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  • Isle of Man Sports Awards: Rodd and Holden take top honours

    Rugby star Bevan Rodd and cyclist Lizzie Holden have been awarded the top honours at the Isle of Man Sports Awards in Douglas. Prop forward Rodd, 23, scooped the Sportsman of the year prize, after helping England to a third place finish at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa and club side, Sayle Sharks, reach their first Gallagher Premiership final for 17 years. He said: ‘I am delighted to receive this recognition. Last year was full of highlights for me and I am very proud to win this award.’ Holden was c…

    read more Mon, Mar 11th 2024 4:21 pm by www.gov.im on gov.im

  • The Isle of Man’s most talented young athletes to benefit from greater support

    The next generation of high performance athletes in full-time education could receive access to a level of support previously unheard of on the Isle of Man, thanks to a new partnership with Sport England. It comes after the arm’s-length body extended its highly succe ssful Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) to the Isle of Man. The move follows discussions, which started at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, between Sport England, Isle of Man Sport and the Department of Education, Sport and…

    read more Wed, Mar 6th 2024 10:30 am by www.gov.im on gov.im

  • Revamped vocational schemes to benefit people, employers and economy

    Two vocational support schemes have been significantly updated to help individuals develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career. The Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Assistance (VTA) schemes both support local businesses to develop a future ready workforce for the Isle of Man. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture’s (DESC) has worked alongside the Chamber of Commerce, University College Isle of Man (UCM) and Isle of Man Skills Board to revamp the schemes which will go liv…

    read more Fri, Feb 9th 2024 10:30 am by www.gov.im on gov.im

  • The Outdoor Learning Centre reopens after major revamp

    The Outdoor Learning Centre (OLC), formally known as Ardwhallan, has welcomed its first visitors after a major revamp. The OLC, which is found nestled in the picturesque West Baldwin, will provide outdoor learning opportunities for young people on the Isle of Man and is a key part of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture’s Youth Strategy. The soft launch will start with free training days for teachers to show them the facilities and learn how they can be used to help young people. Students from Un…

    read more Thu, Feb 8th 2024 3:58 pm by www.gov.im on gov.im

  • Sustainability expert Dr Victoria Hurth to deliver Biosphere Lecture

    Sustainability expert, Dr Victoria Hurth, will deliver UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man’s annual lecture at the Manx Museum in Douglas on 17 April. Dr Hurth is a distinguished Fellow of Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL) and a world leader in her field, with more than 25 years of experience in business transformation. During her talk, ‘Making Sustainability a Reality’ she will delve into the theme of sustainability, exploring the critical role of wellbeing economies, purpose-dri…

    read more Wed, Feb 7th 2024 7:00 am by www.gov.im on gov.im

  • Gas and OFTEC training to be provided on Isle of Man

    “Engineers will be able to keep up-to-date with industry required gas, OFTEC and unvented hot water training and accreditation on the Isle of Man starting i…”

  • Olympic snowboarder to be guest at Isle of Man Sports Awards

    “Olympic snowboarder Zoe Gillings-Brier will be the guest of honour this month’s Isle of Man Sport Awards. Gillings-Brier is the first and only British snow…”

  • School validation process paves way for new era of education improvement

    “A new external validation process will get underway initially in five Isle of Man schools next week before it is rolled out across all educational settings…”

  • Castle Rushen High School: Indicative masterplan made public and includes pool

    “An indicative plan to redevelop Castle Rushen High School has been made public and includes a new swimming pool. The Department of Education, Sport and Cul…”

  • Artists invited to design artwork panels on Douglas Promenade

    “An opportunity for three artists to design five artwork panels on Douglas Promenade. A partnership between the Department of Infrastructure and the IOM Art…”

  • Isle of Man Sports Awards shortlist revealed

    “The shortlist for next month’s Isle of Man Sports Awards has been unveiled. It includes some of the stand out performers from last summer’s Island Games in…”

  • Plan to keep Southern Swimming Pool open

    “A proposal has been presented to the Department for Education, Sport and Culture that would enable the Southern Swimming Pool to continue to operate within…”

  • Swimming pool report to be published

    “A report setting out future options for the Isle of Man’s three regional swimming pools will be made public on Monday when it is added to the Tynwald Regis…”

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