Tom Boyd Workforce Development Consultant Skills@Oldham “Dave Luck Ltd is an exemplar to all employers wishing to take on apprentices. Although only a relatively small company their commitment to training their workforce is central to their business planning, and as a result their business has gone from strength to strength. Having the Investor in People kite mark is true recognition for the training infrastructure they have established in ensuring everyone in their organisation is appropriately trained and qualified. It is no coincidence therefore that their apprentices are of a high quality, winning college prizes for their work and motivation. It is important to note the distance travelled by these apprentices. Many had poor academic results and personal issues to deal with at the start of the programme, but with constant support and encouragement have become valued members of the team and qualified painters and decorators. Notably Dave Luck Ltd is prepared to give young people a chance, taking E2E and LIVE learners onto apprenticeship programmes. The company also recruits locally and so provides a great deal of opportunity to up skill the local labour market, which is key to Oldham’s regeneration. With 10 apprentices currently in training, representing nearly 25% of the company’s workforce, their commitment to training young people has to be of prime importance. Dave Luck Ltd has and is demonstrating that training pays and their company’s success is inextricably linked to investing in apprenticeships.” Peter Bird OSAT Assessor OSAT@Oldham “It has been our pleasure to be involved with Dave Luck Ltd during the last 3 years on various training programmes. They are a very dynamic company always interested in their staff needs. O.S.A.T. (my company) have qualified 45 of their decorators during the above mentioned period for NVQ awards which is a credit to the company by any standards. Last year they were awarded a special trophy when one of their staff achieved the distinction of ‘Most Capable Performer’ on our award scheme. In the time I have known the company they have gone from strength to strength as well as in numbers, which doesn’t surprise me knowing the pedigree of the company.”