Professional UK based recruitment and apprenticeship training provider. We have fantastic jobs for young people in business administration, customer service, and I.T. Way to Work also provide bespoke employability skills training workshops, guidance and individually tailored workplace support programmes. Specialists in public sector youth employment strategy, recruitment and apprenticeships, and recognised as one of the UK's best centres for apprenticeship recruitment, guidance and training.
Unlike most other Training Providers, Way to Work do not make a profit out of Government funding, e.g. your taxes. Every penny of our funding goes towards advising, training and supporting young people.
Did you know you could earn yourself £100 in gift vouchers? Former Way to Work apprentices Amie Ansell
and Vicky Gilbert received £100 in Love2Shop gift vouchers just for providing Way to Work with an employer lead. Congratulations to both of them for helping Way to Work support more young people into apprenticeship vacancies.
If you are an ex-apprentice in a new organisation and you believe that your company would benefitfrom using the Way to Work service, just get in touch and you too could earn yourself some gift vouchers. Alternatively, any current apprentices or employers that provide Way to Work with a new employer lead will also earn £100 of gift vouchers. It couldn't be simpler.
Way to Work would like to thank all those people that helped to make this promotional video, with a special thanks to our amazing employers, and apprentices.
The video featured above was produced almost 2 years ago. Way to Work have now teamed up with Grey Court Secondary School to offer their year 10 media studies class the opportunity to produce the next Way to Work promotional video.
Employers: Develop your workforce with Way to Work
Way to Work provides a high quality recruitment service which helps employers recruit suitable young people who are willing to learn. We also provide high quality apprenticeships which develop work skills and prepare young people for career success.
Way to Work operates as part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and is approved and funded directly by the Skills Funding Agency to deliver Apprenticeships. Based in Twickenham, we cover most of West, South, and Central London.
Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds (AGE 16 to 24)
The AGE 16 to 24 year olds is aimed at helping eligible employers to offer young people employment through the Apprenticeship programme, by providing wage grants to assist employers in recruiting their first apprentice.
The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship grants to small and medium sized employers recruiting 16 to 24 year olds with a value of £1,500 to encourage new employers to take on new apprentices.
The £1,500 is in addition to the training costs of the Apprenticeship framework which are met in full for young people aged 16 to 18 and 50% for those aged 19 to 24.
If you want to recruit an apprentice for the first time, please feel free contact us on 0208 487 5383 and speak to the Way to Work team about the scheme in more detail.
Another Successful Apprentice for SAP Control & Finance Team
The SAP Control & Finance Team of The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has helped another young person to achieve their intermediate apprenticeship. Juliette Froud has now completed an NVQ in Business & Administration and is progressing to undertake the advanced level qualification. Juliette now aged 19 is a former Waldegrave School student, who began her Way to Work apprenticeship in April 2011. She has worked extremely hard to achieve the apprenticeship in such a short space of time. Juliette told us, "The apprenticeship has given me a job, which has helped me build experience, knowledge, and gain new skills."
Juliette's Manager Denise Sangster says, "Juliette is the third apprentice that my section have employed through Way to Work and we have found all our apprentices to be very able, willing and a pleasure to work with."
Apprentice Achievement at Ormiston Wire, Isleworth
(From left to right - Amy Sturges, Chitra Puri, Fern Varadi, Pauline Ormiston and Karley Ormiston)
Congratulations to Fern Varadi who recently achieved her NVQ Certificate in Business & Administration at Ormiston Wire. Fern aged 17, begun her qualification back in December 2010, and has successfully completed all aspects of her Intermediate Apprenticeship.
Ormiston Wire Limited was founded in 1793 by James Ormiston, and six generations later, under the leadership of descendent Mark Ormiston, they are still an independent and family-run business.
Read more about Ormiston Wire and their 200 year old history by following this link - Ormiston Wire
Jordan Vidal Nominated for Apprentice of the Year 2012
Richmond Housing Partnership’s current health, safety and environment team apprentice, Jordan Vidal, has been nominated for the prestigious Apprentice of the Year 2012 awards and said the experience had changed his life.
The Way to Work learner said: “The scheme has opened new doors for me. Getting office experience as well as a recognised qualification will definitely help me get a great job in the future.”
RHP’s learning and development team member, Geraldine Clark, added that the value of apprenticeships went further than just the youngsters employed. She said: “We want to raise awareness of how valuable apprenticeship schemes can be to a business, as well as making sure young people understand what they offer in terms of valuable experience and qualifications.”
RHP won best new employer at the 2011 Way to Work Annual Awards and has already taken on seven apprentices, with three recruited on a permanent basis after gaining their NVQ Level 2 qualifications in Business & Administration.
RHP’s apprenticeship scheme is set to be extended to take on two more young people at its head office in Teddington in the next few weeks.
The CfA are the leading government-recognised apprenticeship issuing authority responsible for business skills. They have published new student handbooks which are now availbale online at a discounted rate. These textbook are designed to support learners working towards National Vocational Qualifications in Business & Administration at Level 2 and 3.
For offline purchases, please request the form by emailing info@cfa.uk.com
Amy Gumm:
Former Advanced Apprentice Administrator
“Being an Apprentice has benefited me by improving my knowledge and understanding of business environments. It has also made me more confident in myself.”
David McMullan:
Manager of Amy Gumm & Tanya Sandhu
“Rather than looking for someone with more experience, by training a young person our way we get a better fit.”
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(From left to right - Amy Sturges, Chitra Puri, Fern Varadi, Pauline Ormiston and Karley Ormiston)
