Pictured: Apprentice Matt Barnett receives the award from
Beakbane's Manufacturing Manager Roy Legg
Beakbane's Matt Barnett has won the Engineering Apprentice of
the Year Award at Worcester Group Training Association's Annual
Apprentice Awards Evening held at Worcester Warriors Rugby
Club.
Matt was one of Kidderminster-based Beakbane's first advanced
level apprentices. He joined the company in 2008 and is now
entering the final six months of an HNC in Engineering
(Manufacturing) at Worcester College of Technology. He moved to the
HNC course after receiving good City and Guilds grades.
This annual Awards event brings together trainees, parents,
company representatives and local dignitaries to acknowledge
success in vocational training through apprenticeship programmes
which are designed to prepare young people for key jobs in local
business.
Beakbane's Managing Director Mike Southwell said: "We are very
proud of Matt's achievement and are great believers in the need to
train the talent of the future. We have taken on two more
apprentices this year and will take on two more next year. The
success of our existing apprentices confirms the value of our
commitment to continue the programme."