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My ACT Apprenticeship Experience: Ben Catton
Social Media Apprentice Ben Catton tells us about his ACT experience so far: I am studying a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Social Media and Marketing at professional Sky Bet League Two football club, Newport County AFC. I was stuck between choosing university at the end of my A Level studies...
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Three reasons to choose an Apprenticeship
Vocational Qualifications have grown in popularity over the past couple of years, particularly apprenticeships. In the past year alone Welsh training provider ACT has helped over 6,500 16-24 year olds achieve their career ambition with the apprenticeship programmes. Daniel Morris from Newport, is just one of the many thousands of young people...
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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 5 very simple steps to recruit and Apprentice: Step 1 – Enquire. All you need to do is give us...
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University vs Apprenticeship
From someone who’s done both 20 year old Megan Evans gives us some insight into why she prefers vocational training over the traditional academic route: In 2016, the average student graduates from university with £53,000 worth of debt and is faced with very disappointing graduate job prospects. It’s not surprising...
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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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Cardiff Life – The One to Watch
Published: Cardiff Life, May 2014 You are “Head of Happiness” at training provider ACT in Cardiff -that’s a brilliant job title! What does your role entail?Why any organisation would want unhappy staff is beyond me! Great places to work have happy staff! My job title certainly raises a...
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ACT learner, Kavan Cox, secures Silver at WorldSkills 2022
ACT’s JGW+ learner, Kavan Cox, took Silver in the Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business category at this year’s WorldSkills National Finals 2022. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members’ national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in...