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Young apprentices offer helping hand to Whitehawk Inn
23 November 2009
A group of students from City College Brighton and Hove who are currently studying for their Young Apprenticeship in Construction, are providing their skills free of charge to The Whitehawk Inn in East Brighton. The tasks they are undertaking include protecting fencing, benches and stairways with water resistant wood sealant, painting and decorating lower areas of the building plus bricking and plaster-boarding vents in an area of the basement which is leaking.
The Whitehawk Inn is a community learning centre and internet cafe which provides a vital link between adult education, training and employment. Learners of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to enrol on courses at the Centre and help is available to search for jobs, write a CV or prepare for interviews. Centre Manager Sue Prince says:
Young apprentices at Whitehawk Inn
"We consider it a privilege to have been offered the opportunity to engage with the City College East construction students and have them working here at the Centre. It’s mutually beneficial as it enables us to have some long outstanding work done on the property and having the students here fits with our ethos of helping individuals becoming ‘job ready’. The students were easy to be around, worked hard and seemed to enjoy the free cappuccinos on offer!"
Sam Ingram, City College’s Employer Engagement Officer & Work Placement Officer, says:
"It’s important for the College to work with local organisations such as the Whitehawk Inn which does such vital work in the community. This project also helped the students to obtain practical working experience which enables them to acquire the full accreditation for their diploma. On top of that, they’re getting used to the sort of challenges they may face in a maintenance-based role when they begin their hunt for employment."
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About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its ‘City Business Skills’ department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.
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