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Incommunities leads way in providing training opportunities

8:00am Thursday 2nd January 2014

“An ordinary programme that does extraordinary things” – that is how Delroy Beverley, chief executive for building and construction at social housing group Incommunities, describes the organisation’s apprenticeship scheme.

Spooky way to highlight apprenticeship scheme

9:20am Friday 1st November 2013

Bradford’s Apprenticeship Training Agency has used Halloween to raise awareness of the opportunities available across the district.

Incommunities' ten new recruits start work

7:00am Tuesday 17th September 2013

Ten people lucky enough to land a sought-after apprenticeship with Bradford’s biggest landlord have started work.

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100 helped into work by Bradford Council

8:00am Wednesday 3rd July 2013

A £4.5 million scheme has helped 100 long-term unemployed people in Bradford find work.

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Former banker launches new career as tiler

5:36pm Tuesday 17th November 2009

Hailing from a practical family of electricians, painters and decorators, handyman Stewart Simpson believes he has inherited the DIY gene.

• Victoria starts new career with family-friendly cafe

Time for tea with new business venture

6:32pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

Rebecca Hilton is putting her love of baking – and the traditional tea sets she acquired from her parents and grandparents – to good use in a new business venture.

Chris's job could help save your life

6:30pm Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Chris Leleux is a life-saver and is making it his business to pass on these essential skills to others.

• Immediate Temporary Care

Jon will make you a cover star!

5:14pm Wednesday 28th October 2009

Thanks to Jon Taylor, ordinary people can grace the cover of their favourite celebrity magazine.

Mechanic Jeanne is making it in a man's world

4:55pm Tuesday 20th October 2009

Jeanne Goodall is on course for fulfilling her driving ambition.

• Rathbone

Helping people to kick the drinking habit

1:27pm Wednesday 14th October 2009

Drinking is part of our social culture. Unlike drugs, it is legal; yet it is potentially more addictive and certainly more readily available and affordable.

• Alcohol Awareness Week

Nappy days are here again!

3:10pm Tuesday 6th October 2009

They say good ideas come from need, and that certainly holds true for Sarah Hawken.

Jonny’s at the cutting edge!

4:40pm Tuesday 29th September 2009

Jonny Baker is at the cutting edge of a little-known profession.

A liquid life just right for Rumesh

9:29am Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Working for Yorkshire Water has developed Rumesh Chauhan’s environmental interest.

Saddling up for a double life

2:12pm Wednesday 16th September 2009

You could say Marion Stanley has the best of both worlds.

Hamid's job is to battle the recession

5:59pm Tuesday 8th September 2009

Hamid Awan is experiencing the full depth of Britain’s recession.

• Juliette's job helps to develop talent

'Books are my life,' says Helen

12:53pm Wednesday 2nd September 2009

Helen Green was always a bookworm – her love of reading developed in childhood and she continued it in motherhood.

Donna is driven to style your wheels

1:07pm Wednesday 26th August 2009

Seeking accessories for her own wheels gave car buff Donna Fraher a change of career.

Career in figures adds up for Paul

8:28am Wednesday 19th August 2009

To coin a phrase from a well-known Government TV commercial, tax isn’t taxing for Paul Captieux – on the contrary – he’s made a career out of it.

Juliette's job helps to develop talent

3:34pm Wednesday 12th August 2009

Juliette Dennett is helping firms invest in the skills of their workers.

• Dale Carnegie

‘Losing my job was the best thing that happened to me’

6:13pm Tuesday 4th August 2009

Few people would welcome redundancy, particularly in the current economic climate.

Meet the coach!

6:18pm Tuesday 28th July 2009

For Helen Chapman, the pelican symbolises freedom and nurturing.

• Pelican Coaching and Development

David is one of the jet-set!

6:33pm Tuesday 21st July 2009

The holiday season is in full swing and the man in charge of mapping out many travellers’ destinations for summer fun and relaxation in the sun is David Neill.

