Pictured: Arrow Vale students during their visit to Oakland
International, Redditch
Students from Arrow Vale High School in Redditch visited
Midlands multi temperature supply chain specialists, Oakland
International, as part of their applied business studies
assignment, spending the morning questioning the team on a range of
internal and external business aspects influencing trade.
As part of their support of the Business in the Community
initiative, Oakland International Human Resources and Purchasing
Director, David Hoey, stated: "We are wholly committed to the
Business in the Community initiative and are always delighted to
support interaction and dialogue with local schools and colleges.
Any educational initiative linked to the workplace has to be highly
beneficial to both the students and to businesses alike. We hope
that the students found seeing and experiencing what a real life
business is like useful to their projects and we have invited them
back next year to share their work with us so that we can learn
from them."
Known for their active promotion of community and educational
links with business, the company has supported Arrow Vale students
over a number of years and keenly promotes business and
employability skills as critical to students' future success in
their chosen careers.
Steve Last, Subject Leader for Business at Arrow Vale said: "The
A level students gain a tremendous insight into the operations of
the business which is required if they are to produce a high
quality assignment. The data collected enables them to meet all the
coursework objectives. We are very grateful to Oakland for all
their continued support and commitment over the years."
A multi-award winning company, this year alone securing the
award for Best Logistics at Ireland's Checkout National FMCG Awards
and the UK Business Initiative of the Year award at The Grocer Gold
Awards, Oakland International works with wholesalers,
manufacturers, producers and independent and multiple
retailers.