Optimum Skills have recently celebrated the achievement of Ryan Carr, who has successfully completed his butchery apprenticeship. Ryan is the first Optimum Skill Apprentice, and one of the first in the North East to pass the Level 2 Butchery Qualification. “I’m glad I’ve got the apprenticeship under my belt. It’s a skill I can use…
We are on to day five and the final day of ‘A Week in the Life of an Apprentice’, following our business admin apprentice Alanis. Today at Optimum Skills we are having a dress down and buffet day to raise money for Zoe’s Place in Middlesbrough. Alanis has been overseeing collecting everyone’s donations for the…
We are joining Alanis again for ‘A Week in the Life of an Apprentice.’ This morning Alanis accepted the stationery order from the delivery person. Alanis and Chloe have been working together to put everything away, sorting them into the correct place so that the Optimum Skills staff can find any stationary they need. Alanis…
Day three of our blog series ‘A week in the life of’. We are joining Alanis, who is a Business Admin Apprentice at Optimum Skills, coming from our Newton Aycliffe Traineeship programme. This morning Alanis attended a meeting with Client Relationship Manager Sarah and trainee Dean at Abyte in Bishop Auckland. Dean, who is currently…
We are on to day two of a week in the life of an apprentice following our own office apprentice. Alanis previously attended our 14-week traineeship programme, then successfully applied for a role within Optimum Skills. On a Tuesday Alanis is responsible for putting the stationery order in for the whole office. Ensuring that enough…
Meet Alanis, she joined Optimum Skills as an apprentice 3 weeks ago after completing our traineeship programme in Newton Aycliffe. Alanis had an interest in pursuing a business admin role, and at the time Optimum were hiring for another business admin apprentice to join and support the team. Since joining Alanis has proven herself as…
EARN WHILE YOU LEARN WITH AN APPRENTICESHIP THROUGH OPTIMUM SKILLS It’s exam result season and whether you’ve got the results you expected or are left feeling disappointed, there are still plenty of options for further education, which aren’t necessarily college or university. Apprenticeships are a great way to kick-start a career and earn while you…
On 25th June 2018, we expanded our services and opened the doors to our brand new Construction Academy in Darlington. The academy is offering a NOCN level 1 certificate in construction skills, covering bricklaying and joinery initially, with further trades to be added soon. We will also be providing learners with the opportunity to gain…