News: Rotherham's retailers of the future
Young apprentices are proving popular with small, independent retailers in Rotherham town centre.
British Land, the part-owners of Meadowhall Shopping Centre and Parkgate Shopping is building on the success of the customer service apprenticeships it part-funded at Meadowhall last year.
The property investor worked with local partner The Source Skills Academy to create further apprenticeship opportunities with independent retailers.
Based at Meadowhall, The Source Skills Academy is a flagship centre providing state of the art training and development facilities with a focus on the retail and service sector.
A new venture opened on Rotherham's High Street last year offering advice, guidance and training services to Rotherham businesses to increase skills levels and to support trade in the town centre, attracting new investment.
George Elliott of The Source, said: "The project has been a huge success and the youngsters lucky enough to gain a place on the scheme have developed into excellent, vibrant, and committed retailers who add a great deal to the businesses they are placed in."
Chris Hamby (pictured above, right), owner of two stores in Rotherham town centre, added: "Taking on a young apprentice has been a real eye opener for me. When we were approached, I was a bit nervous about whether they would be customer focused enough, but Ashley has been great and has changed my opinion.
"Based on this experience, I would definitely be interested in taking on another young apprentice in our other store, and hope to be able to offer a permanent role to Ashley. For us, this scheme has been a total success on every level."
The Source website
Hambys website
British Land website
Images: British Land
British Land, the part-owners of Meadowhall Shopping Centre and Parkgate Shopping is building on the success of the customer service apprenticeships it part-funded at Meadowhall last year.
The property investor worked with local partner The Source Skills Academy to create further apprenticeship opportunities with independent retailers.
Based at Meadowhall, The Source Skills Academy is a flagship centre providing state of the art training and development facilities with a focus on the retail and service sector.
A new venture opened on Rotherham's High Street last year offering advice, guidance and training services to Rotherham businesses to increase skills levels and to support trade in the town centre, attracting new investment.
George Elliott of The Source, said: "The project has been a huge success and the youngsters lucky enough to gain a place on the scheme have developed into excellent, vibrant, and committed retailers who add a great deal to the businesses they are placed in."
Chris Hamby (pictured above, right), owner of two stores in Rotherham town centre, added: "Taking on a young apprentice has been a real eye opener for me. When we were approached, I was a bit nervous about whether they would be customer focused enough, but Ashley has been great and has changed my opinion.
"Based on this experience, I would definitely be interested in taking on another young apprentice in our other store, and hope to be able to offer a permanent role to Ashley. For us, this scheme has been a total success on every level."
The Source website
Hambys website
British Land website
Images: British Land
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