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Learner lands dream role with help from tutors
Beginning your learning journey can be a nerve-wracking experience, even if you are excited to get stuck in.  At ºìÐÓÊÓƵ we know that undertaking a new course of education, at any level, can be a daunting task, but we offer support to ensure you feel confident and...
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Tutorial videos inspire learner’s career in construction
Finding a career path that’s right for you can seem like a daunting task particularly if those around you have had their dream job in mind for a long time. But there is no right or wrong way to find a career you love. For Jobs Growth...
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Hairdressing workshops give learners a confidence boost
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Jobs Growth Wales + scheme aims to equip young learners, between the ages of 16 and 19, with the skills they need to progress in their future careers. There is no set end goal for JGW+ learners but many go on to undertake further apprenticeships and gain more advanced...
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Assessor lands dream role after completing four qualifications
For one of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s newest tutors learning has gone full circle. Childcare assessor, Christie Davies, began her learning journey when she enrolled with Jobs Growth Wales aged eighteen, she is now celebrating her appointment as a tutor within the same department. Christie left school to...
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Course offers solid start for learner with a passion for hair
If you’re looking for a career that offers the chance to flex your creative flair as well as have a lasting positive impact on your clients’ confidence and wellbeing, then you may want to look at hairdressing. Hairdressing offers many transferable skills and is consistently ranked as...
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Hire Darren
Apprenticeship Award Cymru 2016 finalist Darren Watts is now sadly out of work since his employers Appletree Nurseries closed last week. Not only is Darren only 18 years old and unemployed, he also can’t complete his Apprenticeship that he worked so hard to get on to. It’s now become our mission...
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Second time lucky as inspirational Chris wins national award
 It was second time lucky at this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru for inspirational Chris Hughes, as he was named Work-based Learning Tutor of the Year. Chris, 55, from Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, who works for ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, collected the accolade at the annual awards ceremony held at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on...
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Darren happy to break the mould with career in childcare
Darren Watts has turned a natural gift of supporting siblings and younger cousins into a promising career. In doing so, the 18-year-old has taken the unusual step of moving from a path in the construction industry to childcare, happily breaking the mould in a predominantly female profession. Darren followed his...
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Inspirational Chris is passionate about helping learners fulfil their potential
Inspirational Chris Hughes is hoping to go one better in this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru after being a runner up for the Work Based Learning Practitioner Award in 2015. The 55-year-old Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) tutor from Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, has worked for award-winning learning provider ºìÐÓÊÓƵ for...