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23/05/2007
Tyrone Apprentice Wins Top Training Award
Eamonn Maynes, an Underground Cable Jointing Apprentice with Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE PowerTeam), has been announced as Modern Apprentice of the Year.
Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey presented Eamonn with his award at a gala lunchtime event in Belfast’s Hilton Hotel.
The Minister said: “Eamonn is a fine example of the rewards that can come from choosing the Modern Apprenticeship route into employment. The Department’s Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland highlights the benefits for the economy and the individual of investing time and effort in developing the right skills.
“Eamonn has emerged as a clear leader amongst his peer group and is recognised within NIE as an individual who has made a genuine, significant and valuable contribution to its business and customers alike. I congratulate him in his achievement and trust that his example will show others the tangible rewards that can come from a Modern Apprenticeship.”
Modern Apprenticeships are open to young people age 16 - 24 who are entering full time employment or meet specified criteria for existing employees. Apprentices follow a training framework developed with the relevant industry, which includes attainment of a National Vocational Qualification at Level 3, a technical certificate and specified key skills. There are around 6,500 Modern Apprentices currently in training in Northern Ireland.
The Modern Apprentice of the Year competition was open to all young people taking part in a Modern Apprenticeship under the Department’s vocational training programme. Nominations were invited from training organisations involved in the delivery of the Modern Apprenticeship programme and an independent selection panel short-listed five young people to go forward as finalists to the awards event in the Hilton Hotel.
(CD)
Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey presented Eamonn with his award at a gala lunchtime event in Belfast’s Hilton Hotel.
The Minister said: “Eamonn is a fine example of the rewards that can come from choosing the Modern Apprenticeship route into employment. The Department’s Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland highlights the benefits for the economy and the individual of investing time and effort in developing the right skills.
“Eamonn has emerged as a clear leader amongst his peer group and is recognised within NIE as an individual who has made a genuine, significant and valuable contribution to its business and customers alike. I congratulate him in his achievement and trust that his example will show others the tangible rewards that can come from a Modern Apprenticeship.”
Modern Apprenticeships are open to young people age 16 - 24 who are entering full time employment or meet specified criteria for existing employees. Apprentices follow a training framework developed with the relevant industry, which includes attainment of a National Vocational Qualification at Level 3, a technical certificate and specified key skills. There are around 6,500 Modern Apprentices currently in training in Northern Ireland.
The Modern Apprentice of the Year competition was open to all young people taking part in a Modern Apprenticeship under the Department’s vocational training programme. Nominations were invited from training organisations involved in the delivery of the Modern Apprenticeship programme and an independent selection panel short-listed five young people to go forward as finalists to the awards event in the Hilton Hotel.
(CD)
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