Pictured above: Marc Evans
A Shropshire window maker has turned his career on its head
since starting a new job for a local cheese-maker.
Marc Evans, 37, from Whitchurch who had previously worked as a
window and door maker, had been unemployed for 3 months when he
came to County Training looking for work, in October
2009.
During his time at County Training, Marc joined the ESF
Flexible Routeway programme which provides individuals with the
personalised one-to-one support, advice and guidance they need to
help overcome barriers to work and progress into sustainable
employment.
With County Training's help Marc achieved an e-Quals
qualifications in word processing, Excel, Database and Powerpoint
and is about to start an ITQ qualification. He also gained an eight
week work placement with Belton Cheese Ltd.
Bosses at Belton were so impressed with his progress and his
attitude to work whilst on placement they offered him a full
time position as a Clerk which he started in March.
Belton Cheese Ltd. based at Belton Farm in Whitchurch have been
making award winning farmhouse cheese since the early eighteen
hundreds, and now produce many different varieties including the
local speciality: Cheshire cheese.
Marc said "I had never been unemployed before and I knew to get
back into work I needed to learn new skills; County Training were
instrumental in helping me gain the qualifications I needed to
secure my new job. I really can't thank them enough. I am really
enjoying my job at Belton Cheese and am thrilled to be doing
something so different."