Apprentices of the Year
See below for details and photos of current winners of our awards.
The current Engineering First Year Apprentice of the Year
is Joe Taylor of Trufab Ltd
Joe Taylor receiving his award from Vivien Carter with Colin Bates, workshop chief instructor
Joe, who works for Trufab Ltd, spent last year working full-time in the workshop under the guidance of instructor Kevin Beck. Kevin commented: "Joe has won this award because of his good attitude to work, his good timekeeping & his focus on priorities. Like all the first year apprentices, Joe spent time on many different aspects of engineering and he produced work to a consistently high standard. That’s why he won this year’s award.”
Joe is now studying for his advanced apprenticeship.
The current Engineering Apprentice of the Year
is Sean Bennett of Renold Gears
Sean Bennett receiving his award from Vivien Carter with Eddie Moore, Engineering Manager
Sean, who works for Renold Gears, was also the winner of the Holroyd Renold Gears first year apprentice of the year award in 2006. Stuart Chapman, training assessor, commented: "Despite the very strong competition this year Sean’s attitude to work and his maturity stood out. Right from being a first year apprentice Sean was always reliable and worked hard to advance himself. He has now completed his Full Framework apprenticeship including a City & Guilds course and a National Certificate in Engineering. Sean has been a pleasure to work with and we wish him well in the future.” Sean is now working towards his HNC in Mechanical Engineering.
The current Advanced Apprentice of the Year
is Nicola Djamalis of Rochdale Council
Nicola Djamalis receiving her award from Vivien Carter with lead assessor Michelle Greenwood
Nicola Djamalis was on Rochdale Council’s Apprenticeship Scheme (CATS) which provides work and training in several Council departments. Michelle Greenwood comments, “At the start of the scheme Nicola was very shy, lacking in assertiveness and frightened of giving an opinion. Yet through her apprenticeship she grew in confidence and at the end became the spokesperson for the group. She often helped the others with their training but what impressed us particularly was how she took ownership of her training and took on work at the Council to provide evidence for her qualification. Nicola is a deserved winner." Nicola has now chosen to study full-time for a Psychology degree at university in Manchester.
The current Plumbing Apprentice of the Year
is Gareth Ellison of M W Site Services
Gareth Ellison receiving his award from Vivien Carter with Anthony Burke, plumbing tutor
Gareth who works for M W Site Services has been a plumbing apprentice for 2 years with Rochdale Training. Anthony Burke, tutor in plumbing, heating and gas, commented: “Gareth won Rochdale Training’s first ever plumbing apprentice award because of his dedication to his training and his motivation to complete his tasks. Even though he was working away with his company a great deal of the time, he still kept in touch with me by phone, email and 1-2-1 visits ensuring he kept up with his course work and it was all completed on time. He definitely earned this award.” Gareth is now continuing onto his advanced apprenticeship working in the new Gas centre at Fishwick Street.
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For previous winners use the 2005 winners , 2006 winners or 2008 winners links
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