Work Based Training

Small group that’s set to achieve big things

Published 3 October 2008

WEST Cumbria Rural Women in Business might be a name most people will be unfamiliar with, but this successful networking group, made up of local business women, is set to achieve big things.

Summer holiday is not a time for relaxing!

Published 15 September 2008

Hannah Johnson on her last summer as a student...

Putting a plug in the brain drain

Published 25 July 2008

GRADUATE retention – that’s a term which is often used when it comes to highlighting West Cumbria as a centre of excellence for skills and development.

Immigration officers make 50 raids a week

Published 23 July 2008

Sharon’s a national favourite

Published 23 July 2008

The mother and son who put their hearts into art

Published 27 June 2008

MOTHER and son, Ann and David Holmes, had both come to a stage in their lives where they were ready for a career change. Both of them being artistically inclined, they set about looking for a new venture in which they could use their talents and turn it into a business.

Where hands-on learning helps you in the field

Published 27 June 2008

Nick Pool, Edge Learner Forum

Rebecca has formula for career in brewing

Published 25 June 2008

Great challenges mean even greater rewards

Published 9 May 2008

Meet Gary Tweddle, a support worker in the care industry

Schools enjoy minding their own business

Published 23 April 2008

A motor apprentice’s dream becomes reality

Published 27 March 2008

WORKINGTON’S only custom car workshop recently opened for business. Custom Cars is the brain-child of Darren Dawson, who, through his own vision and determination, built the business from scratch and is now enjoying the fruits of his labour.

React on lookout for 25 engineers

Published 26 March 2008

Firm rated one of world’s best to work for

Published 26 March 2008

CH2M HILL has been rated as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by a top US business magazine.

Legal training without the need to move away

Published 25 March 2008

LEGAL Executive Kathryn Hill left Workington Sixth Form Centre with no particular career in mind. But now, at only 29, Kathryn has become a member of the Institute of Legal Executives.

Young apprentices make mark

Published 5 March 2008

TWO West Cumbrian apprentices were recognised for their hard work and achievement over 2007 with a special award handed to them at the West Cumbria Young Apprentice Awards Ceremony.