Andrea Fox talks to OAS Regional Manager Paul Smith about apprenticeships for employers at Oxfordshire Advanced Skills in Oxfordshire:

·      Employers OAS work with

·      What it means to work with OAS

·      What do apprenticeships mean for employers

·      How apprenticeships can transform your company

·      How to get your employer to support you if you want to become an apprentice

·      How to employ apprentices

·      Support OAS offer to employers

·      What it means to be an apprentice employer

·      The skills the apprentice will bring to the company

·      Top tips on hiring an apprentice

Andrea talks to Chanida Fung – Recruitment Lead/ ED&I Co-ordinator at OAS.

This episode is all about the recruitment process at OAS and what we do for ED&I. This episode is to support people in the recruitment process but also:

·      All about what ED&I is and what it means to OAS

·      How we celebrate and support ED&I

·      How to become an Apprentice

·      The steps to becoming an apprentice at OAS

·      What it means to be an apprentice at OAS

·      What an apprenticeship teaches you – life skills, work skills, engineering skills

·      What the future of an Apprentice looks like

·      STEM activities we do

·      How to prep for interviews?

·      What to expect in an interview?

·      Top tips on becoming an apprentice 

Andrea talks to apprentices from OAS.

The main purpose of this episode is to help and support people looking to do an engineering apprenticeship and try and encourage them to go for it.

·      What is it like being an apprentice at OAS

·      What made you want to get into engineering

·      What made you choose OAS

·      What key skills has being an apprentice taught you

·      What to expect?

·      What does the day to day look like as an Apprentice at OAS

·      What is your favourite memory so far?

·      How does OAS set you up for industry?

·      What is your proudest moment as an Apprentice?

·      Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?

·      Top tips for someone looking to do an Engineering apprenticeship