Sector Focus
Apprentices take part in dating event
Apprentices from a Birmingham- based housing association have celebrated national Apprenticeship Week’s tenth anniversary by hosting a student ‘speed dating’ event. Students from South and City
College had three-minute ‘dates’ with Midland Heart apprentices, who shared their experiences and provided a candid overview of the benefits of taking an apprenticeship. Each student could ask an
apprentice two questions during the two-hour event, which formed part of a day’s activities held at the organisation’s head office. Bal Kang, director of HR at
Midland Heart, said: “The speed dating event was designed as a fun and casual introduction to apprenticeships and it has been a huge success. “Not everyone thinks about an
apprenticeship as a viable option to work, but the benefits are huge. The combination of work-based experience along with relevant qualifications are invaluable for employers and the great deal for apprentices is that they get paid whilst doing both. So it’s a win-win, all round.”
Skills
The National College for High Speed Rail
Platform for skills success
A campaign to address the skills gap in UK engineering and the rail sector has launched with an aim to boost sign ups to a brand-new employer-led college under development in Birmingham. With the UK needing at least 182,000 people with
engineering skills each year until 2022, The National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR) is preparing to play a central role in addressing the nationwide shortage when it opens on Dartmouth Middleway this September. The NCHSR is the largest of five national employer-
led colleges being created by the Government. In September 2017, apprentices already working within the rail industry will be starting studies. After being inundated with expressions of interest,
potential students are being invited to turn their interest into an actual application to start in September 2018. Opportunities at the new college are currently being promoted with roadshows in Birmingham and on social
media, as well as a major advertising campaign on radio and on local buses. Clair Mowbray, chief executive of the National College
for High Speed Rail, said: “As we prepare to welcome our first intake of students later this year, we’re keen to send out the message that the future of UK engineering and the rail industry will be quite different to how people may currently perceive this sector. “Our doors are opening for future generations to
transform Britain’s existing network and we’re especially grateful for the support we have received from employers so far. “With this industry support, our training provision is
backed by a significant degree of stability in terms of future career prospects for our learners. Clearly there is a need to plug the skills gap in engineering and the National College of High Speed Rail is looking to do exactly that.”
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