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Traineeship award for resilient nursery nurse Emily
A determined young lady who has overcome many knockbacks on the way to becoming a valued member of St Aubin Nursery in Cowbridge celebrated success at the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru final. Emily Wintle, 18, from Llanharry, was named Traineeship Learner of the Year (Level 1) at the prestigious awards ceremony...
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Finalist Emma Treats Every Learner As An Individual
As a former apprentice herself, Emma Huggins can relate to the young learners in her charge. Working as an assessor for the Business Service department at ACT Training in Cardiff, Emma has a caseload of 40 Business Administration, Customer Service and Retail Foundation Apprentices, many of them in their probationary...
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Resilient Emily Aiming To Become A Nursery Nurse
Emily Wintle is one determined young lady who has overcome many knockbacks on the way to becoming a valued member of St Aubin Nursery, Cowbridge. With Emily’s hard work and the support of ACT Training in Bridgend, she completed her Level 1 Childcare Traineeship in a record time of...
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Finalist Ros is Dedicated to Changing Lives of Learners
Changing the lives of her learners is the ethos to which Ros Smith has dedicated herself over 23 years of people training. As lead motor vehicle tutor at ACT Training in Cardiff, Ros is part of the team that shapes and delivers Level 1 and Engagement Motor Vehicle Traineeships at...
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Three Promotions for Determined Higher Apprentice Megan
Megan Hession’s determination to succeed in the healthcare sector has seen her complete a Higher Apprenticeship six months ahead of schedule and gain three promotions from her employer within two years. At the age of 24, she manages two supported living houses, a large group of service users and staff...
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Second time lucky as inspirational Chris wins national award
It was second time lucky at this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru for inspirational Chris Hughes, as he was named Work-based Learning Tutor of the Year. Chris, 55, from Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, who works for ACT Training, collected the accolade at the annual awards ceremony held at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on...
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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...