Author: Manon Rosser
Two champion young butchers from North East Wales have proved they are cut above the rest by being shortlisted for prestigious national apprenticeship awards. Tom Jones, 24, who runs Jones’ Butchers in Llangollen, is an Entrepreneurial Apprentice of the Year finalist, while Matthew Edwards, 22, who works for S. A. Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford, near… Read more »
An organisation that represents more than 100 learning providers across Wales is calling on the Welsh Government to explain in detail why it has slashed £7 million from its flagship Apprenticeship and Young Recruits Programmes. The National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW), which has links to 35,000 employers across Wales, is concerned that the budget… Read more »
18-year-old Rhiannon Morris has gone from making Sunday roasts at home as a young child to becoming an award-winning apprentice chef at The Lion Hotel in Llandinam. Rhiannon, who lives in Llandinam, started work at the hotel kitchen when she was 15 while she was studying for her GCSEs. She carried working on at the… Read more »
Thirty-six learners, employers and training providers from across Wales have been selected as finalists for this year’s prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru after a record number of entries. The coveted awards, organised jointly by the Welsh Government and the National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW), culminate with a high profile presentation ceremony and dinner at the… Read more »
A graduate who was unemployed for a year before landing her dream role has been honoured at an event celebrating a milestone for Jobs Growth Wales. Chloe Bignell, from Llanelli, is the 10,000th person to have secured a jobwith Jobs Growth Wales –the Welsh Government’s European Social Fund-backed programme which provides unemployed young people with… Read more »
Fourteen talented senior chefs from across Wales are preparing for a high pressure final challenge to complete a pioneering qualification. If they are successful, they will be the first chefs in the UK to complete the Higher Apprenticeship for Chefs, a higher-level qualification that demonstrates their craft skills and knowledge. For their final assessment, the… Read more »
Talented young butcher Matthew Edwards was a runner up at Wales’VQ Learner of the Year showpiece awards ceremony on VQ Day at Coleg y Cymoedd’s Nantgarw Campus. Matthew, 22, who works for S. A. Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford, near Chester, was one of six finalists from across Wales who were all congratulated by Deputy Minister… Read more »
Talented Welsh butcher Matthew Edwards has already proved that he’s a cut above the rest by winning the Welsh Young Butcher contest and being selected to represent Great Britain in a European skills competition. Matthew, 22, who works for S. A. Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford, near Chester, is in training for the European competition in… Read more »
Workmates, friends and family members of Cambrian Training Company’s marketing manager Katy Godsell and Barclays Bank have teamed up to raise £2,526 for the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Seventy-six people, ranging in age from 87 years to toddlers in a pram, took part in the successful Cambrian Charity 5k Run… Read more »
Two talented young Welsh butchers have been selected to represent Great Britain in a European skills competition. Matthew Edwards, 22, who works for S. A. Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford, near Chester, has begun training for the European competition in Switzerland in September, while 18-year-old Peter Rushforth from Swans Farm Shop, Treuddyn, Mold, will follow in… Read more »
