University of Oxford Apprentices

Oxford University at Careers Fest 2017

Careers Fest 2017 was a great success, with around 1800 students from 20 schools from across Oxfordshire coming to learn more about how to make the most of their futures with Apprenticeships.

The event took place on the 1st and 2nd Februrary in the MINI Plant in Cowley. Apprentices from throughout the University were on hand to answer any questions students might have and to inspire the next generation to think about how an Apprenticeship might work for them.

Watch this video to get a taste of what went on over the two days at Careers Fest. University of Oxford Apprentice Leanne appears at 3:05, talking about why she chose to do an apprenticeship and her experiences.

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations to James Ritchie, Herbarium Apprentice, for completing his Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification!

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Estates Services at the Apprenticeship Awards

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Estates Services have written a post on their website about the Oxford University Apprenticeship Awards that took place in December.

One of their team, Colin White (Patrol Team Supervisor in Security Services), won the Apprentice Supervisor Award for his exceptional support and management of his team of apprentices. Congratulations to Colin!

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Inspiring Apprentices - Jordan

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Jordan had always been interested in design and print and after GCSE’s had taken a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Graphic Design. Jordan enjoyed the printing side and spotted the Apprenticeship with the Reprographics Team and knew it was what she wanted to do.

Jordan’s role in Reprographics involves producing all sorts of printed material such as postcards, wedding invitations, folded leaflets and has learnt the art of bookbinding.

In a recent interview with Oxfordshire Apprenticeships Jordan said:

“It’s so nice to be given the opportunity to show how well an Apprenticeship can bring someone on and develop their skills. I have already learned so much. Every day is different and all the machines do different things, I’ve loved finding out all about what they can do.”

The team in Reprograhics have been supportive and encouraging while she gets to grips with her role.

“They don’t look down on me if I make a mistake, they say it’s a good way to learn! I’ve never been a confident person, but my confidence has gone up by miles. It’s nice to feel part of something, like there’s a purpose to what I’m doing.”

Jordan’s also had some words of advice for other young people considering whether or not an Apprenticeship is for them:

“Don’t think you have to go to uni to get somewhere. If you have a skill that you want to develop…an apprenticeship gives you a good entrance to the working world. If you’re confused about what to do – try something new, don’t rush and feel you have to make a decision about what you want to do for the rest of your life.”

With thanks to Oxfordshire Apprenticeships for this article.

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University Apprenticeship Awards 2016

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Friday 9th December saw our annual University Apprenticeship Awards being held at the iconic Sheldonian Theatre for the first time.

Many attended our annual Awards Ceremony this year and due to our increase in new apprentices our award numbers grew too.

With thanks to Abingdon and Witney College, ATG Training, Activate Learning and Oxfordshire Apprenticeships our award winners were presented with £100 vouchers to spend in high street stores.

1 x New Apprentice Award - Grace Parsons

2 x Intermediate Apprenticeship Award - Adam Fisk and Lee Singleton

2 x Advanced Apprenticeship Award - Kyle Hallett and James King

We also congratulated Colin White for winning this years Mentor Award, Danielle Hoare for winning our 2016 Poster Competition and presented our graduates with their personal certificates.

Each year the Apprenticeships Manager chooses an individual that has made outstanding contribution to our Apprenticeships Scheme however this year it was dedicated to a team of people that have worked extremely hard to recruit a cohort of 8 new apprentices. Not only have they managed to successfully hire and train 8 new apprentices, they even took time to be trained themselves in order to provide their new recruits with such a great training course. Our Estates FM team have really helped our Apprenticeships scheme to progress even further and for that we thank them.

Over 130 staff, family and friends attended this years Ceremony to celebrate Apprenticeships. We hope to see numbers growing with each passing year and wish all of our apprentices, old or new, every luck for the future!