Volunteer Stories
“It changed the direction of my life” – Jacqui Wilkins, VI Creative
Jacqui Wilkins, MD of Visual Identity Creative Ltd, has been lead designer for the new ‘Find Your Job!’ card games that Worktree has been developing for schools (also available in an online version) during lockdown. “It’s been a pleasure working with Worktree to...
Anything I can do to help the next generation – Carl Yeomanson
(This also published in All About Business, April 2020.) Carl Yeomanson is owner and director of Plumbing & Gas Solutions Limited, which was 10 years old in March and employs 16 people. As well as providing unique and bespoke services, Carl is committed to...
Really impressed by the young people – Graeme Woodhouse and Libby Hallows, Santander
Graeme Woodhouse has been a Compliance Monitoring Consultant at Santander UK PLC since 2018. Recently he and Santander colleague Libby Hallows took part in Career WorkOut at Sir Herbert Leon Academy. "These sessions are great fun and engaging," said Graeme, "also...
Great to answer questions about apprenticeships in construction – Suzanne Moss, Ringway
Suzanne Moss, Business Manager at Ringway (highway maintenance services), attended a Career WorkOut session with Year 10 students at Sir Herbert Leon Academy. “As it was National Careers Week, I went online to book up for a Worktree Career WorkOut session and brought...
I found this to be an incredibly rewarding experience – Lily Harrison, Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Dentons
Lily Harrison of Dentons is a Paralegal in the Property Litigation department and a Future-Trainee solicitor, due to commence a Training Contract in 2021. Lily has been at the firm in her current role since April 2018. "I became aware of the Career WorkOut sessions...
Career WorkOut helps young people prepare for work life, Ali Khan and Imogen Carpenter – Mirus IT Solutions
Ali Khan and Imogen Carpenter from Mirus IT Solutions attended their first Career WorkOut session at Hazeley Academy earlier this week. Ali is a Business Development Executive and has been with Mirus IT Solutions for 2 years. "I got involved because my Manager...
Giveback, share expertise and build knowledge with young people – Alistair Patrick-Heselton, AP-H Inspired
New volunteer, Alistair Patrick-Heselton took part in Career WorkOut at Kents Hill Park Secondary School earlier this month. "In my business, AP-H Inspired I operate as an 'Athlete Mentor’ and Inspirational/Motivational speaker. I use my experiences in Football and...
Open University, Open Media and Informal Learning team – A very rewarding and worthwhile use of time
Three members of the Open Media and Informal Learning team at The Open University took part in Career WorkOut at Shenley Brook End School this month. Sas Amoah is a Digital Media Producer and has been with the Open University for 13 years. "It was a really great...
This opportunity provides a great sense of achievement – Laura Stevens, ICAEW
Laura Stevens is a Digital Project Executive at ICAEW. Laura's job is to manage projects in the Digital and IT sector."Managing a project can be done in four key stages. Initiation – Taking a really cool idea and seeing if we want to build...
Help young people explore different career options – Lydia D’Oyley, Routeco
Lydia D'Oyley is a Marketing Supervisor at Routeco for four years. Routeco is a Business-to-business (B2B) industrial automation and controls distributor."I came across Worktree on the STEM Ambassador programme and on LinkedIn. The “Speed...
