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Apprentices adding value to Rotherham businesses
Date Posted:
20 Mar 2010
50 local businesses attended a recent event at Horner Brothers Print Group in Rotherham and were given an insight into how to maximise people performance and enhance and add value to their business through apprentices.
Judith Fox, managing director of Horner Brothers Print Group in Rotherham, described how the company hosts work experience students and regularly takes on new apprentices, one of which was Karl Markham. Karl was offered an Apprenticeship eight years ago and now enjoys a full time role with the company as a skilled envelope printer. Karl is an invaluable member of the team at Horners and his recent successes have included being recognised in the Apprentice of the Year awards run by the British Print Industry Federation.
John Barber from Business & Education South Yorkshire, said: "Employers in this area recognise the benefits of investing in Apprenticeships and this event went a long way to reinforce this.
"There were some fantastic stories of local businesses that are flourishing by recruiting and training their own young people. The event showed how Apprentices can make a positive contribution to a business and how funding and support is available for local companies."
Wayne Miller from the National Apprenticeship Services added: "There was a lot of interest from South Yorkshire employers at the event. In many businesses, over 40 per cent of the skilled workforce is close to retirement.
"Although times are still tough for many businesses, many companies recognise the need to act now and address the skills gap by recruiting and training young people, to ensure the future competitiveness and productivity of their businesses."
The event was delivered by Andy Hanselman Consulting, in partnership with Business & Education South Yorkshire and supported by the National Apprenticeship Service, Rotherham Work & Skills and Enterprise Boards.
Click here for the Horner Brothers website.
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