Bridgwater & Taunton College’s National College for Nuclear, Southern Hub (NCfN) has won the Skills Innovation of the Year category at the Semta Skills Awards,
The search is on to find the Best of British Engineering in the Semta Skills Awards which include new categories to recognise the importance of apprentices to companies both large and small.
Talented engineer Philippa Dressler-Pearson put the disappointment of redundancy behind her to find a new employer, excel in her role and be named Best of British Engineering at the Semta Skills Awards recently – and in doing so proved the power of qualifications.
Hundreds of apprentices are being encouraged to let their voices be heard in the corridors of power to help improve the image and perception of technical and vocational education and lead the calls for better careers advice in schools.
UK industry’s most talented learners, apprentices and technicians were crowned Skills Show 2016 champions after three days of intense competition recently – with six of the seven girls competing in Semta’s engineering competition making it on to the podium.
Welsh employers are being urged to become masters of their own destiny by building and adopting a new qualification to drive higher level skills in advanced manufacturing and engineering.