Wing Mirror Man helps 5 young people to get work experience

We are delighted to announce that we are taking part in a scheme with Bury College to give 5 young people valuable work experience whilst they study. 

We have committed to taking on 5, 16 to 18-year-old students from the college over the period of two academic years to give them an insight into, and experience of, the world of work whilst they undertake a two-year T Level qualification. 

The work placements are for one day a week and each student is treated as an employee and asked to carry out, under supervision, a range of work activities. The work placements are part of a national scheme called T Levels which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels. These 2-year courses, which were launched in September 2020, have been developed, says the Government, ‘in collaboration with employers and education providers so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training, or further study’.

These new qualifications offer ‘students a mixture of classroom learning and on-the-job experience through an industry placement of at least 315 hours - approximately 45 days’.

The Government hopes that T Levels will become one of the main choices for students after GCSEs alongside apprenticeships, A Levels and other qualifications not served by A Levels or T Levels for subjects such as sport science and performing arts. 

Bury College is one of a number of colleges, schools and other providers across England to have been chosen to take part in the scheme. 

The placements are funded by the Government and so do not cost employers such as ourselves anything. 

Mr Joshua Speed, our business development manager here at Wing Mirror Man, said: "As a responsible, local employer we are committed to providing opportunities for young people to gain valuable work experience and are happy to be part of this scheme via Bury College. We are very proud of being based in Bury and have always tried to employ people from the local area. Through this process we may even find some future full-time employees.”

Sarah Partington, Assistant Director for Business, Travel, and Public Services at Bury College, said, “We are delighted that five of our Business T Level students will be able to gain valuable experience in the workplace with Wing Mirror Man. We hope that the knowledge and skills they gain throughout their placements will set them up for successful careers in business management.”

For any further queries on placements for T Level students, please contact Bury College on industry.placements@burycollege.ac.uk, or call 0161 280 8430.

Wing Mirror Man was started in 2006 and has grown to be the UK's leading supplier of wing mirrors to the public and car trade. We supply virtually every make and model of wing mirrors for cars, vans and motorhomes to customers in the UK, Ireland and Europe. 

Our trade customers include ambulance services, police services, car and truck leasing companies, car body repair shops, car dealers, rental hire companies, housing associations, MoT testing centres, motorhome retailers and motorhome hire companies, road hauliers, taxis, plus van and truck hire companies.

We employ ten staff and sell primarily via our website at https://www.wingmirrorman.co.uk and over the telephone. 

We pride ourselves on being able to supply full wing mirror units, wing mirror glass, wing mirror covers, stick on glass and glass cut to size - in single units rather than in bulk and even provide a service to paint the covers to match the colour of vehicles. (This saves our customers a lot of money, stress and inconvenience in trying to get them painted via dealers or even body shops).

For further details about Wing Mirror Man, please visit https://www.wingmirrorman.co.uk or call 0161 763 0800.

Wing Mirror Man is a trading name of Buy It Online Limited. 

We sell our products through the following websites: https://www.wingmirrorman.co.uk, https://www.headlampsdirect.co.uk, and https://www.windowregulatorman.co.uk 

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