Our Apprentices Raised £852 for Local Charities
If you work in The Maltings or Bridgehead, you're sure to have met at least one of our apprentices who joined us last year. Chances are you've also played a part in their community projects, which were put in place to support Hull Homeless Community Project (HHCP), Yorkshire Cancer Research, Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and Aaron’s Battle, helping them to raise awareness and funds for these four very worthy causes.
If you're not sure what being an apprentice at SGS involves, here's a quick summary: Each one receives in-depth
training, one-to-one mentoring and specific tasks as part of
their training, as well as taking part in regular development days that cover a variety of topics. This combination of approaches ensures that the apprentice
learns everything they need to know in their particular field, whilst receiving
practical advice on a regular basis from their line manager.
The scheme also gives the apprentices ownership over
a yearlong programme of community projects in aid of local charities, which requires them to decide the type of activity that takes place and which organisations will benefit. Over the last few months these activities have included selling bags of Valentine's sweets, a promise auction, fun days (well done to all of the managers who went in the stocks), and joining Andrew Smith, the CEO of HHCP, to decorate a house for a woman escaping an unsafe living arrangement
Now that the first year of
the apprenticeship's community projects has ended, the apprentices have handed over the money
that was raised with the help of their colleagues across The
Maltings and Bridgehead. Splitting the pot equally, each charity received £213.19, making a total of £852.76.
“We are immensely proud of our
apprentices,” says Nicola Ashton, who manages the apprenticeship programme. “They were given the power to raise awareness and funds
for their chosen charities and they all did an amazing job. Whilst the money
will help the organisations to continue their crucial work, the apprentices
have also inspired their colleagues to find out more about each charity and
support them in any way they can.”
The apprentices
have now handed over the donations to all four charities and are moving into
their second year of training. On top of this, Andy Wilson, the Research Engagement Manager at Yorkshire Cancer Research, visited The Maltings to give a talk on the dangers of smoking tobacco, e-cigarettes and shisha, helping them to better understand the risks and take control over their health.
Meanwhile, members of the newest intake in Hull
and Tamworth recently came together for a development session explaining
workplace behaviours, paid a visit to the SGS Citadel Way site for a tour, and enjoyed
an afternoon at Take the Exit escape room for some team building.
We're sure that you'll be as proud of the apprentices as we are and can't wait to meet the new batch!
If you know someone who might be interested in
apprenticeships at SGS Packaging Europe, which are open to people of all ages, please ask them to contact us at information@sgsco.com.
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