Anyone heard about a scheme set up or to be set up by Marshalls for Landscaping Apprentices? I heard this from a Marshalls approved installer but he did not have any more details.
The reason I am asking is that my stepson is interested in joining the business and apart from the straight 'well work with us then lad' system I was wonerign if there were any more formal schemes around??
Any thoughts would be helpfull
Marshalls apprentice scheme - Anyone heard of this?
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I've just spoken with Dave Jessop, the person responsible for managing the Marshalls' Register, and he has stated, quite categorically, that Marshalls do not have an apprenticeship scheme and there's no mention of it in any catalogue or brochure, anywhere.
He did tell me about their involvement in the Landscape Skills Challenge, in which a number of colleges and FE Institutions that teach landscaping compete against each other, with the winner going on to a World Landscape Skills final later this year. Plumpton College (who use this website as a teaching aid) are this year's winners.
Marshalls also offer peripheral support to the training schemes organised via the National Construction College, but only in the sense of providing a few materials for them to practice with.
Dave told me that they'd like to be able to offer a more coherent training option but it just isn't feasible at the moment. However, it is something they're monitoring as they believe that it's only by addressing the skills shortage in our trade that we can build confidence with homeowners and other customers.
He did tell me about their involvement in the Landscape Skills Challenge, in which a number of colleges and FE Institutions that teach landscaping compete against each other, with the winner going on to a World Landscape Skills final later this year. Plumpton College (who use this website as a teaching aid) are this year's winners.
Marshalls also offer peripheral support to the training schemes organised via the National Construction College, but only in the sense of providing a few materials for them to practice with.
Dave told me that they'd like to be able to offer a more coherent training option but it just isn't feasible at the moment. However, it is something they're monitoring as they believe that it's only by addressing the skills shortage in our trade that we can build confidence with homeowners and other customers.
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