As a company, we offer young people another route into the engineering sector, enabling them to gain work experience and qualifications at the same time. We are delighted to support Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which is organised by Skills Development Scotland (SDS).<\/p>\n
We currently employ 36 modern apprentices, including 4 adult apprentices. This includes a group of 8 school leavers from Renfrewshire, who were recruited in a programme developed in partnership with Renfrewshire Council. The youngsters had the opportunity to visit the Steel site with their parents before committing to the programme. The group includes Steel\u2019s first female apprentice, 16-year old Nicole Mitchell, a former pupil of Castlehead High School in Paisley.<\/p>\n
The transition from high school to the work environment can be challenging and we wanted the youngsters (and their parents) to appreciate exactly what they were getting into, as engineering and fabrication can be a cold and tough environment. As I know, it can also offer wonderful career opportunities.<\/p>\n
As well as on-the-job training, our apprentices attend Anniesland College on day release to learn further skills in welding, plating and fabrication and they get the opportunity to gain real qualifications as they work towards SVQ Level 3 in Fabrication and Welding and 4 of the apprentices from the drawing office have achieved their HNC and are now working towards their HND at Motherwell College.<\/p>\n
We have been thriving for the past 90 years and have just been awarded with the Investors in People accreditation. Our turnover is growing and we aim to double our workforce over the next year, in order to service a range of new contract wins in the Scottish renewable sector. We recognise that our people and their skills are fundamental to the great service we give our customers \u2013 and the overall success of Steel Engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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