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“I want to help recruit more BME volunteers” – Sas Amoah, The Open University
Sas Amoah is a Digital Media Producer at The open University, managing the YouTube Channel and creating video content for the Channel OpenLearn. He did his first session with Worktree about several years ago, and attended the first meeting of...
“It’s important for BAME pupils to see” – Suresh Nesaratnam, The Open University
Suresh Nesaratnam is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at The Open University (The OU), where he has worked for 28 years. Before joining The OU, he worked in several different Environmental Engineering roles across four different...
Former pupil Paul Gurden meets teacher Mr Ashford in Career WorkOut at Leon
Former pupil Paul Gurden, now Document Control Manager at Network Rail, met former teacher David Ashford at Sir Herbert Leon Academy, where they were both volunteering as guests in a Career WorkOut session.“I was honoured to give advice at my...
Jackie Osborn, Dawson Group – “I was nervous at first, but got into the swing of it”
Jackie Osborn has been PA to Daniel Briggs, Group Property Director of Dawson Group, since March 2005. In July, she volunteered in a one-hour Career WorkOut session at St. Paul's Catholic School."I was pleasantly surprised how polite and...
Steve Hutchings, WHIreland Wealth Management – “Everything you buy from Amazon will earn a donation to Worktree”
Steve Hutchings is Head of Business Development at WHIreland Wealth Management, having moved from Coutts in March 2017. He is a regular volunteer at Worktree's Career WorkOut sessions, especially at The Hazeley Academy, near where he lives. He...
Daniel Briggs, Dawson Group – “A chance to engage with students”
Daniel Briggs has been Head of Marketing at Dawson Group for four years. He recently attended a Career WorkOut session at St. Paul's Catholic School. He said:"Dawsongroup are looking at charities to partner with, this is part of our corporate...
Sharon Rai, Entrepreneur Development Manager, Natwest – “The hour flies by”
Sharon Rai is Entrepreneur Development Manager for the NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator programme in Milton Keynes.“I have been here for almost 2 years. Initially I joined as an Acceleration Manager, coaching our Entrepreneurs, and then was...
National Locums Wins Worktree Award
MK-based specialist recruitment company, National Locums, won third place in Worktree’s Volunteering (Small Company) Award with 11 hours volunteered in Career WorkOut by their staff in 2018-19. This is from a standing start, since National...
Business and Civic Leaders Celebrate Worktree Awards
100 employee volunteers from 60 MK companies attended Worktree charity’s annual Awards event hosted by MK College and Hewitsons LLP in Central Milton Keynes. They represented 934 workers from 330 companies who have volunteered in Worktree’s...
New Training to ‘Find Your Job in 25 Conversations’
On 17th July, Worktree delivered a one-day employability training at MK Council Civic Offices for unemployed adults, ‘Find Your Job in 25 Conversations’.Trainee feedbackA total of 8 trainees participated. Immediately after the training, 7...
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