Eleri Davies

Skills Competition Wales gold medallist accountant Eleri Davies is determined to make a difference in her career which is being crafted using apprenticeships.

Eleri, 26, who lives in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, completed all of her accounting apprenticeships whilst working for Audit Wales.

Now she is continuing her learning journey by seeking to become a Chartered Accountant in her new job with Mid Wales housing association, Barcud.

Apprenticeships helped Eleri get her career back on track after illness forced her to drop out of a Degree in Accounting and Finance in 2017. She completed with distinctions a Level 2 AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting, followed by an AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting and a Higher Apprenticeship in Accounting through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.