AN apprentice from Warrington who stands out above his peers has been recognised for his efforts by a major housebuilder
Bricklayer Liam Sargent, 18, has been named in Redrow’s apprentice of the year award scheme.
He has just completed his first year of train and has been highly commended for his work as an apprentice bricklayer at developments in Widnes.
Liam, who attends Warrington Collegiate, said: “I enjoy building things and being creative so thought an apprenticeship would be a good career path. The highlights of the year are being highly commended by Redrow and receiving a special achievement award in college.”
A former pupil of Penketh High School, he was one of five apprentices recognised in this year’s awards.
Richard Beadsmoore, the company’s training and development manager, said: “Figures from the National Apprenticeship Service suggest that an average of 11 applications are received for every apprenticeship role available.
“While we’ve more than doubled our intake this year, we’ve also seen a substantial increase in enquiries as more people look toward learning a trade as a viable alternative to pursuing a more traditionally academic career path such as university. Many others see it as an opportunity to retrain and learn valuable new skills.
“Apprenticeships aren’t an easy option and there’s lots of hard work involved both on site and at college. Our Apprentice of the Year awards recognise and reward the sterling efforts of our trainees throughout the year. I extend my congratulations to all of our apprentices who’ve helped in the construction of our new homes across England and Wales.”
The Redrow apprenticeship programme combines ‘on-the-job’ paid work and an NVQ completed over three years.
Apprentices are placed with an experienced and trusted sub-contractor, where they can learn the skills required to do their chosen job while working on developments and also going to college one day a week.
Picture: Apprentice Liam Sargent with Sandy McBride, managing director of Redrow Homes (NW).
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