Author archives: Steve Steve

More of us are looking to continue working from home as lockdown restrictions are eased. Jackie Chapman, Managing Director of Capital City College Training, explains how employers can support apprentices while remote working. Not a day has gone by over the past year when someone hasn’t said “you’re on mute” or been caught off-guard by […]

An aspiring rail engineer has told how his apprenticeship has helped him manage his dyspraxia. Chris Redshaw is undertaking an apprenticeship with engineering giant Bombardier at the London Rail Academy based at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL). The 19-year-old, from Sittingbourne, Kent, was diagnosed with dyspraxia, a neurological condition that […]

The Government has published a white paper on the future of further education today. It runs to 77 pages and sets out changes that the Government wants to make to further education and skills training. Now that it has been published (available to read in full here), the Department for Education will consult with the sector […]

Women looking for work during the coronavirus pandemic have said how a training programme has helped them secure new careers in the construction industry. Fifteen women have been trained by CCCT and are undertaking work placements this month as part of the programme run by Women into Construction, in partnership with Henry Construction and The […]

Capital City College Training is urging businesses to take up a new financial incentive to boost apprenticeships and fill their skills gaps during the pandemic. Under the Government scheme run by the National Apprenticeship Service companies can receive up to £2,000 for each new apprentice they employ. The extra funding follows a 50 per cent […]

Today, Monday 22 June, marks the 72nd anniversary of the arrival in the UK of the ship Empire Windrush, which brought hundreds of people from the Caribbean to start new lives in the UK. Known as Windrush Day since 2018, it’s the perfect time to get a better understanding of the experience of people from the Caribbean […]

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping Capital City College Training student, Sherif Sheble. Recently we helped get him a job as a Security Officer which allows him to work full-time, even during the lockdown. He is also still studying with us (remotely) pursuing his passion of becoming a counsellor.  Sherif was at ‘rock bottom’ and unemployed […]

The death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis has shocked and saddened the world. Floyd was arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money to buy a packet of cigarettes. Chauvin then knelt on Floyd’s neck, as a means of detaining him, for 8 minutes […]

Neil Barnes is a Commercial Manager at Transport for London. He had been working in this role for 12 months before being signed up for a Commercial Procurement & Supply – Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship at Capital City College Training. He recently passed his apprenticeship and, although parts of TfL’s network have shut down due to the Coronavirus lockdown, he […]

The London Growth Hub have launched a new portal to support London-based businesses and employers manage and mitigate their exposure to COVID-19 (coronavirus) available here. Supported by the Mayor of London, the portal is now freely available to all London businesses and brings together essential free resources to help you keep up to date with […]