WDH is committed to offering a wide range of opportunities based on your career aspirations. Our award-winning apprenticeship programme is just one of the schemes we run that helps us to do this. With no age limit and open to anyone, we are ensuring we have a workforce that will meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future.
The apprenticeship scheme offers a job with us on completion of the programme. Since 2007 we have had 142 apprentices. Of these, 95% have secured full time, permanent employment with WDH.
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Before beginning his apprenticeship, Liam completed a Level 3 BTEC in IT at New College, Pontefract. He had heard about WDH’s apprenticeship scheme through friends, and seen adverts in the local newspaper.
Liam said: "Thanks to my apprenticeship I have been successful in my quest to gain confidence in IT and what I do. It has also given me valuable experience of the workplace. I successfully completed the programme and now I am an IT Customer Support Officer."
"Thanks to my apprenticeship I have been successful in my quest to gain confidence in IT and what I do. It has also given me valuable experience of the workplace. I successfully completed the programme and now I am an IT Customer Support Officer."
Beth said: "My apprenticeship has opened up good opportunities for me. Completing my apprenticeship gave me the confidence to apply for further roles at WDH, and I am now working as an Corporate Support Officer. It also gave me the foundation to apply for other opportunities that WDH has to offer, such as the Leadership Extended Achievement Programme and the Community Leadership Programme."
"My apprenticeship has opened up good opportunities for me. Completing my apprenticeship gave me the confidence to apply for further roles at WDH, and I am now working as an Corporate Support Officer. It also gave me the foundation to apply for other opportunities that WDH has to offer, such as the Leadership Extended Achievement Programme and the Community Leadership Programme."
Ellie said : "Becoming an apprentice here at the Technical services on the gas team has been the best career decision I’ve ever made. It has allowed me to build confidence and continuously gain transferable experience within the workplace. Although you are sometimes faced with challenges, you are never left in the dark as there is always support and guidance there if you need it."
"Becoming an apprentice here at the Technical services on the gas team has been the best career decision I’ve ever made. It has allowed me to build confidence and continuously gain transferable experience within the workplace. Although you are sometimes faced with challenges, you are never left in the dark as there is always support and guidance there if you need it."
Ben said: "The apprentice programme has been really useful and a valuable experience. I have made new friends and being an apprentice has helped me work on meaningful projects and given me confidence that this was the right decision."
"The apprentice programme has been really useful and a valuable experience. I have made new friends and being an apprentice has helped me work on meaningful projects and given me confidence that this was the right decision."
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