Why apprentices are good investments
When Clay Bryan was looking for a new challenge after a successful four-and-a-half-year career as a Submariner, he decided that an apprenticeship would be the way forward. But apprenticeships aren’t just good news for individuals, they’re also hugely valuable to businesses looking to recruit good staff.
When Clay Bryan was looking for a new challenge after a successful four-and-a-half-year career as a Submariner, he decided that an apprenticeship would be the way forward. But apprenticeships aren’t just good news for individuals, they’re also hugely valuable to businesses looking to recruit good staff.
Clay was drawn to the incredibly fast-paced world of Cyber Security, partly because of the transferrable skills he had from the Navy and partly because of a personal interest in the sector. The ‘way in’ for Clay came via a BIT Training apprenticeship programme, as it was the perfect way for a former member of the Armed Forces to transition from military life to civilian employment.
Becoming a BIT Training apprentice in the IT industry was a sensible first step into the industry and for him it’s been a significant stepping-stone into Cyber Security. But as much as it was a positive move for Clay himself, his employer also benefited significantly … it just so happens that his employer was BIT Security, part of our own overall BIT Group.
BIT Security creates solutions to every cyber security problem. The process is all about identifying vulnerabilities, threats and risks, responding to breaches and suspicious activity and securing networks and cloud services going forward. BIT Security has a wealth of experience delivering solutions on all levels and has operated successfully in Aerospace and Defence, Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing and the Military.
Commenting on the concept of apprenticeships as a recruitment strategy, BIT Security CEO Sam Snowdon said: “We all know and understand that the recruitment of good quality staff is becoming increasingly more difficult. The industry is moving at such a fast pace that securing the right people is more important than ever. We decided to invest in apprentices for one simple reason. We knew they’d arrive with us with the skills they needed to perform from day one. It’s a much more cost-effective way of recruiting good people with the right skills, ready to go in the manner we need them to.”
Apprenticeships are there to support people with training, helping them into new careers, but they’re also there to support employers as they seek to solve recruitment issues that are becoming more of an issue month by month. If you’re looking to start a sensible conversation about how an apprenticeship programme can help you as an individual or as an employer, then get in contact with the BIT Training Apprenticeship team.