Score the Winning Apprentice

Apprentice Impressing From the Start

Lucy Dean left Tollbar Academy, in Grimsby, with 13 A*-C GCSE’s and went onto study the International Baccalaureate, the equivalent of 4 A-Levels, which involved her studying 6 areas (English, Business and Management, Biology, Visual Arts, Spanish and Maths). With such fantastic achievements it is no surprise that she successfully secured all offers from various Universities. However, when the time came to choose which University place she wanted to accept, Lucy turned them all down in favour of an Apprenticeship.

Daniel Building Confidence With Apprenticeship

Being out of work for a long time and being turned down at job interviews because there was always ‘someone else more qualified for the role than you’ was beginning to affect Daniel Blackburn’s confidence. But after securing a job as Finance Assistant at NAViGO through the NHS Employability Scheme and starting an Apprenticeship with Hull Business Training Centre, Daniel’s luck is starting to turn.

PR Apprentice Excelling

As the PR Apprentice at Strawberry, Courtney Wood’s day is extremely varied. She can be found doing anything from general administration work to working on Strawberry’s client’s social media accounts, writing articles and writing blog posts for clients.

Presentation Ceremony Success!

The Apprentice world was a buzz on October 27^th as Hull Business Training Centre and McArthur Dean Training held a joint annual Presentation Ceremony with over 200 people attending.

Adult Apprentices Moving on Up

Nicola Burton and Caroline Landau from Francis Askew Primary School have recently achieved their Intermediate Level Apprenticeships, Nicola in Business and Administration and Caroline in IT Users. Nicola is the Administration and Organisational Assistant, working on the reception at the school, whilst Caroline is a Nursery Nurse working with 3-5 year olds in the Foundation Unit. Both Nicola and Caroline have been extremely committed, being the first to arrive and last to leave workshops and spending their own time doing extra work towards the NVQ. This commitment means that both have completed their Apprenticeships ahead of schedule and are now progressing onto their Advanced Level Apprenticeships.

Apprentice Progressing at Hull Business Training Centre

After completing her A-Levels, Laura Murray came to Hull Business Training Centre to start an Apprenticeship in IT Users. She quickly secured employment, working in marketing at HBTC and was soon progressing with her job role.

Adult Learners Week

From tomorrow until 20th May we will be celebrating Adult Learners Week. The week, supported by the Open University, aims to showcase adult learning and what it can offer.

Healthy Hearts All Around At Hull Business Training Centre

 Today we had a visit from Heart Research UK who are a Yorkshire based heart charity who came and offered healthy heart checks to any staff or students who wanted to take part. This included having your blood pressure taken and filling in a healthy lifestyle questionaire.

There Has Never Been a Better Time to Hire an Apprentice

Hull Business Training Centre can offer a choice of excellent Apprentices for IT, Customer Service or Administrative roles. There are no recruitment costs and the national minimum wage is £2.50 per hour.

HBTC Kicking Off National Apprenticeship Week at Goole High School

MP Andrew Percy met with staff from Goole High School on Monday to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week. Ms Joanna Henderson from the National Apprenticeship Service and Mr Martin Knight and Mrs Amy O'Sullivan from Hull Business Training Centre joined the group to talk about Apprenticeships; who is eligible, how it is funded and the very practical nature of the taught framework.

Apprentices are great for business but dont just take our word for it

Hull Business Training Centre had already been involved at Tweendykes School with regards to qualifications for the Teaching Assistants when they approached me about the Apprentice Scheme.  We were provided with a number of CVs from the Apprentices who were interested in working in a school environment.  The information provided from the Apprentices was of excellent quality and we were not pressurised from the Training Centre, we were given time to consider whether this was the right route for us.

National Apprenticeship Week

It's not long now until National Apprenticeship Week. Let us know what you are doing to help and don't forget to spread the word about Apprenticeships!

Get Free Vouchers by Answering Surveys for the Learner Panel

The Learner Panel is a unique online research panel for those aged 14 and above who are either in compulsory learning or Further Education (including work-based learning). You can sign up to the Learner Panel for free. They will then e-mail you when they have a questionaire relevent to you and the sector in which you work/learn.

Apprentice Wins Award

Jade Woodfield gained a place at Strawberry Design whilst completing her IT Users Apprenticeship. Jade did so well that she completed her Apprenticeship 2 months early, gained a seat on the Humber Apprentice Panel and was nominated for an award at the Mail's Business awards. Jade won the award for Outstanding Young Achiever in Education and Business beating two other finalists both who had set up their own businesses.

