FEATURE Plumbing & Gas Solutions Limited
A pledge of continued support
Changes to the way we work remain one of the biggest eff ects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while many businesses bunker down and adopt a survival mode position, apprentices are feeling the impact of these changes more than ever. Milton Keynes-based business Plumbing and Gas Solutions Limited
explores the role businesses have in supporting apprenticeships at this diffi cult time and explains how they have become the ‘lifeblood of their business’. In the first weeks of lockdown apprenticeship starts dropped
signifi cantly, with providers reporting an 80% reduction just a month into the pandemic. For some apprentices this meant a break in access to training, working and learning from home, moving to a full-time job or even redundancy in some extreme cases. With employers hit by lockdown it’s understandable that
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Carl Yeomanson Owner of Plumbing and Gas Solutions Limited.
apprenticeships may not be at the top of their minds, but this impact does not show the full story. Despite the ongoing challenges, there are companies that have remained committed to apprenticeships, seeing them as a crucial part of their development strategy throughout this diffi cult time. Carl Yeomanson is the owner of Plumbing and
Gas Solutions Limited and is passionate about giving back to the community they support and nurturing new apprentices. “We currently have two apprentices and another
that has just fi nished and become fully qualifi ed, and we are looking to add another one to the team,” said Carl. “Apprentices complete the chain which allows
everyone in the business to progress in their journeys. Experienced engineers pass on their knowledge to apprentices so that they can then concentrate and push into other more complex areas of the mechanical spectrum. T ere is a clear vision of progression within the company and our apprenticeship schemes, which in turn helps motivate and inspire everyone in the business. “My passion for supporting apprentices comes
from my own experiences of starting out in a career. I found it very diffi cult to enter the industry and ended up having to do it on my own. If I’m able
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