Young people widening their options with Apprenticeships
This is an extract from a Press Release from the NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE (sent out to journalists across the Eastern Region on 26th August 2009) featuring one of our Apprentices...
Bedfordshire based Matt Leonard secured his Apprenticeship in Business & Administration with The Learning Partnership through Apprenticeship vacancies. He says:
With the Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service, I had found an apprenticeship within days. It was easy to navigate and simple to use. All I had to do was fill in my requirements using the search tool and up came a whole list of apprenticeships. It wasn’t long before I had found an apprenticeship to suit me. After applying, the response was very quick, over the next two weeks I had secured myself two interviews, the initial one with Eclipse Training and the second with the Company. A few weeks later I was offered the job.
The Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service was the first step taken to where I am today and its user-friendly system along with its efficient search engine provides an easy way of finding apprenticeships whatever your location! Nearly 2 months on I’m in full employment undertaking a Level 3 NVQ and am enjoying it more and more everyday!”
Matt’s Line manager, Carole Pullinger (Business Services Manager) gave us the following quote:
We used the Vacancy Matching Service via our apprenticeship provider Eclipse Training Ltd. Eclipse ensured that the recruitment of our apprentice was as easy as possible. They short listed suitable candidates which we interviewed over a couple of weeks. We in fact employed the first candidate we saw as he was very keen and enthusiastic and had qualifications that we felt were suitable for the vacancy.
The apprentice we appointed has proved to become a valuable asset to the company in the short time that he has been with us, being able to complete the tasks requested efficiently and accurately.
Eclipse continues to be very supportive of our apprentice and us as a company.
