Jack Brookes is starting to take on a business management role for his employers thanks to the skills he is learning on his Business Administration Apprenticeship.

The 21-year-old works for BJW Health and Safety Services, based at University of Staffordshire’s Stafford Business Village, alongside studying with Juniper Training.

Jack, from Cannock, has been working as Business Coordinator since joining the company in February 2024.

He said: “The apprenticeship supports the business administration aspects of my job and I do on the job training for the health and safety side.

“It’s an online course via a training platform so I’m able to fit in the six hours each week around the hours that I’m needed by the clients I work with.”

After leaving Cannock Chase High School Jack was a Junior Supervisor at the clothes shop Luke 1977 before starting his role with BJW.

Jody Wilson, BJW Operations Director, said: “Jack is a very friendly and outgoing person, the sort of person that everyone gets on with. We just knew that he would be brilliant as the face of what we do.

“From day one all he’s ever wanted to do is help us with anything he can. Anything we ask him to do is never too much trouble. He understands that the client has to come first and anything we’ve asked him to do has been done.”

She added that Jack’s apprenticeship has also had an impact on the company’s sustainability policies.

Jack has been entered into the Apprentice of the Year category of the University of Staffordshire Business Awards.