YGS Landscapes proud to offer ‘opportunities for all’
Forward-thinking Plymouth company YGS Landscapes is a great example of how working collaboratively with City College Plymouth on Apprenticeships can benefit an entire sector. For over 35 years, YGS Landscapes has provided landscaping, grounds maintenance, decking, fencing, and a wide array of related services throughout Devon and Cornwall. With a strong focus on sustainability and […]
Celebrating Bell Group’s ‘stars of the future’
Property maintenance specialists Bell Group are huge advocates for Apprenticeship programmes, and have a long-standing, positive relationship with City College Plymouth stretching back several years. Bell Group is a family-owned company serving the whole of the UK, with branches from the north of Scotland to the south of England. At the heart of their ethos […]
Apprentices helping raise profile of IT as a career
When Plymouth-based IT support specialists Acronyms began searching for apprentices, they had a clear vision of what they were looking for – a long-term, regular pipeline of top quality candidates. Acronyms, which offers extensive support to companies across various sectors, had a regular requirement for apprentices to work on their support desk operation. Upon partnering […]
Rachele going above and beyond to inspire children
The Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship is typically a 15-18 month programme designed to nurture those who wish to become a classroom or 1:1 Teaching Assistant. There are a variety of contexts within which it is possible to complete this qualification, with apprentices working within Primary and Secondary Schools, as well as that of Special […]
Argyle Community Trust go the extra mile for learners
Pilgrim Primary School has worked with Argyle Community Trust as their apprentice provider for several years, initially as a provider of Level 3 Sports Apprentices and Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualifications for support staff. I was so impressed with the quality of the course and the service, 3 years ago I switched to Argyle Community […]
Jack’s incredible journey to becoming a role model
Apprenticeships are a fantastic way to work alongside qualified experts and gain nationally recognised qualifications, with former PE Apprentice Jack Ryan, a fantastic ambassador for such programmes. Jack started his apprenticeship journey in September 2020, enrolling upon the Level 2 Community Activator Coach (L2CAC), and subsequently progressed onto the Level 4 Sports Coach (L4SC) through […]
Personalised learning leads to right career path
Leon Daymond undertook a Business Administration Apprenticeship tutored and supervised by the south-west specialist training experts, Swatpro and gained a Distinction Grade. “I was stuck in a rut in my old job that didn’t really have any career prospects, so I thought an Apprenticeship would be a good step onto the career ladder for me and would […]
Gaining the confidence to help and support others
I previously worked for Plymouth City Council and heard about On Course South West (OCSW) through working there. At the time I was interested in applying for a Social Work Master’s but needed a Maths GCSE. It was hard going, and I nearly gave up, but the support of the tutor and my fellow students got me […]
Award-winner ‘Kevso’ on the road to success
Kevin “Kevso” Burkitt is a popular character at City College with both students and staff. Winner of 2022’s Media, Computing and Games Development Student of Year, Kevso has progressed from an Access to Higher Education course to a full degree in computer science. For Kevso, reaching this point has been more challenging than most. Kevso returned to […]
The start of an exciting career in Engineering
Teddy Lovelock is among the first cohort of students to study for a T Level in Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control. Teddy, aged 18, joined City College Plymouth from Scott Medical College. Prior to starting sixth form, Teddy had been hoping to become a midwife, but soon realised it wasn’t the right path Having heard good things […]