The Apprenticeship Myth: What Is Misunderstood About Modern Workforce Development
The Apprenticeship Myth: What Is Misunderstood About Modern Workforce Development There is a persistent whisper in boardrooms and HR departments that apprenticeships are a relic of the past—too complex, too expensive, and misaligned with modern business needs. But as the labour market shifts and businesses are forced to place higher demands on internal performance, the […]
Derwent Training CEO Meets Bank of England Governors: “Skills Investment is the Ultimate Driver of UK Growth”
The key to unlocking UK economic growth isn’t a complex financial algorithm. It is the direct investment in workforce skills. That was the clear message delivered by the highest echelons of British monetary policy at a recent West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce event, attended by Derwent Training CEO, Claire Gavaghan. The event featured […]
From Reception to Leadership: Nichola Zanda’s path of Continuous Improvement
At Derwent Training, we don’t just preach continuous improvement, we live it. Nichola Zanda, our Business Support Manager, recently exemplified this by completing her Level 3 Team Leader Apprenticeship, proving that professional growth has no finish line. Nichola’s story is one of true dedication. Having started her career at Derwent Training over 25 years ago […]
Derwent Training Celebrates Record-Breaking Success as North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Award Finalists
Derwent Training Celebrates Record-Breaking Success as North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Award Finalists We are thrilled to announce that Derwent Training has been shortlisted for an incredible six nominations at the prestigious North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2026! This year’s shortlist highlights the exceptional talent emerging from our engineering and business programmes, as well as our own commitment […]
Protecting Our Community: Derwent Training Achieves Cyber Essentials Reaccreditation
Protecting Our Community: Derwent Training Achieves Cyber Essentials Reaccreditation At Derwent Training, we believe that providing “training for you” requires a foundation of absolute trust and security. We are proud to announce that we have once again been officially reaccredited for Cyber Essentials, a crucial certification that reinforces our commitment to data protection and digital […]
Apprenticeship Funding to benefit SME’s
It was announced in March that the Government will fully fund Apprenticeships in small businesses from 1st April 2024 by paying the full cost of training for anyone up to the age of 21 – reducing costs and burdens for businesses and delivering more opportunities for young people to kick start their careers. This will […]
Nichola Zanda’s 25 years in male-dominated industry
Derwent Training is celebrating 25 year’s service for one of our employees this International Women’s Day – despite females continuing to be underrepresented in the engineering industry. Nichola Zanda joined the business in 1999 as a receptionist, having previously worked in the travel industry. During her time in this role she was trained to use […]
Derwent Training celebrated most successful Open Event in history
Back in February, to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week we held our most successful open event in history, welcoming prospective apprentices to meet our team and partner employers. We were supported by our partner employers Severfield, William Hare, Unison Ltd, Schneider Electric, McCain Foods and Ellis Patents, and the event was organised to provide the opportunity […]
Widow donates prized lathe to Derwent Training
A widow from Scalby has kindly donated her husband’s prized lathe to Derwent Training, following his passing in 2023. Patricia Hartley and husband David were married for 63 years, and he was truly passionate about engineering, always tinkering in the garage and making things including a clock for which he even made every internal screw […]
Derwent Training CEO is new Chair of specialist organisation
The Chief Executive Officer of Derwent Training has been selected to chair a specialist engineering and manufacturing organisation. Claire Gavaghan will now lead the EAL Advisory Group, part of the Enginuity Group, which consists of providers and employers from across the UK, including BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover and Toyota. EAL is the specialist skills […]