Employer success stories

At Gloucestershire College, we work with over 1,000 employers to deliver quality apprenticeships and professional training. Awarded Gloucestershire's Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year, we are committed to delivering excellence for our employers and providing them with the skills they need for today and for tomorrow.

Our job is to ensure local organisations have got the right skills they need to enable their businesses to grow; whether that’s training new talent or upskilling existing workforces to match with expanding demands in industry.

There is currently a great deal of financial support available to help businesses of any size bring the skills they need into their workforce including apprenticeship grants and government-funded short courses. Our Business Hub team is here to offer advice and support your business, get in touch with our consultants: business.hub@gloscol.ac.uk.

Construction Apprentices at Elijah Willow

06 Feb 2024

#NAW2024 Employer case study: Elijah Willow - Supporting progress in the construction industry

Local construction firm Elijah Willow provides innovative, unique, and high-quality design and build services. This includes full design and build construction, as well as bespoke furniture (creating unique pieces for clients all over the world!), and also small works and property maintenance services.

Gloucestershire College proudly partners with Elijah Willow Construction as their apprenticeship training provider. We caught up with Dan Ponting, Director at Elijah Willow Construction to find out what part apprentices play in his successful business.

06 Feb 2024

#NAW2024 Employer case study: Tomcat - Creating engineers of the future

"Take nothing you see and touch for granted as that leads to mediocrity. If designed by man, every line on the drawing serves a purpose and if you can use logic and reason to understand that purpose – no matter how obscure that might be - you will understand the designer’s intentions and thus the engineering art you hold in your hand."

29 Nov 2023

Shaping employees of the future with AAT apprenticeships

Griffiths Marshall, a reputable accountancy firm in Gloucestershire, specialises in comprehensive accounting services and uses apprenticeships as the way of nurturing the next generation of proficient finance professionals. We sat down with Nuala Beardsal, Group Practice Manager, to explore the company's motivation for investing in apprenticeships as part of their strategy for business growth.

Our next intake of AAT apprenticeships starts in January 2024.

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19 Oct 2023

Empowering Excellence: Carpentry Apprentice Wins the South West Apprentice of the Year Award

In a resounding testament to the transformative power of apprenticeships, Amy Brown, our apprentice has not only broken barriers but also proven that dedication, passion, and skill know no gender boundaries.

15 Dec 2022

Bamboo Technology: Developing people’s skills with WEIoT

WEIoT supports Bamboo’s training and development needs by ensuring that its employees and apprentices have access to industry knowledge and skills to deliver the best possible service to customers and stakeholders.

14 Dec 2022

Enabling diversity and creativity in cyber through apprenticeships

Diversity is key to ensuring a progressive workplace and bringing in apprentices fosters a collaborative workplace between a range of workers from different backgrounds. At NTC, this has been extremely beneficial; the apprentices have brought great energy and plenty of new ideas to the business.

30 May 2022

Employer case study: E G Carter - Investing in home-grown talent

"Home grown talent upholds ethos, morale and ensures that values of our company remain consistent and integral from generation to generation." - Joshua Carter, Managing Director at E G Carter

02 Feb 2022

#NAW2022 Why should your business hire an apprentice?

Whilst hundreds of local organisations are great advocates for apprenticeships in the county, there are still many great businesses in Gloucestershire who are yet to reap the rewards of running an apprenticeship programme. Find out why your business should hire an apprentice here.

12 Apr 2021

Employer case study: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Tewkesbury - HR Apprenticeship Success

Gloucestershire College proudly partners with Trelleborg Sealing Solutions as their apprenticeship training provider. We caught up with Tony Collingwood, General Manager at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Tewkesbury to find out why HR apprenticeships have formed an essential part of their business. Read more here.