Apprentices crucial to staying ahead in events industry

5 October 2017 by Mark Williams

Drp's CEO Dale Parmenter explains why the Realise events apprenticeship is so valuable to the industry and apprentice Sarah Davitt tells us what she's been up to so far.

Sarah Davitt, apprentice events coordinator at drp

The Realise events apprenticeship has placed its inaugaural cohort of young apprentices with companies around the country.

Dale Parmenter, CEO of drp, explains why more events agencies should make the most of the opportunity, while Sarah Davitt (who has been an event coordinator apprentice at drp for four months) explains why it was the right choice for her.

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