Case Studies

Kirsty - Bathroom Engineering
Kirsty has only been an Apprentice for three months, but has already made her mark at Bathroom Engineerin, a specialist wholesale supplier of bathroom products. 'I decided on an Apprenticeship as I wanted to work but also get some training. I figured that whatever job you go for there's always someone who's more qualified. I go to College one morning a week for my NVQ and also to the Learning Centre for Sage and ECDL. It's great to get stuck in, you can't take a back seat as there's so much going on. I even made up my own training plan of what.... more --->

Nick - Brixey Auto Repairs
Nick has been an Apprentice at Brixey Auto Repairs for almost a year. I've been interested in cars from an early age and went to Norton Radstock College on day release from school. Being an Apprentice is great experience, I would say 'go for it' to anyone who’s considering it. I get to work on cars all day long with a great bunch of people. Every Friday I go to College, where everything is explained in detail. That really adds to my knowledge of what I'm doing at work.' Nick's employer, Nick Brixey, Proprietor of Brixey Auto Repairs, has.... more --->

Tom Gladden - Apprenticeship (Bath & North East Somerset Council )
Young people embarking on their careers can't usually expect their jobs to be something to write home about but apprentice Tom Gladden's is Literally. His work for the Parks & Gardens department at Bath & North East Somerset Council doesn't just please his bosses and the residents of Bath but is featured on postcards and appears in hundreds of thousands of tourists photographs every year. I'm looking at a postcard right now of the Royal Victoria Park with our floral display on, says Tom, 23, from Bristol. Our work is looked at and highly.... more --->

Care & Continuity
Care & Continuity, an independent care agency in Bath with 35 staff, has worked with Norton Radstock College for over three years. Senior Administrator, Win Abbott, says, 'as a small business which enables people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, quality of service is our main aim and we believe that staff training contributes greatly to this'. It can often be difficult to access good quality, affordable training and, combined with juggling staff rotas, Care & Continuity needed a training provider that is also flexible.... more --->

Horstmann Group
Several years ago, training only ever went beyond very basic Level 1 NVQs at, Horstmann Group, one of the UK's leading designers and manufacturers of heating controls based in Brislington. It was something the then Senior Shop Steward, Clive Burge, got interested in when his Union sent him some information on lifelong learning. When management listened to his ideas about training people how to use computers they suggested working with Norton Radstock College. After a successful CLAiT course pilot for 20 staff - 1.5 hours a week over 5.... more --->

Avon Park Care Homes
Staff at a residential care village are so motivated by the training they're receiving from Norton Radstock College that they're competing to see who can get the qualifications first. Jean Chapman, Registered Manager at Avon Park Care Village, says the training provided by the college has made a major difference not least because the college's flexibility made the training possible in the first place. "We're out in the sticks here between Bath and Bradford Upon Avon and some of us don't drive, so it would be very difficult if staff had.... more --->