3AAA’s Birmingham Centre wanted to spread good news for Christmas so they held a dress down day and food collection for Food-bank in Birmingham City Centre. 3AAA would like to thank all the businesses within the building at Cornwall House and their Accountancy and IT Apprentices for their excellent contributions of tins and dry food. 

Joanna Soltysiak, Centre manager said, “It is a great opportunity to give back to those less fortunate in society, there are many people struggling for food in these tough times”.
The day was a fantastic success and the IT Apprentices and Accountancy Apprentices learnt valuable experience at this time of giving. 

Employers and apprentices from the Nottingham and Tamworth areas attended launch and induction events at the NITP Academies this week. The events were to promote the new Gold Standard IT Apprenticeship in partnership with BT and E Skills that is delivered exclusively by NITP. 

Representatives from NITP, E Skills and BT were on hand to talk to apprentices and employers about the new Gold Standard IT Apprenticeship. 
Nottingham’s launch event was attended by local employers such as Insphire and Atomic Media; who were looking to find out more about this exciting new IT apprenticeship and how an IT apprentice can benefit their Organisation. 

In Tamworth, attendees of the event included Tina Clements – Mayor of Tamworth, who gave a speech to the Tamworth apprentices on how the gold standard apprenticeship that can benefit them and local employers of Staffordshire. Also in attendance was Job centre Plus, Staffordshire Young People Services and Moss Office Supplies.  

Hayley Pritchett – Gold Standard Project Manager from NITP said ‘this is an unique and exciting opportunity to be the preferred partner of E Skills and BT to deliver the gold standard IT Apprenticeship which has enabled Young people and Businesses of Nottingham and Tamworth to prosper’