Apprentice Stories

After having two children and juggling two jobs, 37 year old Sarah Edwards decided she would like to retrain to become a nurse. She applied for an apprenticeship with the college and was offered a placement with MGS Medical Practi...

Two brothers from Eastbourne who completed their drinks dispense technician apprenticeships through City of Wolverhampton have made history by being the first candidates in the UK to do so!  Aaron and Brad Santos, who work...

Doing a Level 5 leadership and management apprenticeship has reaped great rewards for Stephen Morgan, a senior analyst at City of Wolverhampton Council as, part way through the programme, he applied for the role of corporate analy...

"Apprenticeships aren't just for school leavers," said 39-year-old Stacey Homer who has just completed a Level 3 team leader supervisor apprenticeship. Stacey, a service development officer at City of Wolverhampton Council, s...

Charlotte Rose, a senior environmental health officer at City of Wolverhampton Council, chose to study for the Level 5 leadership and management apprenticeship  to expand her leadership role and has since gained a promotion to te...

"I had been a manager for a number of years and really wanted to develop my understanding behind theories and practice when it came to leading a service, " said Amy Cooper, who has just completed the Level 5 operational/department...

29-year-old Becky Bowden did a Level 2 business administration apprenticeship back in 2014 and has recently started the Level 3 apprenticeship to further expand her skills and knowledge. Becky, who works for Complesso which p...

17-year-old Alfie Webb is an electrical apprentice at Midwest Mechanical and Electrical Services in Wolverhampton and has ambitions to progress to become a senior engineer within the company and own his own business in the future....

“My apprenticeship is the best thing that I did,” says 21-year-old Rosie Whitehouse, who is now working as a full-time stylist in the salon where she did her training. Rosie added, “I chose an apprenticeship because I�...

19-year-old Laura Dwyer is a digital marketing apprentice.......

Video case study - We spoke to Ben Smith about his IT apprenticeship.........

Jacob, a Level 4 construction site supervisor apprentice........