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Ex-Wales rugby star Peter swaps scrums for a caring career
English | Cymraeg Former Wales prop forward Peter Rogers has become one of the country’s oldest apprentices as he uses the skills gained whilst playing international rugby union against the world’s best teams to guide his new career in health … Read more
Posted in News |Apprenticeships helping skip and waste management company to grow
English | Cymraeg Bilingual apprenticeships are helping to give staff the skills and knowledge to support the growth of a North Wales independent skip, waste management and plant hire company. Thomas Skip & Plant Hire Ltd in Caernarfon has grown … Read more
Posted in News |Welsh Company Named Regional Winners in Barclays Entrepreneur Awards
English | Cymraeg One Team Logic (the makers of MyConcern Safeguarding Software) were announced winners of the regional award for Scale-Up Business of the Year in the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards. Not only is this in itself a successful accomplishment, but … Read more
Posted in News |Kepak targets Welsh apprenticeships to upskill its workforce
English | Cymraeg Kepak, the largest meat processing plant and abattoir in Wales, has signed up to the Welsh Government’s Apprenticeship Programme to upskill and develop its workforce. Kepak, which has 768 employees at the company’s flagship facilities at St … Read more
Posted in News |Wales’ training providers welcome £40m skills and jobs support fund
English | Cymraeg An organisation that represents more than 70 quality assured work-based learning providers with links to thousands of employers across Wales has warmly welcomed a £40m skills and jobs fund announced by the Welsh Government today (Tuesday). The … Read more
Posted in News |Online workshops helping trainers improve support for autistic learners
English | Cymraeg Work-based learning providers across Wales are logging on to online workshops during the Covid-19 pandemic to improve the ways they are supporting autistic learners. Ninety people employed by 18 work-based learning providers have signed up for the … Read more
Posted in News |Jonathan Davies, OBE presents sessions as part of Virtual Open Days
English | Cymraeg Welsh local authorities, schools, colleges and work-based learning providers will be hosting a series of Virtual Open Days for Year 11 pupils for the first time this month. Jonathan Davies OBE will host sessions on apprenticeships and … Read more
Posted in News |Dafydd continuing his learning journey during pandemic
English | Cymraeg Dafydd Eryl is from Caernarfon and is completing a Level 2 Activity Leadership Apprenticeship with the Urdd in the Snowdonia area. He’s got a passion for sports, so this apprenticeship was perfect option for him. Dafydd is … Read more
Posted in News |Mahima launches her career with an apprenticeship at Welsh Parliament
English | Cymraeg An award-winning young Muslim woman is reaping the benefits of opting for an apprenticeship in Wales rather than a university degree to launch her career. Mahima Khan, 20, from Cardiff, has completed a foundation apprenticeship (Level 2) … Read more
Posted in News |Courtney brings a ray of sunshine into Pembroke Haven
English | Cymraeg Courtney Purser of Monkton, Pembroke is currently undertaking a Traineeship Level 1 with PRP Training, Pembroke Dock and is on a placement at Pembroke Haven, an adult care environment in Pembrokeshire. Courtney came to PRP Training after … Read more
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