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Why not become an apprentice?

Saturday, July 04, 2009, 07:00

Youngsters awaiting their GCSE or A Level results who are unsure what to do next are being urged to consider an apprenticeship at Weston College.

The college Business Enterprise Centre offers a range of apprenticeship training programmes.

Apprenticeships are work- based programmes designed by businesses to train and upskill their workforces.

They are available to all adults aged 16 and above and the Government pays tuition fees and training is mainly on-the-job.

Peggy Tovey, centre leader said: "The choice of apprenticeships available expands to more than 51 occupational areas, including accounting, barbering, beauty, business administration, catering, hairdressing, hospitality, retail, sport and much more.

"So we hope young people, who are waiting for their exam results and are unsure what to do next, will get in touch with us.

"There are huge career benefits for people who do an apprenticeship."

To find out more, call centre on 01934 411594.




Weston-super-Mare

Weston comes from the Anglo-Saxon for the west tun or settlement. Weston's oldest structure is Worlebury camp, on Worlebury Hill, dating from the Iron Age.
Early in the 19th century, Weston-super-Mare was a small windswept village of about 30 houses behind the sand dunes which had been created as an early sea wall after the Bristol Channel floods of 1607.
Weston owes its growth and prosperity to the Victorian boom in seaside holidays. The first hotel was built in 1808 which is now the Royal Hotel.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his family lived in Weston for a number of months whilst he was supervising the construction of the Bristol and Exeter Railway.
The Grand Pier was opened in 1904 after local traders were unhappy that visitors were not coming as far as the centre of Weston-super-Mare. On July 28, 2008, the pavilion at the end of the Grand Pier was completely destroyed by a fire.

Population   71,800
OS grid ref   ST324615
Parish   Weston-super-Mare
District   North Somerset
Postcode   BS22-BS24
Dialing code   01934
Police   Avon and Somerset
Fire   Avon
Ambulance   Great Western
Euro Parlilament   South West England
UK Parliament   Weston-super-Mare













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