Apprentice of the Year returns from USA trip of a lifetime

Leigh Worsdale, 18, an apprentice at auto-machine manufacturer Foxwood Diesel, has enjoyed a tour of Boeing’s sites in Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle, learning more about the world-renowned aerospace manufacturer.

Speaking about her trip, Ms Worsdale said: “I never thought when I began my apprenticeship that I would be given an opportunity like this. It was amazing to see all the Boeing factories and see things and go to places where members of the public don’t usually get to go.”

Ms Worsdale found the most interesting part of her trip was the visit to Boeing’s Renton factory in Seattle where she got to see first-hand how the global aerospace company designs, tests and builds its 737 aircraft.

Director of the AMRC Training Centre, Kerry Featherstone, said: “We’re very proud of what Leigh has achieved on her apprenticeship and it is brilliant that Boeing is able to support our apprentice of the year in this trip to their factories in the USA. It really opens up a new world of engineering innovation to our winner and we hope Leigh can bring that inspiration back to the UK and her employer.”

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