Students attend college in the evening or at weekends depending on their preferred choice and study in modern, well equipped training suites. \'We have brought together a very talented team of lecturers at Advance and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their hard work during the last year\' said Adrian. Recruitment for this September\'s courses is underway and a stand will be in the Darwin Centre on Saturday, August 16th. and 30th. for those interested in finding out more. Alternatively, you can e-mail Jackie Cassidy on mail@advancecpd.org.uk or ring her on 01743 237614.     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/exam-success-for-advance-students-2008-08-15.php Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST The College is pleased to announce that it intends to offer CLC weekend programmes (subject to demand) this coming academic year. The programme is designed to accommodate students who are unable to attend weekly evening sessions for a variety of reasons. Advance Principal, Adrian Mason said \'we already offer weekend study programmes for ILEX so it seemed logical that we extended that to the CLC .\' The weekend programme will take place once a month and tutor support in between sessions will be provided. Further details can be obtained by telephoning the College 01743 237614 or email mail@advancecpd.org.uk     http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/college-announces-clc-weekend-programme-2008-08-27.php Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST The College is pleased to announce that it has recently been given CPD Accreditation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It means that the College will be able to provide SRA accredited CPD sessions for the local legal community and other businesses. \'It is a major step in the right direction for us\' said Principal Adrian Mason. \'It will allow us to provide on-going training for solicitors in Shropshire and that will provide a cost effective alternative for local law firms\'  he said. The provision of on-going legal training is not just for solicitors and other lawyers. The wider business community in the County will also be able to benefit from this development. \'Legislation is changing contantly in areas that have direct conseqences on the business community\'\' said Adrian. \'We intend to provide seminars and updates to all concerned parties during the course of the next year\' he added. Following on from the successful visit of Sir Mark Hedley last month, the College will shortly be announcing further CPD sessions from its Castle Hill premises.       http://www.advancecpd.org.uk/en/news/advance-given-accredited-cpd-status-by-sra-2008-09-04.php Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST