Stoke House is an example of the long-term partnerships Care Training make with local employers. Care Training has been supporting the needs of local care home Stoke House not just for months, but for years.
Glenn Ball completed E2E for Fork Lift Truck, Warehousing & Distribution. After gaining up-to-date knowledge of the working environment, support from a personal adviser and an RTITB Fork Lift Truck Licence, he is now completing an Apprenticeship at MKG Foods.
Vanessa Pickup had just completed her A’ Levels at college when she spotted an advert in the newspaper about fully funded Apprenticeships in Health & Social Care for 16–18 year olds. She felt it was the perfect opportunity to try something new.
Following a staff survey across the whole of the workforce Lands' End identified a need for training relevant to individual employee roles. Lands' End engaged with Central Skills through The Business Link Skills Portal, and now Central Skills provide them with training in the Warehouse, Administration and Customer Service Teams.
When Sherwood Playgroup took on volunteers an extra set of hands, they recognised the NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning & Development Level 2 offered a great opportunity for the volunteers to gain a qualification.
As well as working part-time and looking after her daughter, Virginia volunteers at Inspire's offices at least eight hours a week as an administrator to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration.
After bringing up her own children Mandy was aware that she had the skills needed to work in childcare, but was unqualified to do so. She opted for the Children First Program, after which she was offered the opportunity to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Children’s Care, Learning & Development.
