SMMT Charitable Trust Fund (SCTF) announces £100,000 investment to help Covid-hit automotive businesses save apprenticeship jobs as government’s furlough scheme comes to an end. New SMMT Apprentice Support Programme now accepting applications from small and medium automotive firms from across the entire supply chain. Successful applicants will have apprentice salaries …
Read More »Jamie Robinson – From trainee to Head of Engineering at Cartwright
Jamie Robinson has just been promoted to the position of Cartwright’s Head of Engineering – after starting his career with the company 12 years ago as a young trainee. Jamie initially joined the Cartwright Fabrications Department aged 19 and eventually progressed to a supervisory role responsible for a staff of …
Read More »Apprentice success at Linde’s annual awards
Three young apprentices from across the UK have been recognised for their outstanding achievements as they received the top accolade for their year at the Linde Material Handling annual Apprenticeship Awards. Daniel Hopkins from Penygraig was named Apprentice of the Year for year one, Wesley Edmunds from Newport won the …
Read More »Cartwright Group welcomes new intake of apprentices
Commercial vehicle body and trailer manufacturer, the Cartwright Group, has taken on 17 new recruits as part of its multi-award-winning apprenticeship programme which is now entering its eighth year. The apprentices, aged 16 to 19, will experience every aspect of the production line within the South Manchester-based company during the …
Read More »Lack of suitable End Point Assessors threatens success of logistics apprenticeships
Transport and logistics training providers are struggling to fulfil delivery of apprenticeships due to a lack of suitable assessors able to carry out End Point Assessments (EPAs), warns RTITB. The End Point Assessment (EPA) ensures that an apprentice can do the job they have been trained to do and typically …
Read More »CEO of national leading training provider discusses options after A-Level and GCSE results
Joe Crossley, CEO of Qube Learning (in Abingdon), talks post results “Results day can be an intimidating prospect for many people across the country. A lot of individuals assume that the next steps into education or a career are very dependent on the grades they get so it’s important that …
Read More »Cartwright Group’s Josh achieves First Class Honours Degree in Engineering
Enterprising junior design engineer Josh Redfern is celebrating after achieving a First Class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. The 25-year-old first joined Cartwright in 2012 as an apprentice. He has since won a number of awards on his career journey and now plans to work towards becoming an incorporated engineer …
Read More »SP Training reminds road transport sector to use or lose levy funding
A national logistics training company is reminding larger UK businesses with a road transport fleet to ‘use it or lose it’ when it comes to accessing the funds they’ve paid into the government’s levy scheme. After running for 24 months, money paid into the levy by individual businesses will start …
Read More »Yale announced as finalist for UKWA Young Employee of the Year Award
Yale Europe Materials Handling has been nominated for the Young Employee of the Year category in the 2019 UKWA Awards. Tyra Hurley, aged 20, joined Yale as a Major Accounts Sales Apprentice in August 2018. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be in attendance at the awards ceremony, due …
Read More »Fortec’s Harry is Apprentice of the Year Northamptonshire Logistics Awards
Fortec Distribution Network’s Marketing Assistant, Harry Laverick, has been voted Apprentice of the Year in the Northamptonshire Logistics Awards. The 20-year-old, who joined the company in September 2017, was one of 5 apprentices shortlisted for the award, in an event held at The Park Inn Hotel in Northampton. Harry, who …
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