Term begins at Launchpad
Our new trainee started today. He’s the first for the Autumn/Winter season but others will be joining soon. We’re enhancing his basic understanding of HTML and CSS by getting him to rework a simple corporate website we built earlier this year. The Launchpad training course is tailored to the ability and aspirations of each trainee. It’s a fast-track program and we’re focusing on equipping each delegate with the skills and confidence they need to enter employment or self-employment. We’re going to have to grow this slowly as we have yet to identify a funding source but we’ve decided the best way of proving its worth is just to get on with it.
Launchpad started originally about three years ago, when the recession was just starting to bite. We realised that young people were coming out of university with qualifications but little chance of getting into the creative sector. Firstly because the number of jobs was reducing and secondly because the graduates lacked the practical skills needed by employers. Also, talented people without degrees can enter the sector given the right support and training – and we aimed to help both groups. It’s satisfying to us when we see our delegates gain good jobs after completing their training with us. We have to face the fact that young people from Shropshire often aspire to move out of the county to advance their careers and we realised many years ago that a turnover of talent is healthy in a creative business. Whilst some Launchpad delegates become part of our team, others will move on and we are proud to have helped them on their way.
Launchpad is supported by Alpha Ontrac and delegates will be working on live projects for the company.
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