“Change what you do, or how you live, every ten years because the greatest obstacle to success isn't failure; it's success.” Words to that effect have stuck with me since I was a 19 year-old apprentice. Change has never been something I have feared and in fact, I’ve seen it as a constant positive in my life. The world around us is changing and the social conscience conversation is evolving as each year ticks by.
When I founded Kiwi Education in 2013, the world was quite different. The needs of the country and the community were different and the conversations around “green” and the environment were a whisper in comparison to where we are today.
As a start-up training provider based in Southampton, we started forming relationships with employers and learners, delivering apprenticeships in sectors which were familiar to us. As we moved through the years from subcontractor to a prime provider, the needs of the city and region changed.
Learners were yearning for new skills which linked in with the green conversation. “How can I make a difference while I am at work?” one learner asked me in 2016. It was the embryonic question that got me thinking about issues that were far bigger than just recycling paper within the workplace.
