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Modern Apprenticeship Awards
31/10/2003
Apprentices
have been rewarded
for their success
at an awards
ceremony.
The winners
of this year's
Scottish Modern
Apprenticeship
Awards were
announced at the
Sheraton Grand
Hotel in Edinburgh
last night.
The awards
ceremony celebrated
the high standards
now being reached
by the many
employers, training
providers, colleges
and candidates
involved in Modern
Apprenticeships.
Modern
Apprenticeships
combine paid
employment with the
opportunity to
train for jobs at
craft, technician
and management
level. They are
managed by Scottish
Enterprise and
Highlands and
Islands
Enterprise.
Deputy
Enterprise and
Lifelong Learning
Minister, Lewis
Macdonald announced
the awards which
showcase
apprentices,
employers and
organisations that
have shown
outstanding
contributions in a
range of
categories.
The winners
are:
- Apprentice
Achievement
(Continuing
personal
development)Archie
Henderson,
Glasgow
- Apprentice
Achievement
(Outstanding
contribution to the
workplace)Elaine
Tomal,
Aberdeenshire
- Apprentice
Achievement
(Overcoming
difficulties)Barry
Valance,
Glasgow
- Employer
(Small)Easterton
Stables, East
Dunbartonshire
- Employer
(Medium)Alstom
Transport
Renovations,
Glasgow
- Employer
(Large)Tayside
University
Hospitals
- Training
ProviderTrain
Shetland,
Shetland
Islands
- Partnership
Reid
Kerr College,
Paisley and BAA
Glasgow
Airport
- The Ron Taylor Award for Quality in Training
Delivery
BAE Systems, Glasgow
Archie Henderson, a Modern Apprentice at Glasgow's
world-renowned Hunterian Museum, received a further
accolade as he went on to receive an Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Lewis Macdonald, Deputy Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Minister, said:
"The finalists are of an extremely high quality, and I
am delighted to hear the success stories around tonight's
winners. Each and every one of them is leading the way in
helping us build Scotland's skilled workforce - a key aim
of our enterprise strategy and fundamental to our success
as a nation.
"I also congratulate the many thousands of young people
across Scotland who have successfully completed their
Modern Apprenticeships and who are now playing their part
in building a prosperous Scotland. "
Sue Baldwin, director of skills development, Scottish
Enterprise, said:
"There are more than 27,000 people in Scotland currently
training as Modern Apprentices across all industry sectors.
Our winners tonight represent some of the highest achievers
in a wide range of categories.
"Developed by industry, Modern Apprenticeships are
fundamental to our task of creating a high calibre
workforce in an economy centred on the skills and knowledge
of its people."