We met Sarah at an open day held by her school. After discussing a number of options for Sarah she decided that a traineeship would be suit her, with no work experience at that point Sarah didn’t feel she would be successful with job applications and wasn’t keen to follow a traditional college course.

Sarah enrolled onto the course and we found her a suitable work experience placement in administration. Sarah worked here whilst also gaining further skills in Maths and English. Sarah excelled in her work placement and the company were able to offer her a position at the end of her 6-month course. Sarah is still part of the company but has gone on to complete an Apprenticeship through the same company.

Sarah says:
‘Leaving school was very daunting and I was very unsure of the path I wanted to take, I knew I didn’t want to go to college, but I wasn’t sure what else there was for me. I met with the staff from Martec and I felt confident that there was something for me other than a college course. I wanted to gain work experience whilst earning qualifications and skills. It also left time for me to go and find paid work too. My placement helped me lead onto an apprenticeship at the same company and they have been fantastic in supporting me ever since along with the staff at Martec. I would highly recommend Martec to anyone’.