Show celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and the region’s biggest apprenticeship event returns to Telford tomorrow (7 March) for the fourth consecutive year.
Apprenticeships are now seen as a very viable alternative to higher education, with many employers favouring the “grow your own” approach and offering higher level apprenticeships from engineering to IT and nursing to being a solicitor.
More than 60 of the biggest local and national employers and education providers will be at the event showcasing apprenticeship opportunities.
These will include the council’s new partners, idverde which will be providing the borough’s grounds and street cleansing service from 1 April and Balfour Beatty Living Places which will be the new contractor working on highways improvement projects.
Both contractors will be offering apprenticeship opportunities as part of the work they will be doing with the council.
Telford & Wrekin Council, along with The Army, Shropshire Star, University of Wolverhampton and the Careers and Enterprise Company, are working together to ensure this year’s show is bigger and better than ever before. They are supported by Shropshire Council and Telford College.
The Apprenticeship Show opens at midday tomorrow (Thursday 7 March) until 7pm. It is open to everyone and is free to attend.
Councillor Shirley Reynolds, Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet Member for Employment, Education and Life Long Learning, said: “We’re really pleased to be back with The Apprenticeship Show for a fourth consecutive year.
“Apprenticeships are no longer just for students. There’s no upper age limit for apprenticeships which means anyone can apply. They give employers the opportunity to grow their business and nurture their future workforce and for the apprentice, it gives them a non-academic route into a chosen career.
“We’re particularly excited to welcome our new contractors to The Apprenticeship Show and for them to showcase their apprenticeship opportunities.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone along to next month’s event who will be able to apply for and find out about the hundreds of opportunities available.”
Find out more on the website http://www.telfordjobbox.co.uk/tas19
