Event Highlights Apprenticeship Opportunities
Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast meeting at Derby College’s Roundhouse vocational campus on Pride Park on Monday February 1 which will focus on the benefits of taking on apprentices.
The event, between 7.30am and 9.30am, is the first of a series of celebrations at the College to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2010 and will hear from keynote business speakers about their experiences of apprenticeships – both as a starting point to their own careers and as employers.
Derby College Principal David Croll explained: “Apprenticeships are good for business - providing employers with the skills they need to succeed.
“Businesses need to be more aware of the benefits young people can bring to many areas of their organisation. Couple their enthusiasm and ideas with well structured training and they very quickly become a valuable asset.
“In the current economic circumstances, it is more important than ever to ensure that employees have the skills they need to help deliver success. Training of existing staff and investing in the future workforce will help them through the current storm whilst also readying them for when the economy improves.
“From the young person’s point of view, apprenticeships provide a high-quality alternative route to future career success for ambitious individuals and enables them to earn while they learn.”
If you wish to attend the breakfast briefing, please email april.hayhurst@derby-college.ac.uk