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Melissa completes apprenticeship in Business Administration

12th March 2015

Melissa Hale, 20, has worked for New Directions as an HR Administrator since September 2012. Since joining the company she has completed an apprenticeship in Business Administration, Level 2 and talks to us about how completing an apprenticeship has helped progress her career in Human Resources.

Rachel tells us why she chose to go down the apprenticeship route…

9th March 2015

This week is National Apprenticeship Week. In June 2014, New Directions employed Rachel Pearce, 24, as a Trainee Compliance Administrator who is currently completing an NVQ in Business Administration and an apprenticeship in Compliance Administration.

New Directions Celebrates World Book Day 2015

6th March 2015

On 5th March 2015, the New Directions group of companies joined schools, colleges and thousands of other organisations to celebrate World Book Day. Teams from across the UK got involved in dressing up, writing reviews of their favourite books and visiting schools in their areas to help them celebrate the occasion.

Businesses Plan for Training in 2015

18th December 2014

With more prospective employees citing training and development as their ‘deal breaker’ when selecting new employment opportunities, is your business delivering when it comes to investing in training for staff?

Staff at New Directions Donate Record Gifts

10th December 2014

The New Directions group of companies has, for a second consecutive year donated to the South Wales ‘Mr X’ charity drive. The project, which aims to furnish children living in poverty or care with a Christmas present has been running for over half a century.

Mr X Appeal Drives Charitable Ambitions

27th November 2014

With just over one week to go until the New Directions group of companies make their annual donation to the Mr X appeal, ambition in the office is running high.

New Directions Shortlisted as Employer of Choice

20th November 2014

On 12th November 2014 New Directions was included in an elite list of recruitment agencies as a shortlisted employer of choice at the Recruiter International Awards.

Compliance Celebrate ‘Quality’ in London

15th September 2014

Having won the award for ‘Quality’ at the New Direction’s 2014 company conference, the Compliance team celebrated their success on a day trip to London.  A fun-filled day was in order; sightseeing, museum visits, lots of shopping and afternoon tea on a double decker bus!

New Directions Launches Employee Benefits Video

5th August 2014

Speaking about the launch of the video, Jeff Tune, Chairman of New Directions said ‘we really believe what we offer as an employer is above and beyond our competitors. We recognise that our most valuable asset as a company is our staff.