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Apprenticeship
Case Study:
ECCLESHOLME
Ecclesholme is a care home in Eccles that
provides residential and specialist dementia care
for 50 residents. It is operated and managed by
the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI).
The care home has been working in partnership
with Salford City College for a number of years to
deliver Apprenticeships in Health & Social Care,
and currently employs two Apprentices.
Bev Niland (pictured centre), Home Manager
at Ecclesholme, said:
“We believe in giving young people a
chance. Taking on Apprentices means that
they do not come to the home with any
preconceptions of the care sector, and we
can support them with all the necessary
training so that they can learn the highest
standards of care for our residents. I started
here at the home 20 years ago as a Level
2 Apprentice, so I have been in the same
position as them.”
As well as the two Apprentices currently
undertaking their Health & Social Care
qualifications, the care home also has three
former Apprentices working as full-time
members of staff. One of these former
Apprentices, 23-year-old Tash Robinson
(pictured right), has just been promoted to
Night-time Shift Leader, and will start her new
role next month.
Tash started working at Ecclesholme as an
Apprentice six years ago, completing Levels 2
and 3, before securing a full-time position as a
Level 3 Carer. She said:
“I wanted to do an Apprenticeship as I felt it
would provide me with more relevant work
experience and knowledge of the sector that
I could not necessarily learn in a classroom.”
One of Ecclesholme’s current Apprentices is
18-year-old Georgia Morse (pictured left), who
has been working towards a Level 2 Health &
Social Care qualification for just under a year.
She said:
“I always aspired to work in the care sector,
but I wanted to do something a bit different,
so I applied for an Apprenticeship with
Salford City College.”
She added:
“What I enjoy most about my job is getting
to know the residents, and knowing that
I am working my way up the career path.
When I finish my Level 2 qualification, I would
love to stay on at the home to do a Level 3
Apprenticeship.”