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Myerscough provide apprenticeship training for Liverpool park gardeners
Myerscough College’s Apprenticeship service provides employers in the land-based and sports industries with a practical way to increase staff skill levels whilst boosting motivation and job satisfaction levels.
One ongoing example of their success in this area is their partnership with Glendale Ltd and Liverpool City Council. The partnership sees Myerscough College providing training and support from their Croxteth Country Park base for 16 apprentices who work as gardeners, caring for Liverpool’s award-winning parks and green spaces. There are plans to increase the number of apprentices to 30 by September 2011.
Peter Caney, director of Myerscough’s Liverpool operation, says:
“The partnership between the three organisations had been beneficial to everyone as not only have technical skill levels been raised to a high standard but there has been an improvement in the quality of service provided in the parks, with a potential for benefits for years to come.
“Dave Rose from Myerscough College has been involved in the training from the beginning, starting the college’s involvement with Liverpool City Council around nine years ago and continuing with Glendale Liverpool.”
Amy Cosgrove, North West Regional Partnership Manager at Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, comments
“Apprenticeships are an excellent way particularly for rural businesses to help their staff gain valuable skills”.
As a result of this partnership, earlier this year Glendale Ltd held an event at Calderstones Park in Liverpool where six apprentices (pictured above with Myerscough Assessor, Dave Rose, centre front) were awarded certificates marking their success in gaining National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs).
For further information, please contact employerenquiries@myerscough.ac.uk
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