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Apprenticeship at Work in Coventry City Council
Paul Fletcher
Darcy Anspach is shown donating his hair to the Little Princess Trust
Hairdressing Academy thriving in Coventry Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Training’s (CWCCT) hairdressing training team is committed to developing the skills of the next generation of stylists and facilitating work opportunities with some of the area’s leading salons. A recent initiative at CWCCT’s hairdressing academy in Coventry offered free haircuts for children returning to school to raise funding for charity, The Little Princess Trust. Commenting on the scheme, Jayne Powell, Head Trainer at Chamber Training’s Hair Academy said: “We are extremely proud to be able to support a worthy charity such as The Little Princess Trust. Recently we were approached by a mother and her child, Darcy, who was eager to donate his hair. The charity is keen to source hair donations of over 7cm long and his hair was the perfect length. “We are lucky enough to have links with the Trust which creates wigs and hair pieces for young children who are battling cancer. Our team is always keen to help charities and this type of positive work has been taking place in the salon for many years. Providing support for charity has brought a great sense of community and pride for our team, especially our hairdressing apprentices. “In other Chamber Training hairdressing news, we would also like to wish good luck to Lauren Burgess at LB Hair Studio in Nuneaton. As an ex-apprentice, she is establishing her own salon and has decided to employ an apprentice of her own who will learn her craft with our team at Chamber Training. It is amazing to see our ex-apprentices passing on their knowledge to the next generation within the industry. “Finally, Chamber Training has recently held a ‘Two-Tone Style’ competition, which celebrated Coventry as the City of Culture and the historical role two-tone played in the music scene within the City. There were fantastic styles and creative looks.” Chamber Training’s Hairdressing Academy is committed to providing its apprentices with high-quality work experience and employment in salons across the city and county to gain practical skills and knowledge in the latest industry trends and techniques as part of their apprenticeship programme. Apprenticeships offer a personalised learning pathway, with apprentices working four days in their workplace, alongside one day of dedicated training each week at Chamber Training’s hairdressing academy, which provides apprentices with on-thejob and off-the-job experience required to become a fully qualified stylist. Click https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=O2krWicSRNE to view one of Chamber Training’s successful hair salons, Geiko on YouTube. To find out more about Chamber Training’s Hairdressing Apprenticeship Programme, call a member of the Business Development Team on 024 7623 1122 or enquiries@cw-chambertraining.co.uk
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Embarking on an Apprenticeship through Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training has proven to be a successful pathway for Paul Fletcher, whose career in adult care has gone from strength to strength at Coventry City Council (CCC). As a registered blind person, Paul joined the learning disabilities team at CCC in 2019 following the adult care worker apprenticeship standard. After developing his skills and knowledge, he has gone on to achieve qualifications including the Diploma in Adult Care as well as maths and English accreditations. Overcoming any challenges and obstacles along the way, Paul has excelled within his role,
making a major contribution towards service users within the community, including assisting with shopping and household tasks to enrich lives. Commenting on Paul’s success at CCC, Katrina Shanks said: “We have been really impressed with Paul’s progress and determination during his apprenticeship. He is very understanding and compassionate, which are important traits to have in the care profession. We have been working in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training for many years and the apprenticeship programme has proven to be very successful. We are looking forward to continuing this great way of developing the team,
improving our services and making a difference to the local community.” Adding to the comments, Paul said: “The management team at Coventry City Council have always been very supportive of the apprenticeship programme and ensure we have career progression routes. I’m currently a support assistant doing one-to-one assistance in the community and in my spare time I have even done some coaching work with Junior Great Britain athletes! “The health and social care team at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training are really helpful and approachable. They have consistently supported me to progress and develop my skills to a high standard. I’m truly grateful for the guidance and advice I have received.” Sally Lucas, Executive Director at Chamber Training concluded: “Paul is a real inspiration, demonstrating the qualities
needed to be key member of the team. He is a testament to how partnership working can deliver real benefits to the organisation, the individual and the community and we are pleased to have been a part of his career success so far. We work with a range of health and social care professionals to design apprenticeship programmes that enable individuals to flourish. Our staff develop a detailed understanding of each business, working as an extension of the organisation to ensure apprenticeships generate the right outcomes.” Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training is working with many employers across the area to develop and deliver apprenticeships around the needs of the business. It is an exciting time to take on an apprentice, particularly with the financial incentives that the government offer businesses who recruit young people.
To discuss how apprenticeships could benefit your business or to find out more about the government incentive scheme, contact Chamber Training's Business Development Team a call on 024 7623 1122 or enquiries@cw-chambertraining.co.uk
Katrina Shanks, Coventry City Council
Apprenticeships with a Caring Touch Starting a career in children’s care is proving to be the right choice for apprentice, Caitlin Cunningham. Opting not to go into the sixth form following her GCSE’s, Caitlin approached Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training for advice and was excited to see the opportunities available in caring for children. With the support of Chamber Training, she rapidly developed her confidence and understanding of the world of work, before successfully securing an apprenticeship with a nursery in Kenilworth, Creative Flair Childcare. Caitlin demonstrated a natural talent for the job, thriving on the mixture of learning in the workplace as well as at Chamber Training. She achieved her apprenticeship as an early years care practitioner before seamlessly progressing to the
next level where she achieved a distinction as an early years care educator. Caitlin’s career is going from strength to strength. As a result of her apprenticeships and the skills and knowledge they gave her, she has gone on to progress her career at a Warwickshire school offering one-to-one support to children with special needs. Commenting on Catlin’s success, Nicola Thompson, Manager at Creative Flair Childcare said: “Caitlin started at Creative Flair when she was 16 years old and she has developed into a fantastic practitioner. Her kind, caring and creative nature made her form bonds with the children instantly. “Caitlin's dancing background supported her to teach the children ballet and tap, which fitted in perfectly with our Creative Arts ethos. Over the years Caitlin has learnt so much, how to observe children’s development, arranging
activities, extending children’s learning and supporting children with additional needs, which led on to her new role in a school setting as a teaching assistant supporting children one to one. Gill and the team at Chamber Training were always on hand to support the setting and Caitlin and were very approachable during both her level 2 and level 3 qualifications.” Angela Williams from Chamber Training concluded: “We are delighted to have worked with Caitlin. She has grown in confidence and shown a dedicated approach to working with children. It has been a pleasure to have been part of her career success. “At Chamber Training, we are currently working with a number of nurseries and children’s care
L-R: Gill Dickson, Caitlin Cunningham and Angela Williams
settings to provide relevant, tailored and structured learning pathways to support businesses to develop qualified staff. If you’re looking to recruit an apprentice or train your existing staff, we can help you on that journey.”
To further information about Chamber Training’s Apprenticeship Programme, call 024 7623 1122 or enquiries@cw-chambertraining.co.uk
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