Training
A day in the life T
he 17th annual National
Apprenticeship Week took place last month, from 5 to 11 February, with a theme of ‘skills for life’. The campaign encourages individuals, employers and communities to consider the set of future- proofed skills and industry knowledge that an apprenticeship can provide, setting learners up for a rewarding career in the electrical industry.
Apprenticeships provide a wide range of benefits, including the opportunity to earn while you learn, work closely with experienced industry professionals and develop a bank of transferrable skills that can then be applied to the area the apprentice would like to specialise in. JTL, a leading apprenticeship provider across England and Wales, currently trains around 8,000 apprentices overall, upskilling the future workforce that operates in the electrical industry and is encouraging individuals to consider this as
Two former JTL apprentices share details of their roles as newly-qualified electricians, offering an insight into the wide variety of career path opportunities that an apprenticeship qualification can provide.
an alternative route to higher education. To highlight National Apprenticeship Week 2024, JTL partnered with former apprentices Demi Whitehead and Ben Gillin to provide insight into their roles as newly-qualified electricians. An example of two former electrical apprentices that have made the most of the benefits that their qualification provided them, Demi and Ben completed four-year electrotechnical apprenticeships with JTL in 2023 and have since flourished in their professions.
Demi Whitehead, now working at William Davis Homes
Demi Whitehead undertook an electrotechnical apprenticeship with JTL and, following the completion of her qualification, now works for the Midlands-based housebuilder, William Davis Homes, as an electrician. She also recently achieved a significant milestone by reaching the finals of World Skills SkillELECTRIC UK, along with seven other UK-based apprentices. Demi shared what ‘a day in the life’ of her role looks like, as well as the overall benefits her apprenticeship has provided. 7:30am “Usually, I’m up and out of my house by 7:30am and start my commute to be on-site for work at 8:00am.” 8:00am “After clocking in for work, I take my
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tools over to my morning job, which on this day involved a second fix bottom floor flat.” 11:00am “Following this, I took a quick break and wrapped up the second fixing just before lunch.” 1:00pm “Following my lunch break, I went to a different part of William Davis Homes’ development site to work on a mains board in one of the homes for the afternoon.” 4:00pm “After I completed the board, I then cleaned up and packed my tools, loading them into my car boot, just in time for a 4:30pm finish.” 5:00pm “I always aim to finish my day at the
William Davis Homes’ gym, which is really handy to have so close to the housebuilding site that I am currently working on.
“This is just a small snapshot of what my role as a newly qualified electrician entails and no two days are ever the same, which I really enjoy. The skills that I have adopted from my apprenticeship qualification with JTL have enabled me to have the practical and theoretical knowledge that I need to deliver a wide variety of tasks. “I would recommend an apprenticeship to anyone because you get so much support — support from your employer, the college and the training provider.”
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