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INVESTING IN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
» » EPWIN GROUP COMPANY, INDIGO
Products has recently celebrated with 55 of
its employees achieving their NVQ level II
certificates in either ‘Fabrication of Glass
Supporting Structures’ or ‘Glass and Glass
Related Distribution and Warehousing’.
The Walsall based business ran the scheme
over a 12-month period using the SFA funded
Apprenticeship route, in collaboration with
a GQA Approved Centre - The Vocational
College, who provides a range of industry
glazing qualifications, written and awarded
by leading awarding body GQA Qualification
Limited.
The scheme ensures staff benefit from the
fundamentals of Maths and English, as well
actually provide a career-based occupation.
as gaining a recognised glass and glazing
By achieving the qualifications; the team now
industry qualification. The programme
understand the need to provide a higher level
consists of online training, regular face-to-face
of quality work, at the same time as enhancing
group sessions and one-on-one mentoring for
their own careers in the future - with many
additional support.
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Stephen Faulkner, general manager at
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determination to achieve the qualifications
and enhance their skills on the way to
becoming a highly skilled workforce. We also
owe a lot to The Vocational College for their
commitment, enthusiasm and adaptability
throughout the process, helping our team to
achieve what they have.”
Paul Gray, Business Development Manager
at The Vocational College was in attendance
to present the certificates. He commented:
“It is a huge achievement and every one of the
employees should be very proud of what they
have accomplished. Any training programme
has its challenges but this group has
committed to learning from the start, and will
inevitably benefit now and in the future.”
Indigo Products has seen a quantifiable
improvement since commencing
Apprenticeship programmes with The
Vocational College in 2015. Staff turnover
has reduced, customer satisfaction levels have
increased and almost a quarter of the latest
learners have now committed to further
training and will take on a level III NVQ
qualification.