Apprentice Name: Liz DugganEmployer Name: SW&A AccountantsApprenticeship: Association of Accounts Technicians (AAT) Liz Duggan is an excellent example of where someone has used apprenticeships as a means to retrain mid-way through their career. After leaving school, Liz held various jobs including working in a Payroll and then at Sainsburys as a Price Controller, ensuring the… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Steve Owens, Managing DirectorEmployer Name: Buzz ElectricalApprenticeship: Electrical Installation Apprenticeship Steve Owens left school aged 16 and started a 4-year electrical installation apprenticeship at Worcester Technical college, employed by Booth & Bomford Electrical Contractors Ltd, Evesham. At 21 years old Steve started his own business, S D Owens Electrical and continued this business… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Matt Bingham, Production Engineering ManagerEmployer Name: Titan Steel WheelsApprenticeship: Multi Skilled Engineering Apprenticeship Matt Bingham left school at 16 years old with 10 GCSEs A-C and instinctively feeling that Sixth Form College wasn’t for him. Despite not knowing about engineering, Matt was offered an apprenticeship at Titan Steel Wheels through a family friend…. Read more »
Apprentice Name: Emma Jeffries, Human Resources ManagerEmployer Name: Southco Manufacturing UKApprenticeship: Business Administration When I was in my last year at Nunnery Wood High School, I was struggling as to my next steps with what I wanted to do. I had the GCSEs to go to University but knew that was not for me in… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Matt Griffiths, Operations Director Employer Name: Southco Manufacturing UKType of Apprenticeship: Tool Making During my final year in school I struggled with the decision of what next? I knew that full time education was not the answer for me personally, but I wanted to do something that would still provide me with the… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Sadie Lewis, Senior Environmental Health and Saftey Quality Systems EngineerEmployer Name: Southco Manufacturing UKApprenticeship: Tool Making I left school in 1987, it was a difficult time for me as I did not know what I wanted to do, although I knew Sixth Form was not for me. I knew that I wanted to learn about… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Francesca CoakleyEmployer Name: University of WorcesterType of Apprenticeship: Level 7 Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship Francesca lived and grew up in Greater London where she obtained her GCSE’s and then stayed on at the 6th form to complete her A levels. While doing this Francesca became a qualified kayak and canoe coach and realised that this was… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Bethany ClaytonEmployer Name: Morgan Advanced Materials Type of Apprenticeship: Advanced Engineering Beth at 16 was a typical teenager, coming to the end of her school life at Nunnery Wood with no idea what to do next. Beth achieved fantastic GCSE results: 9 x As, 2 x Bs and a C Grade, so could have done anything she… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Laura Barrett Employer Name: Amada UK Type of Apprenticeship: Business Administration When Laura finished her GCSE’s she achieved 1 A, 6 Bs 3Cs and 1D. I knew at the time that I wanted to join the RAF to become a mechanical engineer but wanted to give myself some time to learn more about… Read more »
Apprentice Name: Natalie Lunn Employer Name: Deerhurst Nursery Type of Apprenticeship: Level 3 Childcare I worked in a nursery as part of a work experience placement whilst doing my A-levels and really enjoyed it and this is what made me decide to go on to do an apprenticeship in childcare. I really liked the idea… Read more »
