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Assessor lands dream role after completing four qualifications

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English | Cymraeg For one of ACT’s newest tutors learning has gone full circle. Childcare assessor, Christie Davies, began her learning journey when she enrolled with Jobs Growth Wales + aged eighteen, she is now celebrating her appointment as a … Read more »

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All aboard for a UK-first apprenticeship programme with award finalist

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English | Cymraeg Keeping Wales on the move through a sustainable train network has been the driving force behind a pioneering apprenticeship programme created by Transport for Wales (TfW). The not-for-profit company was established in 2015 to support the Welsh … Read more »

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Leading hygiene services company reaping the apprenticeship rewards

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English | Cymraeg Leading hygiene services provider phs Group says apprenticeships have helped the company increase colleague engagement and retention, improve productivity, customer service and grow sales. Based in Caerphilly, the company employs more than 3,000 colleagues nationwide, of which … Read more »

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Finalist Whitbread reaping the rewards of apprenticeships

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English | Cymraeg Leading UK hospitality business Whitbread Group PLC, which has more than 800 hotels, 400 plus restaurants and in excess of 36,000 employees, is reaping the rewards of its strong commitment to apprenticeships. The business has discovered that … Read more »

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Apprenticeships inspire a passion for education at primary school

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English | Cymraeg Apprenticeships have made a major contribution to Ysgol Maes y Felin meeting its commitment to provide a supportive and caring environment that sparks a lifelong love for learning. The primary school in Holywell currently has five apprentices … Read more »

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Apprenticeships integral to growth of South Wales childcare provider

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English | Cymraeg The Welsh Government’s apprenticeship programme has been integral to the successful growth of Little Inspirations, a multi-award-winning South Wales childcare provider. Since forming 20 years ago, the Pontyclun-based company has grown from one to nine settings and … Read more »

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Apprenticeships at the heart of family construction business

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English | Cymraeg The third generation of a family is now running successful construction business TRJ Ltd in Ammanford which was founded by former apprentice T. Richard Jones in 1935. Some 89 years later, the company is still employing apprentices, … Read more »

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Apprentices help award-winning upholstery business to grow

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English | Cymraeg                       A former UK Government plant health inspector is now growing her own apprentices after turning her hobby of rescuing old furniture into an award-winning business that creates “unique … Read more »

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Specsavers Porthcawl focused on benefits of apprenticeships

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English | Cymraeg Apprenticeships have helped Specsavers Porthcawl to recruit, develop and retain good quality staff who are a key business asset. The store, which has three apprentices and has employed eight since it opened in Porthcawl in 2015, holds the Specsavers … Read more »

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Award-winning Margam nursery business reaping rewards of apprenticeships

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English | Cymraeg Being able to offer apprenticeships has helped award-winning childcare provider Tiddlywinks Day Nursery to recruit and retain high calibre staff and grow the business to three locations in the past five years. The company, which has settings … Read more »

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