Warrington Collegiate apprentices have enjoyed phenomenal success in recent years...
Alisha Cooper, currently manager of the Lisa B’s salon and educator for leading training company Matrix, started the winning trend of success when she was named Regional Hairdressing Apprentice of the year in 2008.
Fellow apprentice Chloe Oakes became L’Oréal Young Colourist of the Year in 2009, before landing her dream job at top London salon Cox McMillan after graduating with the prestigious L’Oréal Professional.
Kristian Poyner, now managing director at Poyner’s Plumbing, won the Heating Engineers, Installers and Plumbers (HIPS) National
Apprenticeship Award in 2011, while fellow plumbing apprentice Mike Yuile won gold at the North West WorldSkills competition in 2013.
Joinery apprentice Gareth Williams became one of Golden Gates Housing Trust’s top apprentices as he scooped Apprentice of the Year, 2011.
Accountancy apprentices have won a whole host of regional and national awards, including gold and bronze medal glory in the prestigious WorldSkills competitions in 2012.