Buckinghamshire College Group are excited to share all the ways we have been celebrating National Apprenticeship Week!
Monday 5th February 2024: 'Apprenticeships For All' - To start off the week, we sharing one of our most amazing apprenticeship success stories!
Khadija started her journey with Buckinghamshire College Group back in 2019 where she first enrolled on our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course. Once successfully passing Level 1 and Level 2 ESOL, Khadija began studying for her Level 1 in Health and Social Care before deciding to do an Apprenticeship once that course was completed. Khadija was employed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as part of her Level 3 Standard Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship, which she went onto successfully complete.
With her journey being so inspiring, in 2023 Khadija was nominated and won our 'Apprentice of the Year' Award in our annual Student Awards Ceremony (See Photo). Part of her nomination, given by Assessor in Care, Lanie read "Khadija makes a real difference at work. She delivers safe and compassionate care and has a smile for everyone. She never wavers in her attitude to work and is a joy to support with her studies".
Tuesday 6th February 2024: 'Employer Tuesday' - We were pleased to share the details of one of our current Apprenticeship employers, Grizzlee's Barbershop. As a thank you for being so supportive of their current apprentice, Oliver; Grizzlee's Barbershop was nominated in our annual Student Awards Ceremony 2023 and won our Apprentice Employer of the Year award!
Wednesday 7th February 2024: 'Apprentice Wednesday' - As part of 'Apprentice Wednesday' we chose to speak with a number of our current apprentices. This is where we met Ollie. Ollie is currently studying Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Carpentry and Joinery. To watch the video where we spoke to Ollie, click the button below.
Thursday 8th February 2024 : 'T Level Thursday' - As part of 'T Level Thursday' we went along to a T Level Childcare and Education lesson at our Aylesbury Campus. This is where we spoke with Freya and Kaila. Freya and Kaila are both in their final year of study and were happy to share their thoughts on T Levels, if they'd recommend them and what they plan to do next! To watch the video where we spoke to Freya and Kaila, click the button below.
Friday 9th February 2024 : 'Celebration Friday' - For 'Celebration Friday' we think it's the perfect chance for us to share all the extra events we've been doing throughout the week. To start, our Apprenticeships Team have been hard at work as they hosted pop-ups at all three of our campuses as well as pop-ups across multiple NHS sites in and around Buckinghamshire. One of our Level 2 Carpentry Apprentices, Ben shared his thoughts abour Apprenticeships at the Bucks Business First webinar, hosted for parents and prospective students looking into Apprenticeships. Finally, we were also pleased to announce our partnership with NHS England Workforce, Training and Development to help bring Dental Nurse Apprenticeships to Thames Valley in 2024. We played host to a free webinar for potential employers to hear more about the scheme and to get answers to any questions they may have had.
We would like to thank all the students and staff that played a vital role in making National Apprenticeship Week 2024 such a great success!
