Apprenticeships start here

Bedford College is getting 100s of employers talking about apprenticeships - as part of its Apprenticeship Week activity (Monday Feb 6th - 10th).

A countdown of events is being promoted across the social media spectrum from the platform of Bedford.ac.uk

Monday:  Live on-line Q & A with the college’s expert team of apprenticeship advisors

Tuesday:  CV with sparkle - how to make sure your written application hits the right note with your potential employer.

Wednesday: The employer’s viewpoint video with an employer of apprentices talking about what HE wants from his young trainees. David Lambert Pronto Plumber, Great Barford, is the star of this show (he has recently featured on TV ads for a brand of boiler and is a Beds on Sunday blogger)

Thursday: Apprenticeship Blind Date with another key employer of apprentices: Kerry Cash of 5th Avenue, Bedford,  asks “candidates” questions to show how personality and appearances count towards first impressions. A lorra, lorra fun.

Friday: Bedford College’s Mary Palmer talks to the Beacon Business Breakfast at the Bedford Swan Hotel to help spread the word about apprenticeships. 

Later that day a series of interactive workshops in the construction unit will bring 25 young people face to face with ten employers to talk about job prospects and expectations in the industry. 

Over in Milton Keynes at the Bedford College Apprenticeship Academy, which was officially launched in January,  the team will be promoting their special brand of AAT accountancy and NITP IT apprenticeships. The Bedford College campus in Cauldwell Street includes a Bedford NITP centre which has been successfully placing young people in jobs for several years. 

Click here to find out more about Apprenticeship Week at Bedford College