shaking my hand congratulating me and asking for a picture. To be honest, I just remember thinking ‘WOW!’
“Winning awards is a very gratifying feeling and it is
recognition of the work and effort an individual puts in. I may have won awards but all the people nominated must be doing a top job as well so they all won something! Just being nominated is something to be proud of. I think it will help a huge amount with my career with Volvo because it shows that I am prepared to put the work in and I always want to get better! I’ve set my sights and I will not stop till I have got what I want, and anything you want you have to work for and earn!”
Thomas concluded, “I hope to be entered into the level 3 Stars of the Future Awards next year and the NCC Awards — but I will not become complacent because I have won awards and let up on my training. As I say, I have a way to go yet and I have intensions of making every effort to become better at my job.
I am hugely grateful for any awards and nominations. I would like to say, though, that my success is down to the hard work not just of myself, but of the people I work with — the people who train me and anyone who takes the time to help, whether that be recognising success or passing down their knowledge.”
The National Construction College is the largest training provider of its kind in Europe — supporting over 26,000 individuals every year including over 700 apprentices, and enjoying achievement rates well above the national average.
Each year, at its annual Apprentice Awards ceremonies, it celebrates the success of those apprentices who have made an outstanding contribution to their studies and have
demonstrated a real commitment to kick-starting their successful careers in the construction sector.
The Stars of the Future competition is an annual award scheme, now in its 3rd year, devised by the CPA to recognise talented youngsters on plant mechanic apprentice schemes in colleges across the UK.
There are separate prizes for Level 2 and Level 3 trainee plant mechanics and college tutors monitor their students throughout the academic year both in their college and working environment. From this assessment they select their two ‘Stars of the Future’ apprentices for the regional award, and these students are automatically entered for the National Award .
Haydn Steele, CPA’s training manager and organiser of the Stars of the Future Awards said, “The CPA awards are in line with the National Construction College Apprentice Awards and recognise and reward outstanding apprentices, on plant mechanic apprenticeship schemes who not only bring ability and commitment to their learning and their work, but who possess additional capabilities that mark them out as not only being the foundations of the future of our industry, but also potential leaders. We are very much looking forward to seeing Thomas Hughes back next year competing at Level 3 — we wish him the very best of luck.”
The 2015 Stars of the Future Awards will be held at Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition 2015 at Hanger 42, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on 4th June. Presenting the awards is Richard Noble OBE, pioneer of the Bloodhound SSC 1000mp land speed record project.
For further information on the Construction Plant-hire Association, contact Haydn Steele, CPA Director on 020 7796 3366.
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