To celebrate the beginning of National Apprenticeship Week, a senior accountant who eschewed university for an apprenticeship course at the beginning of her career has shared with AAT Comment the positive results that have come with her decision.
Ladders Associates Limited is an organisation which works with charities and local government to improve community communication. The founder, Darran Martin, has shown his support for the apprenticeship scheme by hiring a digital marketing apprentice from Arch, Tatiana Moreira.
Amy Halpin, a twenty-one year old who left academic education to start an apprenticeship at Express Engineering has progressed to an accountancy job within the firm.
HR Manager at Two Four Group, Vicky Lea, discusses how hiring an apprentice is perhaps more effective than hiring a graduate.
North Star Housing Group has recently hired two apprentices; 17 year old Ashleigh Stafford will work towards an NVQ in Business Administration and 22 year old David Wilkinson will study for an IT Users Qualification.
Kevin Wilkinson, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at international IT services company, Atos, outlines why bringing apprentices on to the workforce is essential to business growth.
Will Hattam, managing director at media giant Archant London, discusses why apprenticeships are a good choice for businesses.
Pam Wooden, HR Manager at allpay Limited, shares her experience of hiring an apprentice.
David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, reflects on the Further Education and Skills report.
The future looks bright for this Arch apprentice who is learning business standards to prepare him for future employment.
