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ACT Schools celebrates strong Estyn inspection report
...enrichment opportunities such as woodworking, gardening and creative arts. A recent collaboration with National Theatre Wales, for example, supported older pupils in developing creative writing and performance skills, reinforcing both...
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Emily Dumelow: the only full-time Work-Based Learning representative in Wales
...Welsh Government. Emily Dumelow, 21 and a former Press and Corporate Relations Officer, joins ACT having previously completed an apprenticeship herself, gaining a Level 3 Business Administration Diploma. As Learner...
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Apprenticeship takes the bite out of university bills for Charlotte
...programme that prepares young people not otherwise engaged in education or employment. ACT offers 12 Traineeships routes including Animal Care, Business Admin and Beauty and works with other 700 hundreds...
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Training providers celebrate listings in Sunday Times’ ‘100 best companies to work for’
...the company and underlines HIT’s strong and flourishing business principles.” Zoe Hall is delivery director at ACT Training, which was  inspected, along with its 15 sub-contractors, in June 2012...
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Traineeships bridge the gap to starting employment
...in 2012-13 – higher than any of the previous five years. All this means that businesses and employers are in turn increasingly being empowered to grow the leaders of the...
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Why university isn’t the only route to a successful career
...work experience an opportunity to work towards nationally-recognised qualifications in a variety industries including business, engineering, IT and hospitality just to name a few. Apprenticeships are beneficial not only in...
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17 year old Leslie reveals how she aced the interview
Leslie Chandler, a 17 year old Marketing and Business Development Apprentice from Cardiff, admits that interviews are daunting, especially for those who are young and have very little experience of...
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Coach the coach: leadership and management expert launches new initiative at ACT
...and practice as we want to adopt a coaching leadership style across the business. A big part of coaching is to continually reflect on performance and review and refine –...
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How easy is it to recruit an Apprentice?
There are lots of conversations about recruiting Apprentices this week, and we love it! To help businesses understand how easy it is to recruit an Apprentice, we are sharing our...