How Barnett Waddingham and The Growth Company Empower Future Talent Through Apprenticeships

Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent UK Professional Services consultancy across risk, pensions, investment and insurance and has worked with the Growth Company since 2018.  One of Barnett Waddingham’s core values is to enable others to grow and develop and the Growth Company has supported this through apprenticeship programmes, providing their apprentices with the opportunity to learn up to date skills for the future.  

Catherine Duce, Senior Technical Training and Qualifications Lead at Barnett Waddingham, said: “I have been really impressed with the guidance and support our apprentices have received from the very start of their learning. The team at the Growth Company are genuinely interested in the learners’ success and are extremely encouraging both to them and to us as an employer. 

“We hold quarterly meetings with the Growth Company to discuss learner progress and any upcoming issues and if we need any additional support, the team are always available to offer advice. Sharon Wallis is extremely knowledgeable about apprenticeship requirements and relevant legislation and has been critical to the success of our learners.  The whole team know how to work effectively with our apprentices to get the best out of each of them.  

“We are delighted with the support we continue to receive from the Growth Company and would recommend them to other organisations thinking about recruiting an apprentice.”