apprentices

Hip-hip-hooray, National Apprentice Week is here!

It’s National Apprentice Week and Plymouth City Council’s Apprentices have kicked off a week of activities with a launch party – all in aid of their chosen charity; Dartmoor Rescue Team Plymouth.

The party, which sold more than 200 tickets, raising over £500 for the charity, was organised by the apprentices to help celebrate the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2014, whilst...

Young people learn more about apprenticeships at Derriford Hospital

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is recognised as one of the top NHS providers of apprenticeships in the South West, with over 50 placements across the Trust in the last year.

Next week, as part of National Apprenticeship Week, staff, apprentices, mentors and local training provider Learn Direct will welcome a group of young people from the local area for an information open day to give...

National Apprenticeship Week in its seventh year

National Apprenticeship Week is back for the seventh year running, and 2014 will offer even more ways for employers to show their support of apprentices.

National Apprenticeship Week, which will run between 3 and 7 March 2014, will see hundreds of events taking place across the South of England.

The week aims to show the postive impact apprentices have on individuals,...

Three is the magic number for Plymouth Chamber apprentices

Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is celebrating after the successful appointment of a third apprentice to its team.

Chris Bartolini joined the Chamber on 2nd September 2013, alongside previous apprentices Daniel Ninnim and Charley Michael. Both Daniel and Charley have secured permanent contracts with the Chamber since starting their apprenticeships. A member of the 1000 Club, Plymouth...

Apprentices set for team of the year finals challenge

Things are warming up as Plymouth City Council apprentices, five of whom are from City College Plymouth, start getting plans underway as part of the Brathay Challenge to become ‘Apprenticeship Team of the Year'.

Last month eight teams across the country were announced by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock as finalists in the 2013 challenge after planning, delivering and communicating a...

Apprentices make a difference at City Council

An apprentice who helped the Council achieve a national award is part of a team getting a pat on the back at Full Council today.

Gregg Black may have just started his career but can already put ‘award-winning’ on his CV after helping the Council’s Customer Services Team win ‘Case Study of the Year’ award in the annual GovMetric awards.

Greg along with fellow apprentices...

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