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Adult Apprentice Excels in Apprenticeship

Angela King works for the City Health Care Partnership (CHCP) within the Health Promotion Team at Conifer House. She decided to do an Adult Apprenticeship in order to gain the necessary qualifications to progress her career at the CHCP. The clear understanding and professional support given to Angela by her assessor, Emma Santos, also helped Angela to decide that an Apprenticeship was right for her.

Shield Security - Investing in Apprentices

Since being formed in 2002 by Directors Phil Mackay and David Frank, Hull-based company Shield Security have grown at such a rate that they now employ 250 staff and have an Annual Turnover in excess of £4.5 million. Shield Security currently work with a number of high-profile clients across the North, East and West of England, including Network Rail, the NHS, logistic organisations, leisure and shopping centres.

Employer, so Impressed With Apprentice, Decides to do Apprenticeship Herself

RapidGas is a family run business in Hull and East Yorkshire. Last month RapidGas hired their first Apprentice, Emma Oakley.

Apprentice Builds Sucessful Career with Beal Homes

In June 2009, 17 year old Kara Moore came to Hull Business Training Centre to start an Apprenticeship in Business Administration.

Successful Charity Fundraiser

From the 27th September to the 1st October, Hull Business Training Centre held it's charity week. We raised money in support of Mencap by holding "dress down days", a tuck shop and a general knowladge quiz. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed their hard earned money to this great cause and helped us raise a grand total of £85.05!

Research Identifies Significantly Increased Earning Power of Apprenticeships

Research identifies ‘significantly increased’ earning power of Apprenticeships

Success Story Charlotte Smith

Charlotte Smith started her Apprenticeship at the end of October 2009. She secured a placement with South Pacific Agencies Ltd as an Administration Assistant. Her job involves her giving quotes and making booking for the company as well as general administration jobs. Charlotte enjoys her job as she is always learning new things and every day is different. She feels that her assessor, Janice, has been a great help and she is incredibly proud of passing her Level 2 and starting her Advanced Apprenticeship.

Success Story Jodie Braithwaite

 Aged 18, Jodie started her Apprenticeship in May and attained an administrative role with Ryan Electrical Services in Hessle. Jodie had a positive and willing attitude to learning new things which has helped her excel in her job role.  Although she is a lot younger than the other team members she has shown great organisational and communication skill. She has an eager and decisive attitude which leads her to attack each new challenge with determination, never afraid to attempt any given task.

Sangwin Employ 5 New Apprentices

The Sangwin Group was established in 1922 and it’s companies operate within the Construction Industry. Hull Business Training Centre have  developed a very successful working relationship with the group over the past several years. The group have embraced the Apprenticeship programme and as a sign of their commitment to developing young people, they have just taken on five new Apprentices in various Administrative roles. Four of these positions were created thanks to some help in the form of grants worth £2,500 each that the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) recently offered    Employers as an incentive to create Apprenticeship Vacancies.

Hulls Altogether Healthier Relay

On Tuesday 2nd June, 4 staff members participated in a citywide relay run to mark the launch of NHS Hull's Altogether Healthier e-learning programme. An 'Olympic-style Baton' was brought in by train from London, where it was then taken to a series of handover points throughout Hull and finally over a finishing line beside NHS Hull's Health Central at St Stephens Shopping Centre. Martin, Abbie, Rob and Rebecca carried the baton 1 mile from the Training Centre to their handover point at KCFM. The main aim of the event was to raise awareness of the free online learning service provided by NHS Hull to help local people gain a greater understanding about how to live a healthy lifestyle and health services available. For more information visit www.healthyhull.co.uk.

Employ an Apprentice

If you're an Employer looking for someone to help out in your office, have you thought about taking on an Apprentice? We have lots of excellent Apprentices looking for office-based positions in Hull, if interested, please call Mike on 01482 211714

Kenny McKee

We would like to congratulate our Young Apprentice, Kenny McKee, for winning an award for being Highly Commended for the “Pupil who has Performed Exceptionally Well on The Young Apprenticeship Programme” at the Humber Education Business Partnership Awards 2010.

Winner at the Humber EBP Awards

Our congratulations go to Daniel Ainsworth for winning an award from the HEBP!