YOURS Apprentice Chris gets office work
CITY legal firm Clarke Wilmott has hired the first apprentice to be based at its Cardiff office in line with a call from Wales’ leading training provider for businesses to “think apprentice” in 2017.
Chris Matthews, 18, joins Clarke Wilmott’s administration team as the first candidate to be recruited as an apprentice into the national firm’s Cardiff office, which provides a broad spectrum of legal services for both individuals and business clients.
Chris said: “I just wanted a chance to experience the world of work. I’m quite process driven and have a practical mentality overall, so getting out of academia and into a working environment felt like the next step for me.
“When I saw the position advertised with Clarke Wilmott I thought straight away that the work involved was exactly the kind of role I was looking for and couldn’t be happier to be supporting the administrative department with a hugely varied range of tasks covering all aspects of the business.”
Chris is studying for a Business Administration Level 2 qualification with Clarke Wilmott after the company contacted ACT Training for assistance in finding the ideal candidate.
As Wales’ leading training provider, ACT Training has been challenging businesses in Wales to “think apprentice” in 2017 and pledging in return to find them the perfect recruit in time for National Apprenticeship Week.
Running until tomorrow, National Apprenticeship Week brings together employers and apprentices to celebrate the positive impact apprenticeships and traineeships have on individuals, businesses and the economy.
Andrew Cooksley, managing director at ACT Training, said: “The placement of Chris into a work environment... is exactly why the ACT Apprenticeship Challenge was devised.
“We wanted to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the benefits apprenticeships now offer across a wide range of fields to both individuals and businesses nationwide, particularly when it comes to further expansion, and it seems this couldn’t have played out better in real time in the case of Clarke Wilmott.”