The students will be immersing themselves in the
sharp end of accountancy at the firm’s Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
offices.
Lovewell Blake, which is the only East Anglian-based
employer to feature in the Top 20 of the government’s official ‘Top 100
Apprenticeship Employers’ List for 2022, is offering the two placements to
students on East Norfolk Sixth Form College’s ‘T’ level accountancy course.
‘T’ Levels were introduced in 2020, and are
equivalent to three ‘A’ levels, but focus on vocational skills. Students must spend 45 days in industry
placements across their two year course.
East Norfolk Sixth Form College employer engagement
co-ordinator Lucy Vincent said, “The employer placements are an integral part
of the new ‘T’ levels. The opportunity
to spend time in industry is so important for our students’ future careers, and
it helps them put what they have learnt in the classroom into context.”
Aiden Lambert, from Great Yarmouth, is spending his
placement at Lovewell Blake’s office at North Quay in the town. He said, “I am looking forward to putting
what I have learnt into practice.
Spending time in a real accountancy firm will also help me learn how to
act in a workplace, working with other people, and to experience the business
environment.”
Saffron Hinson, from Lowestoft, is spending her
placement at Lovewell Blake’s office on the town’s Quay View Business
Park. She said, “Already I have been
struck by the inviting and friendly environment; my perception of accountancy
offices were that they were very quiet and ‘heads-down’, but nothing could be
further from the truth. It’s a real
privilege to spend time in one of the region’s leading firms.”
Vicky Webber, HR manager at Lovewell Blake, said, “Offering
placements for students is so important, because working in a real office
environment is very different from learning the theory in a classroom.
“Lovewell Blake has excellent relationships with all
of our local educational establishments, and we take the task of developing
future talent in our profession very seriously.”
