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&lt;p&gt;A Weston College former beauty apprentice has spoken to the Department of Education about how earning while she learned has changed her life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/7181&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.weston.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1807">Apprenticeships</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Estate Agents&#039; Apprentice Demand</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Weston College has seen the demand for apprentices to work in regional estate agents offices double as the spring bounce took hold of mortgage applications.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/7177&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                    Sasja        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Broadoak        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    NVQ Customer Services        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sasja was not enjoying her desk-based job, so decided to approach the Apprenticeship team at the College to see what opportunities were available.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6424&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.weston.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1807">Apprenticeships</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                    Matt        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Apprenticeship: Sales of Residential Property        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;At the age of 16 Matt started his exciting career as an Estate Agent by enrolling on one of Weston College&amp;rsquo;s many apprenticeships.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6415&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship (Textiles Pathway) </title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;To achieve this Apprenticeship you will need to complete a number of qualifications including&lt;/p&gt;&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-course-details&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;course details&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-number-integer field-field-duration-number&quot;&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;We recommend you have a minimum of four GCSEs at grades A-C, however all applications will be considered. You must also demonstrate an interest in managing people and a willingness to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;. Having a relevant job (for a minimum of 16 hours per week), or in some cases, a work placement, is an essential part of an Apprenticeship.&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Interview Required        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Business Enterprise Centre on 01934 411 594 or email Business.Enterprise.Centre@Weston.ac.uk.        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6372&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;To achieve this Apprenticeship you will need to complete a number of qualifications including&lt;/p&gt;&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-course-details&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;course details&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-number-integer field-field-duration-number&quot;&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;We recommend you have a minimum of four GCSEs at grades A-C, however all applications will be considered. You must also demonstrate an interest in managing people and a willingness to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a relevant job (for a minimum of 16 hours per week), or in some cases, a work placement, is an essential part of an Apprenticeship.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Interview Required        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Contact the Business Enterprise Centre 01934 411 594        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;The textile and fashion sector has undergone enormous transformation in the UK in an increasingly competitive global market.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6370&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.weston.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1807">Apprenticeships</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;A&amp;nbsp;Weston College apprentice was sent by her Wrington employers on an adventurous personal development course &amp;ndash; an extreme sports scholarship in Tzaneen, South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6360&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.weston.ac.uk/taxonomy/term/1807">Apprenticeships</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Weston College is supporting a scheme that will offer employers a grant of up to &amp;pound;1,500 to take on an apprentice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weston.ac.uk/node/6268&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Maintenance Operations Apprenticeship</title>
 <link>http://www.weston.ac.uk/course/bec/maintenance-operations-apprenticeship</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;To achieve this Apprenticeship you will need to complete a number of qualifications including&lt;/p&gt;&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-course-details&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;course details&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-number-integer field-field-duration-number&quot;&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;We recommend you have a minimum of four GCSEs at grades A-C, however all applications will be considered. You must also demonstrate an interest in maintenance operations and a willingness to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a relevant job (for a minimum of 16 hours per week) is an essential part of an Apprenticeship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will need to put in time and effort to find an employer to offer you an Apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship team at the College will support you with your job search activities please get in touch if you need some help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Information&lt;/strong&gt; -  An interview is required unless you are already employed in a relevant role&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;You are likely to gain from a range of benefits from completing this qualification, for example:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	a nationally recognised qualification which is equivalent to 5 GCSEs&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	new or enhanced skills &lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	increased levels of confidence&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	increased knowledge about your job role and techniques in Maintenance Operations, Caretaking, Site Supervisor or similar type roles&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	a sense of personal achievement&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	formal recognition of competence as a Level 2 Maintenance Operative&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	higher levels of job performance and better results&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;	the opportunity to progress to higher qualifications such as an Advanced Apprenticeship in Construction.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Interview Required        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Please telephone the Business Enterprise Centre on 01934 411 594 or email business.enterprise.centre@weston.ac.uk.        &lt;/div&gt;
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