by Claire Sutton | Feb 11, 2025 | Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Business, Learning, Training
It’s that time of year again – National Apprenticeships Week! Having spoken to Networking Chandler’s Ford about Apprenticeships, I realised that I have never written about the ‘essentials’ here. The hows and whats, as it were. So time to...
by Claire Sutton | Jun 26, 2024 | Learning, Marketing
I have just had the pleasure of hosting a work experience student for three days. We worked remotely – my home office barely fits me and the dog never mind an enthusiastic student! We figured such is probably the experience of many today so why not try it. I...
by Claire Sutton | Feb 15, 2024 | Communication, Digital Marketing, Learning, Marketing, SEO, Start ups, Training
Digital & Social Media Marketing Course, Wednesday 9th July 2025 The trouble with being a small business owner or solopreneur is that everything falls to you – and the jobs you’re less confident about often get squeezed out. This is where the idea for this one day...
by Claire Sutton | Jun 1, 2021 | Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Learning
I had the great pleasure recently of visiting two former Apprentices who I helped recruit into jobs about 18 years ago when they were school leavers. Now in their 30s, both are married with young children (way to make me feel old!). What is particularly...
by Claire Sutton | Feb 20, 2019 | Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Business, Learning, Training
Following National Apprenticeships Week (usually the first week of February), I have been thinking about the benefits for employers of using Apprenticeships. You will note that I deliberately avoid saying ‘recruit an Apprentice’: I think we often forget that...
by Claire Sutton | Aug 17, 2018 | Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Digital Marketing, Learning, Marketing, Training
I have been working with Apprentices and the organisations employing them since 2001. I have seen some Apprentices do fantastically well, for themselves and for their employers. I’ve also seen Apprentices where it just hasn’t worked (for many different reasons). I’ve...
