A NEW IT apprentice has been appointed at Worcester-based soft company Clearview

The business performance management solutions provider on Elgar Business Park at Hallow has been joined by for the next 12 months, apprentice Burgess Ellison. He will be working within both the consultancy and implementation teams to give him experience of a wide range of business and transferable skills such as customer communications. At the same time, Mr Ellison will be working towards gaining an internationally recognised qualification in information technology through training provider LMPQ in Worcester.

Mark Hobart, managing director of Clearview, said: "It is a real pleasure to welcome Burgess on-board at Clearview. Being able to give a young person, like Burgess, the opportunity to gain qualifications whilst acquiring real business experience and skills in the workplace perfectly aligns with our objective as a socially responsible employer. Burgess is learning quickly and is already adding value by helping us improve our products and processes.”

Debbie Rees of LMPQ added: "It is a pleasure to work with an employer such as Clearview, which is committed to supporting young people. Burgess is an extremely bright young man, I have witnessed his confidence grow since starting his apprenticeship I am sure that he will be an asset to Clearview.”