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Staff from the college’s apprenticeship team celebrate their silver award


Silver success for college apprenticeship team


West Nottinghamshire College has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for the quality and size of its apprenticeship provision. Its employer engagement


division, Vision Business, took silver in the ‘college large apprenticeship provision’ category of this year’s Apprenticeships4England Apprenticeship Awards. The awards honour training


providers and employers that have shown outstanding achievement, best practice and excellence in apprenticeship delivery. Lesley Roberts, Vice-Principal


for Employer Engagement and Business Development, said: “This is fantastic recognition of the standard and breadth of our apprenticeship scheme, which benefits thousands of individuals and employers across the country. “I’m immensely proud to see


the hard work of our apprenticeship team and network of partner training providers celebrated on the national stage.”


Continuing expansion for Derby hydraulics firm


Tidyco continues to invest in an on-going growth strategy and has recently expanded the company premises with the opening of a new manufacturing and distribution plant. The new facility will further


streamline overall productivity and benefits from an improved stockholding facility allowing the company to comfortably support an increase in consumer demand. Energy-efficient lighting has


also been installed to support Tidyco’s commitment to the organisation’s environmental policies. The plant was officially


opened by Amanda Solloway MP. Philip Mason, Production


Director for Tidyco, said: “Tidyco will continue innovating in order to enhance the scope and scale of the organisation’s overall service offering.”


8 business network April 2017 L-R: Maggie Throup MP,


trentbarton’s Jeff Counsell and Erewash Mayor Abey Stevenson


Bus service is flying high


Ilkeston is to get a more luxurious and frequent bus service thanks to a £150,000 investment by trentbarton in extra vehicles. The ‘ilkeston flyer’, which runs


from Ilkeston and Cotmanhay to Derby, is seeing its fleet boosted by 50% from four to six buses. It will have a new look and run up to every 15


‘ilkeston flyer has been an important link for local people for many years’


minutes instead of the current 20 minute frequency. The move has created six new driver jobs, taking the driving team to 15-strong. The fleet will have superfast free wifi and USB power, comfy seats and air con for a premium passenger experience.


Trentbarton took some of the


revamped buses to Ilkeston’s Market Place to show local people what they have to look forward to. Erewash MP Maggie Throup and


Mayor of Erewash Councillor Abey Stevenson were welcomed to the


party by trentbarton Managing Director Jeff Counsell. Jeff said: “ilkeston flyer has been an important link


for local people for many years, whether travelling to work or play in Derby and beyond. By increasing its frequency to every 15 minutes and packing the buses with hi-tech creature comforts we’re giving customers a new level of experience.”


Tom Carter with students from Vision Studio School Pupils get Vision for the future


Pupils at Vision Studio School in Mansfield have sought useful online careers advice, joining thousands of other students in an attempted Guinness World Record challenge. Created by The East and West Midlands Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, Workpays and GetMyFirstJob, The Big Assembly aimed to set the record for the largest online careers advice seminar ever. Schools, young people, careers


advisers and employers from across the nation logged online at 8.45am in a live video streamed to thousands across the UK wanting to find out more about apprenticeships and career options post-16. The event was introduced by


Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Robert Halfon and featured films of and by apprentices and questions and answers with experts. The aim was to get more than


5,000 log-ins and to set a new Guinness World Records title in the


process. It didn’t quite get that many, but more than doubled the target for the number of young people who actually watched it – topping 10,000. Personal Coach at Vision Studio


School, Tom Carter, said: “Students are starting to engage in this kind of technology more and more – it’s a useful way of hitting a broader audience. We do have assemblies on careers guidance and I think more sessions like this, which could last longer, would be really useful.”


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