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Just got your results? Is an Apprenticeship for you?
Being an Apprentice gives you the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification and develop professional skills while earning a salary – making it an excellent career choice for anyone who has just left college. As you will know, to get started in the world of work you usually need a combination...
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Beyoncé sightings uncovered as ACT
Sightings of ‘Beyoncé’ at various spots around Cardiff over the last two days have been confirmed as an impersonator, hired by Wales’ leading training provider ACT. ACT and advertising agency The Media Angel hired the Beyoncé lookalike to tie in with Queen B’s Formation World Tour date at the Principality Stadium. The PR...
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Bridgend teenager is one of the first to sign up to new Apprenticeship route
Joseph Williams, aged 18, from Bridgend, is one of the first people to sign up to ACT’s new Digital Marketing Apprenticeship. Digital Marketing Apprentice Joseph works at Daydream Education and is responsible for the business’s social media accounts and has an important role in developing and delivering online marketing campaigns. ...
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Emily Dumelow: the only full-time Work-Based Learning representative in Wales
Wales’ leading training provider ACT has appointed a new Learner Representative to become the voice of work-based learners across all ACT programmes and sub-contractors to the ACT Governance Committee and Welsh Government. Emily Dumelow, 21 and a former Press and Corporate Relations Officer, joins ACT having previously completed an apprenticeship...
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Cory’s bedding into a new career and in line for top learner award
After a year working with Cardiff-based training provider ACT Limited, Cory Rowlands knows where his future lies with Cardiff Bed Store. The 18-year-old from Barry was given work experience with the company and that has progressed into a full times sales position with the family-run business. Now he is in...
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ACT’s partnerships providing outstanding learning opportunities
Successful training provider ACT Limited, which works in collaboration with a network of partners to improve the quality of delivery and experience for learners across Wales, is in contention to win a major award at the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2015. The Cardiff-based company is one of two finalists in...
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Wessex apprentice to act as role model for ACT Training
An Apprentice at Wessex Garages in Cardiff will soon be appearing in some new marketing material for Wales’ leading training provider due to his dedication and hard work. Rezwan Gafur, who is 17-years-old from Grangetown, is a Parts Apprentice at the dealership on Hadfield Road and will act as one of the role models for...
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Accountant Apprentice sums up the benefits of earning and learning
Meet Rebecca Collins. Rebecca, 22, from Cardiff, is an Apprentice Account Manager at The PS Group – a top telemarketing company. She is one of the 850,000 young people who are undergoing an Apprenticeship, working towards nationally recognised qualifications whilst earning a good wage. After leaving school, trailing a childcare...
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Creative learning provider wins national apprenticeship award
Published: NTFW A Cardiff-based training provider’s creative and innovative approach to the delivery of Apprenticeship Programmes that deliver results for the learner and the employer has been recognised by award judges. ACT Training won the Provider Award for Social Responsiveness at the high profile Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2014 ceremony, held...