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Celebrating the success of highways apprentices
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2017 (6 – 10 March), Amey and Gloucestershire County Council are celebrating the outstanding contribution that apprentices make to the county’s highways network.
Apprentices play a crucial role in Gloucestershire’s highways team, and over the lifetime of the contract will account for 60% of the total workforce. Amey is committed to recruiting apprentices every year to take up full-time permanent roles and has so far recruited and trained 21 apprentices on its Gloucestershire highways contract. Once recruited, apprentices can find themselves in all aspects of work, whether it is operations, design, customer service, finance or public rights of way.
Several of the apprentices in Gloucestershire have also been highly notable for their achievements. In 2016, apprentice supervisor Tom Averiss, made it through to the finals of the Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Awards – Outstanding Apprentice.
Tom said: “I believe that learning through an apprenticeship is great - gaining the practical experience from working day to day within the industry, supported by the theory of a qualification gives me the opportunity to be the best I can be at my job. When I joined Amey my ambition was to eventually become a qualified project manager.
Although I still have this goal, I now realise that with continued hard work and study I will be given the encouragement and skills required to develop my career to achieve even greater goals.”
Frank Dorrington-Ward joined Amey in 2015 as an apprentice Public Rights of Way officer. He will graduate this autumn with a level 2 diploma in business administration. In November, he will take over the management of rights of way in the North Cotswolds, becoming one of the youngest PROW officers in the country. He said: “I wanted a job that I could develop into and have as a permanent role, something I felt passionate about. I’ve always loved being outside and walking so this job has suited me perfectly. I’m proud to be looking after the public rights of way in the North Cotswolds.”
Amey offers all its apprentices the opportunity to enrol onto the DofE Gold Business Award programme. This is a chance for apprentices to develop key skills such as team-working and problem-solving and is something that is not offered by many employers. Mitch Austen recently gained his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, and Lauren Burke will receive her award at Buckingham Palace in May.
Amey’s account director Ruth Kinsella said: “We are committed to recruiting apprentices every year to take up full time permanent roles and always want to invest in them so that they can reach their full potential. Bringing young talent into the business ensures that practical skills and knowledge are retained, and a regular injection of new ideas refreshes our teams to provide the skills the county will need in the future.”
Cllr Vernon Smith, Gloucestershire county council cabinet member for highways and flood, said: “Amey is training the highways workforce of the future via their highly commendable apprenticeship scheme. Apprentices at Amey are making a successful contribution to Gloucestershire highways projects whilst learning vital workplace skills.”
60 drain TRADER | April 2017 |
www.draintraderltd.com
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