Apprentice Stories

“I’d been told that an apprenticeship is the best route into employment – and it certainly is,” said 17-year-old Charlie Woodward who is an apprentice in the building control department at City of Wolverhampton Council. ...

“I thought about going to university but I knew that when I graduated I’d still have to look for a job and I’d be in a lot of debt, so an apprenticeship seemed the ideal way for me to gain a qualification, get some work expe...

After leaving school, 23-year-old Ryan Guest worked in a bar for a few years and thought he’d left it too late to apply for an apprenticeship – but he was proved wrong when he was taken on as a business apprentice by Wolverham...

Wolves fan Phoebe Kendrick is living the dream by working for the club after doing a business apprenticeship there two years ago. 21-year-old Phoebe, who was offered a full-time job in the Football Academy after completing her ...

“I’m happier than ever!” enthused 19-year-old Nyhiem Howl when asked about how he’s finding his apprenticeship in the planning department at City of Wolverhampton Council. Nyhiem, who combines working for the council wi...

“You can only learn so much in school – and I wanted to know more,” says 20-year-old Toby Adshead, an apprentice infrastructure technician in the e-services department at City of Wolverhampton Council. Toby, who is respon...

Gaining practical skills rather than sitting in a classroom is what attracted 18-year-old Amanpreet Thamrat to an apprenticeship, and he’s now combining working in City of Wolverhampton Council’s e-services department with stu...

In just three years, Claire Caldwell has gone from being an apprentice herself to becoming an office administrator and managing two business apprentices in her department! Claire, aged 20, who works for steel stockholders Hall ...