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"I would have never been able to get a job here and experience this industry without the help of Gareth and Ruth"

After realising that he didn’t enjoy his L1 engineering course, Joseph James felt low in confidence and worried about his future after leaving college. Joseph decided to enrol at Itec as an advancement strand learner with the objective of gaining knowledge and experience in fabrications and welding.

Joseph James

Jobs Growth Wales+ Learner

“I love my role as an employability advisor as there is no greater pleasure than to give reassurance to individuals who need motivation and to see themselves as worthy of achieving anything they aspire to be and goals they want to reach."

In January 2022, Courtney Llewellyn became an Employability Advisor for Itec Skills and Employment’s Restart Scheme provided by Serco. Our Employability Advisors provide end-to-end structured support and guidance to all participants through the Employability Skills programme at the centre of our Restart delivery.

Courtney Llywellyn

Employability Advisor for Restart

“I enjoy the connectivity with people.”

Before enrolling in the apprenticeship programme, Owen Williams, 33, had thirteen years of banking and finance experience. He was unsatisfied with his work and unsure of how to advance in his career. In the end, he concluded that finance wasn’t his speciality and desired to try something else.

Owen Williams

Level 2 Health and Social Care Apprentice

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