Past and current employers share their experience of taking on an apprentice.
Employer Success
“Taking on an apprentice has allowed me to grow my business and training. An apprentice keeps me on my toes and up to date on the current industry technology. You get a staff member who has no training or experience, you can train and develop them to match how you and your business works, which is incredible.
“Taking on apprentices has allowed the business to expand with lower overhead costs and on a nationwide scale. Once our apprentice was trained it allowed us to go global with orders, taking on our second apprentice is now allowing us to open a line of shops.”
Andrew Hoggart, Quantum Computer Repairs and Sales
“Northern Skills have been very supportive in the development of the team at Baker Street Kitchen. We have built a fantastic relationship over the past few years, both with the recruitment team, skills managers, and on-site assessors. The team are always available to get hold of and will work with us to ensure our apprentices are getting the support they need.
“Northern Skills have helped us retain and develop a successful team, we have Lewis who completed his apprenticeship and has now progressed to be a duty manager, Ben who completed a chef apprenticeship and is now a key asset in our kitchen brigade. We currently also have Luke working as a kitchen apprentice.”
Simon Fletcher, Baker Street Kitchen
“Whenever we are looking to hire an apprentice, the team take all the pressure off us by advertising the post, checking eligibility of candidates, shortlisting them ready for us to interview, organising the time and place of the interview, answering any questions on our behalf and so much more. Meaning we just interview and select the person we want to hire. Proper easy and the candidates they select are always spot on!
“They couldn’t be more helpful and really want to help the employer and the apprentice. Once the apprentices are with us, the support they get is next level, too! We couldn’t be more stoked with the service!”
Lou Tonner, Wander Films
“In 2016 we began to work with Northern Skills to help further build the Mabo team and see how we could expand our team through apprenticeships. Fast forward and Mabo have apprentices solidly integrated in their workforce development strategy.
“Working with Northern Skills has helped us generate a pipeline of future talent that can learn on the job and be part of the Mabo culture. Our collaboration has been a fantastic experience. Their support for apprentices has been a real asset to our agency. Together, we’re paving the way for nurturing local talent in the digital marketing industry.”
Stephen Cumberworth, MABO
