Apprenticeship Ambassador finds her Dream Position with the Urdd

Ella Davies has landed her dream function offering sports activities actions for colleges and communities within the Rhondda Valley, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend, due to an apprenticeship with Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

The 19-year-old from Ystrad Rhondda, loves working with kids as a part of her Apprenticeship in Sports activities Growth by means of the medium of Welsh with The Urdd. She beforehand accomplished a Basis Apprenticeship in Exercise Management.

Apprentice Ella Davies.

Ella can also be a founder member of The Urdd’s Apprenticeship Discussion board which is designed to assist apprentices and focus on matters corresponding to psychological well being, equality and variety.

She can also be working with golf equipment and colleges to assist an initiative to get extra ladies and younger ladies aged from eight to 25 years to take part in sports activities actions.

As a consequence of her ardour for selling bilingual and Welsh medium apprenticeships, she has been appointed an Apprenticeship Ambassador by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (CCC) and the Nationwide Coaching Federation of Wales (NTfW).

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol leads the event of Welsh medium and bilingual schooling and coaching within the post-compulsory sector in Wales and the NTfW represents work-based studying suppliers throughout Wales.

Ella has contributed to an Instagram takeover marketing campaign, organised by the NTfW and Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol to advertise Welsh language alternatives for apprentices in Wales.

She works with round 50 colleges in her space and says she loves her job as a result of each day is totally different. She utilized for and secured the apprenticeship at The Urdd in September 2020 as a result of she was not all in favour of college and wished to earn whereas she discovered within the office.

Ella who want to keep it up working for The Urdd on the finish of her apprenticeship or change into a main faculty trainer, mentioned,

“I like to recommend apprenticeships to my youthful cousins after I converse to them and attempt to be a task mannequin.”

She can also be advocate for Welsh medium and bilingual apprenticeships.

“I believe individuals ought to be given the chance to make use of the language of their profession that they’ve used while in school and at dwelling,” she mentioned.

“I’ve all the time been passionate in regards to the Welsh language. My mother and father wished me to be educated by means of the medium of Welsh and have been delighted after I secured the apprenticeship with The Urdd.”

Catrin Davis, The Urdd’s Head of Apprenticeships, mentioned:

“Ella is endeavor her second apprenticeship with the Urdd and is a key member of the staff. She can also be a superb function mannequin for apprentices of their first 12 months and for others contemplating an apprenticeship by means of the medium of Welsh.”

Lisa Mytton, the NTfW’s strategic director, mentioned:

“Many workplaces have gotten extra bilingual, so finishing an apprenticeship bilingually or in Welsh can improve a person’s confidence to work in each languages and their employability,” he mentioned.

“Our Apprenticeship Ambassadors are wonderful function fashions for apprenticeships, highlighting the advantages of studying and dealing bilingually within the office.”

Elin Williams, from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, mentioned:

“That is the third 12 months working that now we have appointed ambassadors for the apprenticeship sector, and we predict it is a very important software in exhibiting people who it’s potential to proceed along with your bilingual studying by means of the apprenticeship route.

“With the Welsh Governments goal to achieve a million Welsh audio system by 2050, it has by no means been extra necessary to develop your bilingual expertise and improve your employability prospects.”

The Apprenticeship Programme in Wales is funded by the Welsh Authorities with assist from the European Social Fund.

To seek out out extra about apprenticeship alternatives go to Careers Wales https://careerswales.gov.wales/apprenticeships or phone 0800 028 4844.