FORTY ONE | STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE• A partnership with Expleo led to a bespoketraining solution for their engineering technicianapprentices. It includes a ten-week programmein core knowledge, skills and behaviours tokickstart the apprenticeship.A VITAL INGREDIENT FOR HEAD CHEF TOMHead chef Tom Gaskin believes the earn-asyou-learn approach helps employers developand retain the best young staff.• Marks & Spencer enlisted DCG’s assistance withdeveloping its engineering staff. The resultingprogramme includes the training of higherapprentices leading to HNC quali昀椀cations.• Land-based staff forged links with Chester Zooto offer an apprenticeship programme focusingon conservation, zoo keeping and other careersdedicated to animals.• Further emphasis was placed on professionalbody recognition to enhance apprentices’ careerprospects. Engineering technician apprentices,for instance, received an informativepresentation from The Institute of MechanicalEngineers before their End Point Assessments.There were national plaudits for individualDCG apprentices too. Ali Amin, who studiedat the Roundhouse as part of his engineeringapprenticeship with Shawpak, was namedAdvanced Apprentice of the Year.We are proud to have been providingapprenticeships for the last tenyears and our partnership withDCG has been very successful.We have worked with the Collegeassessors to ensure our apprenticesreceive support at all timesand get a real understandingof the world of work in order tocomplete their apprenticeships.”Sophie BancroftEmployee Development and Corporate SupportManager, Derby HomesMeanwhile Derby Homes electrician Joe Johnsonreceived two top awards in a matter of months. Hesecured the Apprentice of the Year accolade at the2023 Building Communities Awards, which celebrateexcellence within housing and construction.The previous autumn he triumphed in a similarcategory in the Derbyshire and NottinghamshireApprenticeship Awards.Tom oversees DCG apprentices at variousstages in their training at Fairways at ChevinGolf Club. When he joined the restaurant,he put himself through the Chef de Partieapprenticeship and went on to becomehead chef.He said: “Building a young team through DCGmeans we can all develop together. By takingon apprentices moving through Levels 2 and3, there is continuity and it allows staff to buildtheir careers in one place.”HITTING A PERSONAL BESTDerby Arena wellbeing adviser LyndseyMcLaughlin jumped at the chance to take aPersonal Training Apprenticeship via DCG.Lyndsey was keen to further her knowledgeafter working at the council-run gym foreight years.She said: “I liked the practical side where I put ona class and showed the assessors what I know.My apprenticeship experience has encouragedmy colleagues to take extra quali昀椀cations.”
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