Tag Archives: Apprenticeship

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In a major new development for the sector, a Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard and end point assessment (EPA) have been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The 36-month course will be recognised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (I/MechE), the …

One of the UK’s leading lubricant manufacturers has demonstrated its commitment to developing the next generation of talent by extending its apprenticeship programme. FUCHS Lubricants currently has 13 apprentices operating from its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, and the search is on for more youngsters to join the growing team. Apprentices …

A draft proposal to develop an occupational standard for the provisionally titled ‘Lifting Equipment Technician’ apprenticeship has been devised, following a meeting of the Trailblazer Working Group (TWG). Convened by The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) on 27 and 28 March at the association’s headquarters in Huntingdon, the TWG worked …

The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers AITT now welcomes apprentices and trainees to its membership following recent updates to its scheme structure. AITT made the decision to review the services and benefits available to each level of its members after discussions held at quarterly AITT council meetings. The association is …

A second-year apprentice from Luton who works at Linde Material Handling in Milton Keynes is inspiring other young people to consider an apprenticeship to start their career in engineering. The apprenticeship programme at Linde Material Handling is a response to the ageing workforce in the engineering sector by shaping the …