TRAINING AND EDUCATION
BAGNALLS’ APPRENTICES BACK FROM SLOVENIA
TWO BRADFORD APPRENTICES have represented the UK at an international charity event in Slovenia. Lewis Metcalf, 19, and Abi Johnson, 21, took part in a day-long makeover at an elementary school in Ormož in north-eastern Slovenia as part of the 21st International Traditional Humanitarian Painting Campaign. The apprentices, who are both employed by Bagnalls Group in Shipley, were joined by
118 fellow painting and decorating craftsmen and trainees from eight different countries. Abi, who, along with Lewis, studies painting and decorating at Leeds College of
Building said, “The trip was nothing like I had ever experienced before, I really enjoyed it. It was both daunting and exciting to meet so many other painters and decorators who all had different ways of working.
“We were using tools and paints we hadn’t used
before, but we got on quickly and finished the classroom we were allocated in good time, so we painted some of the corridors too.” The apprentices were invited to join the charity
event, hosted by the Painting Section of the Chamber of Crafts and Small Business of Slovenia, after their competition success earlier this year in the PDA Apprentice/Trainee of the Year contest. Lewis and Abi took part in the competition in June, with Lewis clinching the top title and Abi coming in a close second place. Neil Ogilvie, Chief Executive of the PDA, also
travelled to Slovenia with Lewis and Abi to take part. He said, “I was blown away with how outstanding they both were. It was a great opportunity for them to learn in an international setting. “It was great to see how overwhelmed the head teacher was when he saw the finished
work too. I hope Lewis and Abi, along with the other painters and decorators, realise what a difference they have made.” As well as taking part in the charity event, the apprentices also got the chance
The PDA’s Neil Ogilvie (centre) joined Abi and Lewis to help transform the Slovenian elementary school.
to go on a sightseeing tour and explore the Christmas Markets in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. Lewis said, “The highlights of the trip for me were meeting so many new people and
getting to work with them, and the trip to the capital, it was beautiful. The whole experience was amazing and completely unexpected.”
YEARBOOK CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SPONSORSHIP
CROWN TRADE HAS launched a yearbook to celebrate its 40th year of sponsoring the annual Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition in 2019. Last year’s competition came to a close in November
with Inverness-based apprentice Gatis Celmins taking the title at the WorldSkills UK LIVE event at Birmingham’s NEC. Apprentice Decorator of the Year celebrates the skills of apprentice decorators from across the UK, and has been sponsored by Crown Trade since 1979. To celebrate the milestone year of sponsorship, Crown Trade has launched a 40th anniversary yearbook, which takes a look at the past, present and future of the competition and shows how it has evolved since the company began its sponsorship. The book features past winners and the 2019
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competitors, as well as drawing on the knowledge of industry experts who discuss the importance of supporting apprentices and why they remain such a key part of the industry. It can be viewed on the ‘Training & Skills’ section of Crown Trade’s website.
Crown Trade also utilised social media to ask those
who have previously been involved in the competition to send in any photos, so the book also includes of shots of the competition throughout the past four decades. Josie Cawdry, corporate communications executive at
Crown Paints said, “We’re proud to have been sponsoring the Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition for 40 years and it’s been exciting to watch it grow and develop during that time, now receiving hundreds of entries each year from apprentices across the UK. “It’s great to see so many talented apprentices, the
future of the industry, every year and we’re pleased to have been able to celebrate sponsoring the competition through creating a fantastic yearbook. We’re looking forward to seeing how the competition continues to progress over the coming years.”
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