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Darren happy to break the mould with career in childcare
Darren Watts has turned a natural gift of supporting siblings and younger cousins into a promising career. In doing so, the 18-year-old has taken the unusual step of moving from a path in the construction industry to childcare, happily breaking the mould in a predominantly female profession. Darren followed his...
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Inspirational Chris is passionate about helping learners fulfil their potential
Inspirational Chris Hughes is hoping to go one better in this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru after being a runner up for the Work Based Learning Practitioner Award in 2015. The 55-year-old Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) tutor from Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, has worked for award-winning learning provider ACT Training for...
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ACT learner and tutor are through to the finals in this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cyrmu
Thirty-three star learners, employers and learning providers involved in the delivery of a range of successful skills programmes across Wales have been shortlisted for this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru. Two of which are Darren Watts, a Level 2 Childcare Apprentice, and Chris Hughes, ILM Tutor. Entries for the prestigious...
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ACT makes it into Fast Track 100
ACT Training is flying the flag for Wales in a new league table of the UK’s fastest growing privately-owned firms. Cardiff based ACT Training has made the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. The influential list ranks the 100 biggest private firms in the UK, based on sales growth over...
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Teenager swaps game console for a professional career in IT
Computer-loving teen, Ethan Robinson, 18, from Cardiff, has successfully started the first steps in a rewarding career at iTeach, a company that provides consultancy, training and installation services for Apple technology to the business and education sector. Ethan loves nothing more than playing computer games with his brothers and friends. However,...
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Excellence in skills development celebrated as 37 award finalists announced
‘Excellence in skills development by learners, employers and learning providers will be showcased as 37 finalists compete for honours in a dozen categories at this year’s prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru. The finalists, selected from a record number of entries as star learners, employers and training providers involved in...
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Penarth MP and AM meet British Gas apprentices
Published:Penarth Times Stephen Doughty MP and Vaughan Gething AM with trainee customer service advisers at the British Gas contact centre in Cardiff CARDIFF South and Penarth’s Labour MP and AM paid a visit to the British Gas contact centre in Cardiff, to meet up with a team of apprentice customer...