Bedford College students, staff and employers
were regional TV stars during national Apprenticeship Week.
Employer Kerry Cash of 5th Avenue, apprentices
and media students were captured on film by Anglia TV for their
innovative Blind Date promotion which was due to be screened on
Friday February 10th to mark the finale of Apprenticeship Week. The
college's own version of the Blind Date for employers and employees
can be found here
http://www.bedford.ac.uk/diary/apprenticeships_week/thursday_9_feb.aspx
Mary Palmer of Bedford College apprenticeships
team talked to SMEs at the Beacon Breakfast on Friday about the
help her colleagues can give advise to employers who don't know
where to begin to employ an apprentice. In the audience was
employer David Lambert of Pronto Plumber who featured in another
college video to mark Apprenticeship Week http://www.bedford.ac.uk/diary/apprenticeships_week/wednesday_8_feb_-_employer_vid.aspx
Mary Palmer
Meanwhile back at the Construction Centre,
building trade employers and students were brought together for
table top talks about how to win jobs in the industry.
David Wilkins of College
Construction oversees the employer/apprentice event