Pictured above: Sally Heathcock with drpgroup managing
director Dale Parmenter
The drpgroup has completed another of its 30 Corporate Social
Responsibility projects in honour of its anniversary year. The
group embarked on the Believe Programme in conjunction with
national charity Springboard UK and provided a group of unemployed
individuals with the chance to undergo a training programme
designed to prepare them for work in the hospitality, leisure and
events industries.
The group had a special announcement to make at its 30th
anniversary celebrations on the 19th June, held at West Midlands
Safari Park. It was an emotional moment as one member of the
programme was offered the surprise opportunity to become a drpteam
member as an events assistant.
The Believe programme began in April with 30 potential
candidates joining the scheme. These individuals received expert
training in computer skills, administration skills and a basic
understanding of what it is like to work in the fast paced and
dynamic events industry. The training was provided by drpteam
members and Springboard staff with the aim to shortlist seven
candidates to move forward and assist both Springboard and the
drpgroup run key events in the following months.
Three outstanding candidates were selected to aid the project
management team at the group's 30th anniversary event with one
candidate being offered a full-time role in the drpteam. All other
candidates that took part in the Believe programme continue to
receive support from Springboard UK and left with new skills and
renewed confidence in their ability to find employment.
Sally Heathcock, the candidate who was selected by the drpgroup
begins work her new role on 28th June. Jane Jones, drpgroup
director who has worked with all the candidates since the inception
of the programme commented: "Sally really impressed me throughout
the Believe programme with her passion, drive and desire to find
work and succeed. Even while on the course and training with the
drpteam, Sally enrolled herself on independent computer skills
courses and attended numerous job interviews with the goal of
making a better life for her and her family firmly in mind.
"I am overwhelmingly proud of what Sally has achieved and
extremely grateful that I've had the opportunity to work with her
and all the other participants of the believe programme, who all
have the potential to do great things with the skills they have
gained. I'm looking forward to welcoming Sally into my team and
helping her develop her potential at some of the exciting events
we've got lined up in the coming months."