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Bradford District Care Trust is leading the way for local apprentices across Yorkshire and the Humber.
The mental health and learning disabilities service provider is calling for others to follow in its footsteps during National Apprenticeship Week, Monday 1 February – Friday 5 February.
Offering apprenticeships in a range of areas from health and social care to management, the Care Trust is helping local people combine work with learning.
Director of Human Resources, Sandra Knight, said: “We have been providing apprenticeships for all ages and abilities for the past five years and they are proving to be very beneficial to the Trust.
“Apprenticeships are a great way to gain high-quality recruits. Work based learning helps new and existing employees to increase their skills and knowledge whilst gaining nationally recognised qualifications.
“I would certainly encourage other organisations to follow our lead; apprenticeships add depth and diversity to teams, rejuvenate workforces and give local people a chance in employment.”
This year Bradford District Care Trust currently has a Trust-record of 44 apprentices.
Alison Ackew, Apprenticeship Lead at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber said: “The Strategic Health Authority ( NHS Yorkshire and the Humber ) would like to commend Bradford District Care Trust for wholeheartedly embracing the challenge to increase the numbers of apprenticeships in the NHS.”
Wanda Dorenski-Holmes is just one of the committed apprentices who has seen her life transform for the better through her apprenticeship at the Trust.
Case Study
Wanda said: “I left school with no qualifications. I couldn’t use a computer and I had never experienced the internet. I wasn’t very articulate and I didn’t have much confidence.” Read More…
Precious Support needed for Cheerleading Jewels
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 9:48 am SamHirst
A cheerleading troupe for people with learning disabilities has recently been given something to shout about.
The Bradford based Jewels have secured a place at the prestigious Future Cheer International Cheerleading Championships, held in Bournemouth this June. A victory would see them go through to the USASF World Cheerleading Championships held in Disney World, Florida in April 2011.
The twenty strong squad have been perfecting their cheers as part of a project being run in partnership between Bradford District Care Trust and Hot Ice Cheer & Dance Academy based at Manningham Sports Centre, Bradford.
The team is now asking other local businesses to back their pioneering campaign. Read More…
Government response recognised
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 10:23 am LinziA new government strategy has been praised by a local mental health and learning disabilities service provider for its response to an independent review into child and adolescent mental health services.
Bradford District Care Trust has welcomed the publication of the government’s ‘Keeping Children and Young People in Mind’ document that aims to deliver high-quality mental health services for young people locally.
Mark Vaughan, General Manager, said: “The publication of the response document is a significant step in the right direction for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) as it emphasises the importance of early identification of mental health problems in order to improve outcomes and prospects in later life.”
Ministers have set aside £58 million to establish mental health services near schools and other places children and young people go.
The response from the Government follows an independent review conducted in 2008 that found local services had made significant progress in recent years, but more needed to be done to improve the consistency, accessibility and sustainability of services.
Mr Vaughan added: “As a mental health service provider we fully support any positive developments within CAMHS and I am looking forward to developing services locally alongside our partner organisations.”