Benefits of hiring an Apprentice!

I have always been an advocate of apprenticeships since I completed mine in the 1970’s. I thoroughly enjoyed the four years, especially the first year at the HWGTA training centre. Including my time as an apprentice, I have been in engineering for over 48 years now, thanks to the HWGTA!

My son left school and went to sixth form however it wasn’t for him so I took him to one of the HWGTA’s open evenings. He liked what he saw and applied for an engineering apprenticeship, he hasn’t looked back since. My daughter also went to sixth form, with the intention of becoming a primary school teacher, but two years later she had changed her mind. I took her to an HWGTA open evening and she liked the look of an accountancy apprenticeship. She successfully completed her apprenticeship and is now working hard to become a chartered accountant.

I have been the apprentice co-ordinator at the HR Smith Group of Companies for a while and during that time have helped many young people to become engineers of the future. I enjoy the process of choosing new apprentices each year and take great pride in seeing them collecting their certificates four years later at the HWGTA awards evening.

HWGTA have been providing our business administration apprentices for the last 8 years.  They have a really good understanding of the demands on the NHS and always do their best to support our apprentices through their programmes be it new or existing employees.  The staff at  HWGTA are great, knowledgeable, always friendly and willing to help in any way they can. 

Central’s first Apprentice was approx. 15 years ago, as a company we have always seen the importance and benefits of employing apprentices.  Over the past three years we have had employees undertake the Customer Service, Business Admin and AAT apprenticeship courses.

Diversity is key to ensuring a progressive workplace and bringing in Apprentices, fosters a collaborative workplace between a range of workers from different backgrounds.  At Central this has been extremely beneficial; the Apprentices have brought a great energy and plenty of new ideas to the business and helped in us moving forward with Technology and the use of Social Media. As a company we can develop the Apprentices’ skills that are relevant to our organisation and their chosen field.  The training provided by HWGTA means we have been able to develop well trained, highly skilled staff that add value to our company. 

From the initial recruitment to the assessment sessions, and through to the end of course awards the service provided by HWGTA is exceptional.  They are very efficient, and all the Apprentices always have great things to say about their assessors and tutors.  As a company we have also used HWGTA for one day courses such as First Aid, IT Skills and many more. 

When our company wanted to start offering Accountancy Apprenticeships in 2016, we approached HWGTA because of their excellent reputation.  Their professional approach through each step of the recruiting process is outstanding and all the staff are very supportive and friendly.

Apprentices are monitored on a regular monthly basis and the training received is of a very high standard which is evident in our apprentices’ exceptional exam results.  HWGTA really do look after both the apprentice and the employer.  Would highly recommend.

Abacus has worked in partnership with HWGTA for more than a decade! Over the years HWGTA has provided us with quality apprentices who are ideally looking for a career with Abacus -two members of our current management team were originally supplied by HWGTA. Apprentices feel well supported by HWGTA while being suitably challenged to meet their course objectives. We are confident that our future plans for growth will be supported by our ongoing partnership with HWGTA.

I have personally used HWGTA to access apprentices for both Business and Customer Care apprentices for the last 5 years. Candidates have a very thorough interview process with HWGTA , which is really to helpful to us when selecting  candidates for interview, and identify those candidates that may be  suitable for our business. They provide an  excellent service in terms of support to both the apprentice and our organisation. They keep us updated regularly both via the onsite visits and email—and always at hand to discuss any concerns we may have.

The team are very supportive and understand the importance of getting high calibre, hardworking apprentices with great technical skills to ensure we have the strong resources to grow our business.

The team at HWGTA have got to know the way that Thorne Widgery operates, and the personality and attitudes that will fit within our existing team.

They are very approachable and helpful, and this great relationship has contributed to the awards received by us and several our apprentices over the past few years.

HWGTA have been a very proactive and supportive training provider to Worcestershire County Cricket Club as an employer and also to our apprentice employee.  Their initial assistance with the recruitment process was very helpful and the ongoing monitoring ensures our apprentice is making excellent progress with their training