Student link for Shropshire home care company
A domiciliary care company in Shropshire has become the first in the sector to set up a formal link to help county students into work.
Bosses at Carewatch (Mid Shropshire) in Telford's Stafford Park will offer a work experience placement for students at Telford College of Arts and Technology and SBC Training in Shrewsbury.
Director Steve Harris said: "Some time ago I was approached as a care ambassador to go into the college and talk about getting into care, the industry, what it is like and how it works, this was about six months ago and we have been working with the college ever since.
"We organise mock interviews as well and I felt it was a huge boost to the industry to have these people doing this course and learning about the care industry.
"As with most jobs you learn more whilst on the job and seeing other people at work so I felt offering work experience was another way we could get involved."
The placements, which will be getting into work training days, have been created in conjunction with the Job Centre Plus and Reed recruitment.
Graham Reynolds, from Telford College, said it was a huge coup for its students.
