Network company to take on first apprentice

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Nicky Godding

Gbics James Burgess

Network solutions business Gbics is planning to take on its first apprentice after partnering with Cirencester-based The Apprenticeship Partner.

Gbics, which is also base in Cirencester, specialises in fibre optic products that have been integrated in bespoke networking solutions, and hopes to take on an apprentice to join their dedicated sales team.

The Apprenticeship Partner was established by Hannah Hockley, who has worked with apprentices and apprenticeship training through Cirencester College, The Apprenticeship Management Group as well as Cirencester Chamber of Commerce.

This is the first time Gbics have engaged an apprenticeship scheme and coincides with National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February 2024). This is the 17^th annual celebration that brings together apprentices and businesses.

James Burgess is the director of Gbics and said: ““One of the advantages of an apprenticeship is that the individual will develop their relationship within the sector of choice and build a reputation within the working environment.

“Hannah, her company, The Apprenticeship Partner and Webs Training have been instrumental in giving us the impetus to look into this type of employment and training. We are looking forward to meeting the candidates.”

Hannah Hockley added: “Being able to support Gbics to hire their first apprentice has been a great experience. It's a privilege to contribute to the development of future professionals and to witness firsthand the positive impact these apprenticeships have on both the individuals and the industries they work in. My passion lies in providing businesses who want to employ apprentices the support they need to do this positively and successfully.”

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.