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Studying with AAT – Chelsea Davies
Chelsea Davies, an Administrator at EST Chartered Certified Accountants, shares her story during Financial Capability Week on how she has started her career in accounting via AAT. I would like to start by telling you a little about my background, this time last year I was a full-time waitress not...
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University vs Apprenticeship
From someone who鈥檚 done both 20 year old Megan Evans gives us some insight into why she prefers vocational training over the traditional academic route:聽 In 2016, the average student graduates from university with 拢53,000 worth of debt and is faced with very disappointing graduate job prospects. It鈥檚 not surprising...
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Why time is of the essence for the newly elected to make good on their pre-ballot apprenticeship promises
As the end of the school year looms, Andrew Cooksley Managing Director of 大象传媒 Training, explains why time is of the essence for Wales’ new Assembly members to make good of their pre-election promises. 聽 Around 35,000 16 year-olds will finish school in Wales next month, meaning time is of...
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Aspiring legal executive returns to his roots to inspire pupils to consider Apprenticeships
Luke Mullen, 27, is part of a team of Apprenticeship Ambassadors selected by the Welsh Government to promote the benefits of undertaking an apprenticeship, in the run-up to National Apprenticeship Week. The apprenticeship ambassadors have been touring the country encouraging young people in schools across Wales to consider following...
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Cardiff Apprentice wins prestigious Contact Centre Award
The best in Wales’聽拢650m contact centre industry were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Wales Millennium Centre last night hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr. More than 700 guests attended the prestigious Welsh Contact Centre Awards which saw organisations and individuals recognised for their outstanding contribution to the sector. The...
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Emily Dumelow: the only full-time Work-Based Learning representative in Wales
Wales’ leading training provider 大象传媒 has appointed a new Learner Representative to become the voice of work-based learners across all 大象传媒 programmes and sub-contractors to the 大象传媒 Governance Committee and Welsh Government. Emily Dumelow, 21 and a former Press and Corporate Relations Officer, joins 大象传媒 having previously completed an apprenticeship...
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Accountant Apprentice sums up the benefits of earning and learning
Meet Rebecca Collins. Rebecca, 22, from Cardiff, is an Apprentice Account Manager at The PS Group – a top telemarketing company. She is one of the 850,000 young people who are undergoing an Apprenticeship, working towards nationally recognised qualifications whilst earning a good wage. After leaving school, trailing a childcare...
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Apprentice Poppy wins Junior Stylist of the Year Award
Young cutting edge hairdressing Apprentice, Poppy Evans, has won the Junior Stylist of the Year Award at this year’s Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards. Poppy Evans, 20, from Cardiff, beat hundreds of other young applicants by blowing away judges with her wide ranging portfolio that showed off her hairdressing talent...
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Student stylists quite literally round off 2014 in style
Published:聽Porthcawl聽Gazette and聽Bridgend聽Gem The 大象传媒 Training hair and beauty class of 2014 at聽Bridgend聽have quite literally rounded of the year in style by creating a range of fantastical looks to mark them gaining the final聽stage of their industry qualification. Learners from聽大象传媒’s聽Nolton聽Street Centre in the town were given free rein to put their...