Devon Air Ambulance is passionate about investing in its staff.  They believe that the team can only be as good as its skill sets, so actively encourages all staff to undertake training and development to help them carry out their roles to the best of their ability.

Recently the charity was nominated for the Education and Training Skills Employer of the Year Award by Catherine Walker, Fundraising Administration Assistant.  The Annual Apprentice and Employer of the Year Awards ceremony is held during National Apprenticeships Week, which was also celebrating ten years of the National Apprenticeships Scheme.

Catherine said, “I joined Devon Air Ambulance in November 2015, as a temp.  My role was made permanent in March 2016.  I’m privileged to be part of such an amazing dedicated team and forward-thinking charity.”

She added, “The charity has helped me in so many ways, from helping me to gain confidence on the phone, to helping me improve and update my knowledge and encouraging me to push myself to succeed in things that I am less confident in.”

Caroline Creer, Fundraising Director of Devon Air Ambulance, said “Investing in the training and development of our team is extremely important to us.  It’s essential whatever your business that your team has the right skills to be able to do their job.  When Cat asked if she could further her knowledge, by undertaking the Advanced Apprenticeship in Business Administration, we were delighted. This apprenticeship includes the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration, and Functional Skills Level 2 in English, Maths and ICT. Cat has recently passed her ICT exam.”

Caroline added, “We were delighted that Cat decided to nominate us for this award and honoured to be highly commended in the Employer of the Year category, which recognises the charity as supporting lifelong learning within the workplace.”