Professional practicing Arborists and lecturers Nobby Clarke and Luke Blaber have joined forces with Focus Training (SW) Limited to create The Arb Academy, a high quality tree and forestry training academy based in the heart of Devon.
Nobby Clarke, a well-known Arborist in the South West who boasts over 30 years’ experience, had a vision of creating a high standard, enjoyable training...
UTC Plymouth is celebrating after an impressive number of students secured apprenticeships with some of the city’s biggest employers including Wrigley’s, Babcock and Princess Yachts.
A total of 20 students from Years 11 to 13 were successful in securing an apprenticeship, many of which will start in September 2015, with a further 11 students moving onto higher education and university...
The Arb Academy specialises in Forestry and Arboriculture Training qualifications, specialising in high quality Traineeships and Apprenticeships. We are running a 6 week traineeship programme starting on the 27th July at the River Dart for motivated school leavers and job seekers.
The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in Arboriculture, giving them the best...
The Arb Academy specialises in Forestry and Arboriculture Training qualifications, specialising in high quality Apprenticeships.
We are holding an apprentice recruitment session on Monday 6th July 2015 at 1:30 at the River Dart in Newton Abbot for motivated school leavers and job seekers.
Successful applicants will then be invited to take part in our Arboriculture Traineeship...
A team of apprentices from Plymouth City Council took a huge leap towards becoming the Brathay national apprentice team of the year last week.
At the House of Commons, the Council’s team of dynamic young apprentices were announced as one of eight teams (out of an original 47) to make it through to the final.
This would be a huge achievement on its own, but the delighted team...
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2015, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust hosted an information open day, which welcomed sixth formers from schools across Plymouth, including St Boniface's Catholic College, Eggbuckland Community College, Lipson Community College and Ridgeway, into the hospital.
There were department stands and there were current and past apprentices at the event,...
Monday marks the beginning of National Apprentice Week and Plymouth City Council has scheduled a week packed with activities to celebrate the benefits of apprenticeships.
From visiting local schools, opening an apprenticeship pop up shop, to partnering with Citybus and 1000 club, who have put a battle bus on the Piazza, the council’s apprentices are on a mission.
City College Plymouth is running an Apprenticeship Information Event on Wednesday 11 March between 4.00pm and 6.00pm, at its Kings Road site in Devonport.
The College event is open to all who are looking for a training experience which differs from school or who wish to start or retrain in a new career. Visitors will be able to gain free impartial advice and guidance about their...
The changing nature of apprenticeships over the last 100 years has been documented in two new studies.
While research by Ancestry.co.uk and the University of Lincoln, paints a compelling picture of the journey apprenticeships have made during the last century, new findings from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) shows the impact that apprentices are having on the...
