Meet Marcus Collins: McDonald's 1,000th promising apprentice
In the midst of the recession, when thousands of people were being made redundant due to budget cutbacks, McDonald's was busy creating new opportunities for employees. With a strong focus on individual employee development and progression, the fast food corporation is changing the perception of its food jobs as dead-end 'McJobs'.
A key example of this is Marcus Collins, who has just been named the 1,000th apprentice at McDonalds after only working at a St Albans branch of the company for six months.
Collins, 24, who was previously made redundant from a position at a Mayfair, has now been awarded an Apprenticeship in Hospitality from McDonalds. He is currently working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Shift Management, hoping to go on to become a franchisee owning his own business.
Describing what first attracted him to a food job at McDonald's, Collins has said:
A key example of this is Marcus Collins, who has just been named the 1,000th apprentice at McDonalds after only working at a St Albans branch of the company for six months.
Collins, 24, who was previously made redundant from a position at a Mayfair, has now been awarded an Apprenticeship in Hospitality from McDonalds. He is currently working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Shift Management, hoping to go on to become a franchisee owning his own business.
Describing what first attracted him to a food job at McDonald's, Collins has said:
"After I was made redundant, McDonald's stood out because it was totally different from my office based job and it seemed that all employees had the chance to progress as far as they wanted to.
"I now recommend the Apprenticeship scheme to everyone. The training requires hard work and dedication, but I received a lot of support from my team and completing the programme has given me a great sense of achievement, as well as opportunities to develop further within the company or elsewhere."
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