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Focus SB won the King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade in April. SIGTA have a long relationship with Focus SB and recently recruited a CAD Technician Apprentice for their site in St Leonards. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2q214ryxrxo

Our monthly newsletter which we send out to schools is now live so hit the link below and visit our schools page to read the latest from SIGTA.This month we are featuring our Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Course and CAD apprenticeships.

Tomorrow we will be promoting apprenticeships at The Littlehampton Academy Careers Market. This is a new one for us and we are really looking forward to setting up stand and talking about the great apprenticeships that we offer. This year we have placed three apprentices working as Business Administrators with Littlehampton Town Council along withContinue reading “A new careers event”

Something is changing… Going back a few years when I attended careers events there was a lack of interest in technical apprenticeships. Other stands would be busy while we were struggling to attract people who were interested. This week I have attended two careers evenings – Bohunt School in Worthing and Burgess Hill Academy. AtContinue reading “The last stand”

Here’s Terry South of Airtrace in Eastbourne who has acheived in NVQ Level 2 in Fabrication. Well done Terry and congratulations from the SIGTA team.

It has not really been our experience as apprentice recruitment in the South East is still a challenge with the majority of students still planning to go to university. Having said that, our number of applicants has increased but this is mostly due to our improved marketing of vacancies – making a video for everyContinue reading “More applicants than available apprenticeships?”

We have attended three careers events in the last few days. Durrington High School in Worthing, Seaford Head School and Chailey School. All busy events with plenty of interest in our apprenticeships from students in years 10 and 11. Next up – this week we are attending careers evenings at Downlands Community School in Hassocks,Continue reading “Careers events – so far and up and coming”

Huge thanks to all of these companies employing (mostly) young people this year and of course, appreciation to all of the SIGTA members who have apprentices in place from previous years. We are still advertising and interviewing right now so there will be additions to this list coming soon.

Becoming an apprentice can offer several benefits and opportunities that make it an attractive choice for many individuals. Here are some reasons why someone might choose to become an apprentice: It’s important to note that while apprenticeships offer numerous benefits, they also require commitment and hard work. The specific advantages you’ll gain from becoming anContinue reading “Why choose an apprenticeship?”

We are dedicated to delivering quality First Aid Courses with our fully qualified tutors. Our courses provide both practical and theory to deal with emergency situations. SIGTA First Aid courses are informative, engaging and fun! If you have identified that first-aiders are needed in your workplace, you must ensure that those identified to be firstContinue reading “First Aid with SIGTA”