South Eastern Regional College (SERC) paid tribute to local businesses at their annual graduation ceremony with the presentation of Business Excellence Awards.
SERC’s strong relationships with local employers supports professional development for their staff through upskilling courses; collaboration to offer Higher-Level Apprenticeships and meaningful work placements and working together to embed innovation as a core value of learning at SERC.
The SERC Business Excellence Awards were presented by guest speaker Dr Isla Fraser.
(Above) The SERC Business Excellence Award for Higher Level Apprenticeship Employer of the Year was presented to (Joint Winners) Positive Futures. (L – R) Dr Isla Fraser with Victoria McCullough from Positive Futures.
Positive Futures wanted to upskill their staff and worked with SERC to facilitate an April cohort of Higher-Level Apprentices (HLAs) in Health and Social Care, enrolling outside the usual September start. Launching this course, SERC were able to open the opportunity to other Health and Social Care employers, widening the reach of the training. Having seen the success of the initial programme, Positive Futures is also creating a place for a Higher-Level Apprentice at SERC.
