Samantha Is King of The Awards!

22 March 2011

What a night! It was an evening of excellence all round for the future of engineering at the Annual Learner Awards at Brinsworth Training.

 

The evening, delivered in conjunction with The Institution of Mechanical Engineers saw over 120 guests enjoy an evening of celebration and recognition for some of the Region’s finest young engineering talent.

The night saw the launch of the Award of Excellence, sponsored by ROCOL Lubricants which was won by 18 year old female engineer Samantha King of Newburgh Engineering.

 

 

Pictured: Samantha King (Newburgh Engineering with Paul King (ROCOL)

 

Other sponsors for the awards also included Firth Rixson, Oxley and Coward Solicitors and Rotherham United FC.

 

The award was presented by Paul King, Technical Manager at ROCOL who explained why Samantha from Maltby, Rotherham was a worthy winner; “The first apprentice to win the ROCOL Award for Excellence has proven to be enthusiastic with an exceptional understanding of engineering.  She has shown a methodical approach, which is demonstrated through both her written and practical work pieces. She has maintained a consistent effort and enthusiasm throughout the course and has proven to be a positive example to new apprentices”.

 

Other winners on the night included Amy Pryce of Firth Rixson who won the Special Achievement Award, Daniel Poultney of Kostal UK who won the Level 2 Learner of the Year and Thomas Hudson of Sheffield Forgemasters who won the Level 3 Learner of the Year.

 

Commenting on Apprenticeship Awards, Brinsworth Training Business Development Director Paul Reeves said “We are delighted to see such a showcase of young talent coming through the system, it is a great credit to the learners, our own training team and of course the employers that are supporting them through this critical part of their careers.”

 

There are over 250 apprentices currently in training with Brinsworth Training Ltd.  All are following a training framework developed with the engineering industry sector, which includes attainment of a Vocational Qualification, a technical certificate and specified key skills.

 

For more information on how an engineering apprentice can assist your business, email your details to info@brinsworthtraining.co.uk

 

Additional images from the Awards Evening can be found here