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Jonathan Scott, Inbound/Outbound Section Leader at Bakkavor Meals Wigan, recently completed his End Point Assessment (EPA) in Warehousing with OAL. Jonathan recalls being encouraged to do an apprenticeship by his area manager at Bakkavor. “…I wasn’t a manager at the time, but the area manager was keen for us to enhance our skills across the […]

OAL recently worked in partnership with the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (RWPN) in order to offer End Point Assessment (EPA) for the Rehabilitation Worker (Visual Impairment) Apprenticeship Standard. The Rehabilitation Worker (Visual Impairment) Apprenticeship Standard is vital for the development of rehabilitation workers, working with people at a difficult time as they lose their sight,

Joe Hughes, Supply Chain Practitioner L3 at Nestlé UK, recently completed his End Point Assessment (EPA) with OAL. Joe chose to do an apprenticeship when finishing college as he did not feel a degree was the right path for him to take, “…I wasn’t passionate about any subjects I could study as part of a degree

  Ben Everingham, Improvement Technician Apprentice at Recipharm, recently completed his End Point Assessment (EPA) with OAL. Ben completed a business project as part of his EPA, this resulted in him being able to save Recipharm time and money, but Ben says it also contributed towards his promotion. “…The skills and knowledge I learned from

Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices Since August 2020 this service has supported hundreds of apprentices affected by redundancy but are still needing support to place redundant apprentices to enable them to complete their apprenticeships and find employment. Apprentices who have been made redundant already have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to add value to your

OAL’s Head of Customer Support, Lee Reddington, first encountered Whyy? Change whilst working for OAL’s parent company the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD). Lee explains how the meeting came about. “At the time I was looking to develop the NSAFD’s provider network and was focussing on training providers with expertise in Lean,

“We fed 40 people roast lamb, roast veggies, peas, carrots, broccoli and gravy.  It was much appreciated! Thanks” – Morven Lindsey, Edinburgh Refugee Kitchen At OAL, we are committed to providing our apprentices with the necessary tools and support to achieve their qualification and EPA in a seamless manner. In line with our Not for