Lunchtime Meeting: Chrissy Bollard

One Tree Hill College Trade Academy

The Trade Academy caters for up to 25 selected students in Year 13 who are committed to making a trade their chosen career path.

As part of the Trade Academy,  a Work Placement programme is in place which gives the students the opportunity each Wednesday for 10 weeks from (circa) mid May to mid August to complete on-site experience and complete appropriate working tasks.  For these Work Placement days the students are not expecting to be paid.

At the conclusion of the placement, while there is no promise, the ideal situation would be an offer of full time employment with an apprenticeship.

Chrissi Bollard who coordinates the Academy has agreed to speak to RCON 7th May at one of our lunch meetings.

It is hoped that members may be able to assist in introducing Chrissi to prospective companies that may be keen to participate.