College leads by example in Apprenticeship campaign

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) leads its Apprenticeship campaign by example by employing their own Apprentice.

Abbie Jackson aged 17 from Knutton has been taken on as an Apprentice in the College’s successful Academy of Sport department and is studying NVQ Level 2 in Sports and Sports Coaching.

Abbie will be working 4 days a week in the office helping to run the Academy of Sport programmes and providing logistical and administrative support.  Abbie is a keen sports person and plays for the College’s netball and basketball academies.

Abbie said: “I’m hoping to achieve my NVQ Level 2 in Sports and Sports Coaching and then progress onto NVQ Level 3.  My ambition is to become a sports coach and maybe go onto teach.”

NULC is in full support of Apprenticeships as a career path.  Abbie is the latest Apprentice of many to have been taken on by the College in recent years, a number of whom have progressed in their careers at the College.

The College launched the Newcastle-under-Lyme 100 in 100 Campaign on Friday 15 March and is targeting employers and young people across Newcastle-under-Lyme in a bid to create 100 Apprentice opportunities in 100 days.

Vicky Boulton-Clarke, Head of Employer Engagement and Work Based Learning at NULC said: “It’s important for employers to know that we are committed to Apprenticeships.  Our Apprentices really are the future of our business and we have some very high-calibre employees who started with us as Apprentices.”

NULC currently provides Apprenticeships in more than a dozen areas including Accounting, Business and Administration, Construction, Childcare, Creative Studies, Electrical Installation, Engineering, Hairdressing, Health and Social Care, Retail and IT.

To find out more about Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s apprenticeships and how you can support the 100 in 100 campaign visit www.nulc.ac.uk/100 or contact the Employer Training team on 01782 254376.