As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, national social care charity Cornerstone has announced that fully-funded, health and social care modern apprenticeships opportunities are available now in Lanarkshire.
Their modern apprenticeship scheme gives people in Lanarkshire looking to pursue or develop a career in health and social care, the opportunity to gain a sector-recognised qualification, whilst working in a paid role as a support worker.
Sheila Gordon, Cornerstone’s training academy lead, told Lanarkshire Live: “A modern apprenticeship is an excellent route through which to pursue and develop a career in health and social care.
"It allows candidates to invest in their own continuous learning and development, whilst keeping up to date with the latest skills, techniques and regulations.
"Importantly it also allows people to convert their on-the-job, practical experience into a formal, recognised and required qualification”.
Since the scheme was launched in 2011, Cornerstone has trained a total of 186 modern apprenticeships, with a further 27 colleagues currently working towards their qualification.
Sheila told us: “Apprenticeships work for everyone.
"They are a key investment we choose to make in our workforce by providing full support through our employed team of trained assessors, as well as regular access to facilitated study sessions, continuous guidance and assistance.
"We also pride ourselves in paying our modern apprenticeships the Scottish Living Wage.
“Modern apprenticeships also work for us because they are a great way to develop our workforce by creating new opportunities and training new staff, as well as upskilling existing employees and supporting career progression.”
Sarah Robertson, a 31-year-old support worker from Airdrie, who started a modern apprenticeship in August last year, told us: "The modern apprenticeship is really helpful no matter where you are in your career.
"If you are new to the role it would be absolutely brilliant as you get great on the job training and learning, with lots of support.
"The most rewarding aspect is thinking about how I can positively impact the person I’m supporting.”
For more information about Cornerstone’s current modern apprenticeship opportunities, visit www.jobtrain.co.uk/Cornerstone or contact recruitment@cornerstone.org.uk
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