New apprentices, new starts
When Richard Taylor (picture front left) was made redundant in February this year there was a sense of inevitability for him. Who needs a door to door charity fundraiser when you’re not allowed to go door to door. But six months and countless job applications later, Richard was told about an apprenticeship opportunity at Atlas Packaging. Richard said:
“It was very difficult to go door to door charity fundraising when there’s a worldwide pandemic and you’re not meant to be opening the door, it was difficult enough at the best of times. I lost my job at the start of lockdown and it gets very disheartening not hearing things back from people. But when I saw the advert I applied, got an interview and was offered one of the apprenticeships which was amazing.”
