03 February 2021
Cumbria County Council celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2021
National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 8-14 February and Cumbria County Council will be hosting live online events to talk all things apprenticeships and share top tips and helpful advice about their up and coming opportunities. To join these live events visit www.cumbria.gov.uk/apprentice.
Cumbria County Council is one of the top employers in the North West recruiting over 40 new apprentices every year, many of whom go on to full time employment across a diverse range of careers such as civil engineering, highways, social care, ICT, HR, finance, business administration, fire, project management and customer services. An apprenticeship with the Council is more than you think and could take you further, whatever stage in your career you are at.
Cumbria County Council’s Apprenticeship Team are dedicated to providing support to all their apprentices throughout their apprenticeship journey and have an award-winning track record. They picked up two top awards at the North West Apprenticeship Awards 2019. The team were winners of The QA Award for Macro Employer of the Year 2019 and The PeoplePlus Award for Recruitment Excellence 2019. Cumbria County Council also won the prestigious Campaign of the Year award at the LGC Awards 2020, up against competition from City of London, Westminster City Council and many more.
Schedule of online events:
Tuesday 9th February - 6pm - All about Apprenticeships at Cumbria County Council
- Find out about what is on offer through a Cumbria County Council apprenticeship.
- Ask the Apprenticeship Team anything - from questions about employee perks to up and coming opportunities - they’re there to answer your questions.
Thursday 11th February - 6pm - Apprenticeships at Cumbria County Council - Getting started…top tips for writing an application and preparing for interviews
- Chat to the Apprenticeship Team about what you should, and shouldn’t, include on your application.
- Discuss writing style, length of your application, and things that you might want to focus on.
Visit www.cumbria.gov.uk/apprentice to find out more about the range of career opportunities available and hear from apprentices within the organisation who work across the county in residential care, highways maintenance, firefighting and project management about their apprentice experience. The website also gives a great overview of the vast range of services delivered by Cumbria County Council and explains what they offer as an employer.
Margaret Watson, Apprenticeship Manager, said:
“Apprenticeships offer a fantastic opportunity for people to earn while they learn and the overwhelming majority of our apprentices go on to secure permanent employment with the council or move on to further training.
“An apprenticeship with us could open a door to a career you might not even have thought of and we'll support you to get there. We offer more opportunities than people might think so it’s really worth having a look on our website now.”
From 1 March 2021 Cumbria County Council will be recruiting to apprenticeships across a wide range of areas such as social care, civil engineering, highways, business administration, customer services and more.
Follow Cumbria County Council on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to tune in and visit cumbria.gov.uk/apprentice to see the latest opportunities.
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National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 8–14 February and Cumbria County Council will be hosting live online events to talk all things apprenticeships and share top tips and helpful advice about their up and coming opportunities.