Stacy Lewis passed her Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship with flying colours (technically called a Distinction) and is now working as a Receptionist at Jubilee Wood Primary School. Stacy’s Story From leaving school at 16 to having her daughter at 21 and working various retail jobs at the likes of JD Sports and Tesco, Stacy’s…
Apprenticeships
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Employing an Engineering apprentice
Engineering touches so many industries and businesses and with the rate of developments in technology, employing an engineering apprentice can be a great way to stay ahead of the game and keep up to date with the latest developments. Employing an Apprentice: The Benefits As well as offering a fresh perspective, engineering apprentices have the…
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How Work Experience Got My Foot In The Door
Mykerlande Annabella Dorasin, best known as Mickey, moved to Milton Keynes in 2017 from the beautiful Turks & Caicos Islands to further her studies at Milton Keynes College. As part of her Business course, she completed work experience at People In Flow, based in MK. She has subsequently secured a position as a Marketing Assistant…
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How an Apprenticeship Can Help You Reach Your Career Goals
There is often a disparity when it comes to discussing the future, especially when it comes down to deciding whether you want to go to university or enrol onto an apprenticeship scheme. The word ‘university’ is usually associated with four strenuous years of education, new friends, maybe some drinking and finally a degree at the end…
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Why I’m Studying An I.T Apprenticeship At 42
…year of studying in my own personal time, I took my Cisco Certifed Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam and passed on my first attempt. I wasn’t working for my current…
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My First Week As An Apprentice
Molly McCarthy is studying a digital marketing apprenticeship at WSA Communications Agency with Milton Keynes College, here she talks about her first week on the job… Coming out of school was certainly a make or break situation career wise, and I knew that once I began an apprenticeship I was closer to entering the real…
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10 Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask an Apprentice
It’s all well and good us throwing information at you and telling you what being an apprentice is like – but wouldn’t it be much more effective to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth? Well, we couldn’t get any horses in at such short notice, but we did manage to grab two apprentices to…
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Apprenticeships vs University
The decision of whether to go to University or not isn’t always an easy one to make. Some people are determined to move as far away from home as possible, live the typical uni lifestyle and will worry about the debt later. Some want to get into work and start earning straight away and aren’t…
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What’s it like to be an Apprentice?
Ryan Killick had always been interested in computers and the extensive world of IT, and has been working as an apprentice for Nuco Technologies for over a year. Here he tells us about the process of becoming an apprentice, what his work life is like and how the company has supported him to become the…
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Making the Transition to a Full-Time Apprentice
Working 9-5 as a way to make a living does have its perks. Once you’ve been told “you’re hired”, going from being in education for a few hours a day with days off during the week, to working for a solid eight hours a day five days a week is not an easy transition for…
