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Sector Spotlight: Andrew Harvey, Apprentice Wood Machinist

22/7/2020

 
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This week’s Sector Spotlight is on the Construction Industry.  Today we hear from Andrew Harvey, who is an Apprentice Wood Machinist with R Clouston Ltd.

​Andrew began his apprenticeship straight from school and is currently in his second year.


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The MA was just the start of the journey

13/1/2020

 
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​Over the past two years, our Administration Assistant Natasha, has been undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration and has written blogs about her experience.  At the end of last year she successful secured a new job with Kyloe Partners as a Marketing Assistant.  Here, in her final blog, Natasha reflects on what she has learned during her time as a Modern Apprentice.


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Organising an Event as a Modern Apprentice

7/5/2019

 
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DYW Orkney’s Modern Apprentice Natasha organised the ‘Orkney and Apprenticeships: Skills for the Future’ information event as part of her qualification. In the sixth instalment of her blog, she talks about was involved in the organisation of the event and how this experience will benefit her in the future.


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Developing my skills further

27/2/2019

 
DYW Orkney’s very own Modern Apprentice (MA) Natasha is writing a blog as she progresses through her MA.  In this fifth instalment, she tells us how she has now progressed onto the next level of her MA and explains the differences she has encountered between the SVQ Level 2 and 3.

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Facing Challenges in the Workplace

28/9/2018

 
DYW Orkney’s very own Modern Apprentice (MA) Natasha is writing a blog as she progresses through her MA.  In this fourth instalment, she discusses some of the challenges she has encountered while undertaking her SVQ.


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Reflections and Observations

29/6/2018

 
Natasha Stacey, who is the Administration Assistant for DYW Orkney, is currently undertaking her Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration.  She is recording her journey in this blog series.  In the fourth instalment she explains how she is assessed in her role.

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Back in the classroom...but it's not the same as school

16/5/2018

 
Our Administration Assistant Natasha Stacey has started her Modern Apprenticeship and in the second of her blog posts, she tells us about how she has found it so far.

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Why I chose an Apprenticeship

5/4/2018

 
DYW Orkney’s Administration Assistant, Natasha Stacey, is currently undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Business Administration. In this occasional series, Natasha will document the journey of her MA, starting here with how she ended up choosing the apprenticeship route.

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    • Apprenticeships
    • Hire a young person
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