Joshua Fretwell
PROFILE
· I am a highly motivated people person who feels a real sense of satisfaction when helping other people
· A proven team player with leadership skills
· Hard working and Dependable
· Extremely ambitious, and will always push the boundaries to succeed.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
· Successfully chaired the teachers meeting at Coleg Elidyr for a period of 6 months
· Taught Business Studies voluntarily to groups of failing business people in Kenya
· Played in a football team and won the local league in 2007
· Recorded a CD with my band after finishing 1st in a battle of the bands competition
· Became an associate member of the Wales URNU in 2010
· Currently Student Representative for Media and Visual Cultures Year 1
EXPERIENCES
Sep 2010- Present BA (H) Media and Visual Cultures Student
UWIC
Studying a theoretical Media degree
· Making formal presentation to year group
· Writing essays and other relevant assignments
· Course representative, attending meeting and giving the student voice for the class
· Organizing social events for the year
· Member of the Wales URNU
· Managing and playing in 5 aside football team
May 2010- Sep 2010 Bar Staff
Angel Inn, Narberth
· Maintaining a good quality of customer relations
· Serving beverages and taking food orders in a busy country pub
· Waiting on table
· Stocking up of the bar
· Responsible in ensuring the laws on serving alcohol were kept
June 2009- Feb 2010 Course leader of Basic Business Studies
NAPKenya, Mbere, Kenya
· Leading a course on basic business principles to local groups of single mothers and the unemployed in the Mbere district of Kenya
· Having to be adaptable when delivering course, depending on the groups understanding of English and Mathematics
· Public speaking, advertising the course for various different groups at churches and community centers etc
· Delivering punctual and informative presentations
· Signing and delivering the certificates
Aug 2007- June 2009 Farm Training Leader Assisstant
Coleg Elidyr, Llandovery
· Responsible for the health and safety of students with special needs and the young volunteers within the farm learning environment
· Ensuring specific student targets were met and writing end of session reports
· Writing Risk assessments and lesson plans, meeting the standards set by OFSTED
· Dealing with challenging behavior
· Had the responsibility of leading groups and leading meetings, acting as chair
· Making assessment of prospective students and writing reports for the management to decide whether they would be appropriately placed in the college
· Represented the college on an S4C production in an interview
EDUCATION
Training Completed training for delivering a course on basic business principles in 2009. (www.reconxile.org)
Basic First Aid Certificate.
PC Skills Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/XP/vista
Microsoft Office and adobe premiere
2010- Present Currently 1st year of BA (H) Media and Visual Cultures UWIC
2006 History A-Level (B) Lampeter Comprehensive
Geography A-Level (C)
Media A-Level (C)
2004 Welsh 2nd language GCSE (A*) Lampeter Comprehensive
History GCSE (A)
Geography GCSE (A)
Music GCSE (A)
Art GCSE (B)
Mathematics GCSE (B)
English Literature GCSE (B)
English GCSE (C)
Science Double Award (C, C)
REFERENCES
Available on request
