{"id":891,"date":"2019-03-06T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T11:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiaorganics.flywheelsites.com\/?p=891"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:02:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:02:41","slug":"gray-dawes-nationalapprenticeshipweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/nl\/blog\/gray-dawes-nationalapprenticeshipweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Gray Dawes Apprentices &#8211; #NationalApprenticeshipWeek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;MEET THE GRAY DAWES APPRENTICES&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#414042&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/skyscrapers.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(255,186,96,0.6)&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;8vw&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#5b8cb1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;75px|0px|110px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;55px|0px|55px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Author Name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffba60&#8243; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;4px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Georgia&#8221;]<h4>INTRODUCTION<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#313e47&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#414042&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;]<p>Here at Gray Dawes, we\u2019re proud to have supported a number of apprentices as they make their first steps in their career. Over the past couple of years, we\u2019ve welcomed apprentices to our Marketing, IT, Finance and Operations departments.<\/p>\n<p>This week marks #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, and to celebrate our apprentices and the achievements they\u2019ve made, we wanted to share their stories and how their apprenticeships have helped them start their careers in the business travel industry. Whether you\u2019re considering starting an apprenticeship yourself, or are interested to know the benefits an apprentice can bring to your business, then read on!<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Image Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/people-woman-coffee-meeting-1024&#215;683.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;30px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;15px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;60px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(29,61,71,0.2)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;2%&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;90px||2px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<h4>MARTHA MEREDITH &#8211;<\/h4>\n<h4>BUSINESS TRAVEL CONSULTANT APPRENTICE<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<p><strong>Tell us a little bit more about what your role involves on a daily basis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I action various rail, hotel and flight requests from a range of our clients via email or telephone. I deal with any queries that come in and help process refunds, exchanges and travel cancellations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you enjoying most about your apprenticeship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to actually learn about the industry first-hand whilst gaining valuable experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say to someone else thinking of applying for an apprenticeship as an alternative to going to University?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do it! \u2013 you will not gain any experience whilst sitting in a lecture! 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