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Spotlight on Independent Living Skills – Ellie's story
1 March 2022
Ellie joined us in 2017 to study our Independent Living Skills (ILS) course which opened doors and offered great new opportunities for her to progress onto Level 1 Childcare and Health and Social Care at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ.
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Employer input helps host successful apprenticeship event
23 February 2022
This month, the employer engagement team at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó hosted a successful apprenticeship awareness event to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
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Celebrating another year as part of The Chefs' Forum Academy
21 February 2022
We’re excited to announce that we’ve signed-up with The Chefs' Forum Academy for another year of fantastic opportunities for our catering and hospitality learners and staff.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó team takes on the Pontypool 10k
17 February 2022
On 27th February, 20 committed staff and learners from Â鶹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó will be putting their best foot forward in the Torfaen Leisure Trust Pontypool 10k in support of St David’s Hospice Care, our Charity of the Year.
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How the Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition boosted Holly’s career
16 February 2022
Electrical and electronic engineering apprentice, Holly, has thrown herself into the world of engineering, embracing opportunities with both hands. One experience and achievement she’s proud of is coming second in the Screwfix Trade Apprentice of the Year competition.
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5 Reasons to choose an apprenticeship
4 February 2022
During an apprenticeship, you’re employed to do a job while studying towards a qualification, making it a great alternative to studying A Levels or a full time course at college. Lots of young people choose to take the apprenticeship route at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó and here’s why...