Clare has a background in supporting SMEs and young people to create employment opportunities. Her previous role was as an ESF Project Manager running Diversity in Apprenticeship projects where she set-up a mentoring programme to support LLDD apprentices. Drawing on this experience she was part of the initial team that planned and created the South West Apprenticeship Company (SWAC); she understood the need for all apprentices to have pastoral support and that most SMEs were new to Apprenticeships and would need extra support to set-up their Apprenticeship Programme.
Since becoming SWAC Managing Director in 2012 she has worked hard to transform SWAC into more than just an ‘Apprenticeship Training Agency’. She constantly looks at ways to improve the Apprenticeship experience for both learner and business through dedicated support, guidance and acting as an impartial mediator between all parties involved; apprentice, host and training provider.
In 2019 Clare’s hard work was recognised with Outstanding Contribution to Apprenticeship Awards in Gloucestershire, Bath and Bristol.
Learn more about SWAC: www.theswac.org.uk
