William has gained full time employment with Ambiraid following a six month apprenticeship placement, he will now become fully qualified in tool setting for the manufacture of gas-fired radiant heaters and warm air systems as he recieves specialist in house training from one of the nation's leading heating systems manufacturers. William left the Kingswinford School in the summer of 2011 and favoured a hands on apprenticeship as opposed to a college education, he impressed us so much at LATA that he was given a host company opportunity after 8 weeks of his apprenticeship programme. Well done Will!

A.S Stencils

Devon has used his Performing Manufacturing Operations apprenticeship to his advantage by gaining a full time position with A.S Stencils in Hockley, his day to day role involves all aspects of stencil marking and manufacturing. At 22 years old Devon has made the most of his maturity to settle into a role that involves plenty of concentration and a steady hand, by showing excellent levels of dedication to his host company by working hard in a small team and carrying out any tasks put in front of him.

Sturge Industries Ltd

Jay was slotted into the interview process at Sturge Industries even though he was not originally put forward for the position. He is reliable, trustworthy, hardworking and has good timekeeping, all of which have now been recognised by Sturge Industries. As a result, Jay has now been offered a full time position within the company at the beginning of April. As a reward he will now be earning double the wages, which will eventually lead to him being in charge of a multi million pound machine.

Blackburns Metals Ltd

Blackburns Metals are currently supporting three LATA Apprentices and have identified many benefits of working with LATA. The following was from the success of a LATA Apprentice called Mark. Mark completed his apprenticeship and impressed Blackburns Metals resulting in a secured permanent role within the organisation. Lee Wooton, Manager of Blackburns Metals says;

"Working closely with LATA has enabled me to take on local enthusiastic apprentices where all the ground work has already been completed, they have come with good understanding of warehousing terminology, an excellent understanding of health and safety and most importantly for us they are work ready. This enables me to spend more time developing the specific skills we require for our environment"

AF Blakemore & Son Ltd

AF Blakemore & Son have worked closely with LATA to develop a steady stream of apprentices who could potentially move into permanent positions. They currently have apprentices working across four sites. Rob Clement, HR Manager at AF Blakemore & Son, says;

"Support from LATA has been good, particularly at the start in terms of providing us with a group of apprentices to select from. There has been constant contract between LATA and ourselves forming an excellent working relationship. Nothing has happened with the Apprentices that wasn't agreed and set out in the plans at the very beginning of the program"

NW Levers Ltd

NW Levers Ltd are a local company working with LATA to offer Apprentices valuable work experience whilst also fulfilling a seasonal requirement. Paul Waby commented;

"We have been very happy with the program progression so far and we have the full support of LATA staff so any problems can be solved immediately. I would definitely recommend LATA to any other business looking to strengthen their workforce, or even covering busy periods, they will not be disappointed"