PM TRAINING BLOG

Apprenticeships have helped turn the life around of 19-year-old, Steven Flowers, who is loving his job as a successful bricklaying apprentice with K Scott Construction Ltd.

Apprenticeship training provides a cost-effective way of recruiting new talent into your business, nurturing that talent, and providing progression routes to help grow your business.  The varying levels of apprenticeships mean a progression route can be planned out, showcasing a pathway for young people and your existing employees to develop, grow and add value to your business. 

Learners at PM Training recently had the chance to meet apprentices from a variety of different sectors from business, customer service, HR, painting and decorating, grounds maintenance and more.

A huge well done to Aspire Housing apprentice Alex Michalski, 20, who has smashed his customer service practitioner apprenticeship with a distinction! 

Celeste Green, 18, from Stoke-on-Trent, is passionate about helping more women into trade roles and see's her journey to become a painting and decorating apprentice as inspiration for others.

Apprenticeships can open up so many doors for career progression. This is the story of Dale, someone who after achieving his A-levels and gaining places at Universities in London and Staffordshire, found his perfect learning style through apprenticeships and is now enjoying a new full-time role as a Data Administrator. 

Jay Welch, 16, has recently started his apprenticeship journey and is learning his trade as part of a maintenance service funded by Realise charity.

BES (Business Enterprise Support) helps people to start their own business and return to employment through workshops and 1-2-1 coaching. Needing additional support, they took on apprentice Francesca Whetnall, and they haven’t looked back. 

Abi Latham, 18, from Penkhull started her career journey at college studying Applied Science in the hopes of becoming a Forensic Scientist. The attractiveness of earning whilst learning and gaining confidence and independence turned her head to apprenticeships.

Changing direction has paid dividends for Aspire Housing apprentice Rachel Holdcroft, who after starting her career in teaching recently achieved distinctions all round in her Level 2 Customer Service apprenticeship.