• Jet2 careers

Diana's jewel of an idea for a job

5:05pm Tuesday 14th July 2009

Sally Clifford speaks to the Baildon woman who turned a hobby into a career

Susan shows her caring side

10:12am Thursday 9th July 2009

Susan Sunderland has spent her working life promoting the feel-good factor – after starting out selling holidays, she’s now pampering people!

Keen Chloe’s ahead of the Games

9:29am Wednesday 1st July 2009

The designer whose skills are helping to power up the Olympics

Lynne's floral big-day challenge

9:40am Monday 29th June 2009

Woman whose dream came true

'We like to win for ourselves and our clients'

2:30pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

Tim Orrell’s marketing career developed out of an ambition to own a Porsche.

Steph shows her caring side

5:17pm Tuesday 16th June 2009

After being a hairdresser, catwalk model and dancer, Steph Langton turned her back on a glamorous life to become a carer.

Harsh lessons on danger of drugs

4:47pm Tuesday 9th June 2009

Jayce Lambert was a budding actor before swapping the stage for a career educating children about the dangers of drugs.

Reaching out to the young

6:12pm Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Heather Wilson never envisaged that joining the Guides would lead to her future career.

‘Young dancers give me the greatest thrill’ says teacher

6:27pm Tuesday 26th May 2009

Emma Blowers was doing high kicks at the world-famous Moulin Rouge for more than a decade.

Reuben shows the write stuff

4:57pm Tuesday 19th May 2009

They say everyone has a book in them... and it’s Reuben Davison’s job to find it!

• The Write Publishing Consultancy

Steven's job helps save the planet

5:55pm Wednesday 13th May 2009

We are all mindful of protecting our planet for future generations to enjoy, but Steven Smith has turned it into a profession.

• Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

Kimberley’s clean sweep!

5:06pm Tuesday 5th May 2009

She’s a fresh-faced blonde and, according to her boss, is “a ray of sunshine”.

Vicki's job is a sign of the times

5:39pm Tuesday 28th April 2009

Britain may be in the grip of a recession, but some businesses are surviving the credit crunch.

• Babies Can Sign

Stacey lands a 'plumb' role

4:43pm Wednesday 22nd April 2009

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em... that’s the philosophy many women have when seeking a career in what were male-dominated trades.

• Apprenticeships

Zebi shows a flair for hair

1:10pm Wednesday 15th April 2009

Sally Clifford meets a woman working in a family business that has been cutting it in Bradford for more than half a century

• Marios

Sean's Easter buns are the spice of life

6:19pm Tuesday 7th April 2009

Sally Clifford meets the man who helps make thousands of hot cross buns for Easter

Diane works her way to the top

6:31pm Tuesday 31st March 2009

Diane Bindley is proof you can work your way up in a profession.

• Yorkshire Water
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Liz is taking wool to the world

12:57pm Wednesday 25th March 2009

Sally Clifford speaks to a woman who is promoting the many uses and benefits of wool

Mum's the word for Tamsyn

10:07am Wednesday 18th March 2009

Tamsyn Johnston-Hughes loves sending cards – whatever the occasion – so being communications manager of a globally-recognised greetings card company, you could say she has an appropriate profession.

James figures out his working future

4:50pm Tuesday 10th March 2009

Sally Clifford speaks to former Bradford Grammar School student James Briggs who is the second youngest chartered accountant in the country at the age of 20

• Institute of Chartered Accountancy in England and Wales

James loves to be on the team

8:38am Wednesday 4th March 2009

Why managing a soccer centre is one sport fan’s ideal job

It’s the wonderful world of Sarah!

5:49pm Tuesday 24th February 2009

Dancer Sarah Binns landed her dream job when she was accepted into the magical world of Disney.

• Disneyland Paris

Rebecca's new role was stroll in the park

11:41am Wednesday 18th February 2009

Motherhood took Rebecca Terry on a contrasting career path to the one she intended.

Busy mum is a self-made woman

6:05pm Tuesday 10th February 2009

Nicola Standing is living proof that experience can often count for more than qualifications.