Rochdale Training Awards Ceremony

Rochdale Training Annual Awards Ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall

Rochdale Training hosted its annual awards ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall on Thursday (22 October).

The winners were: 

• Mohammed Imran: First Year Engineering Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Steven Bardsley: BTEC Manufacturing & Electrical Certificate Leaner of the Year 2014/15
• Jay Uttley: City & Guilds Fabrication & Welding Certificate Learner of the Year 2014/15
• Adrian Dixon: Advanced Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Will Henry: Plumbing Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Carly Shand: Higher Level Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Natalie Clegg: Advanced Administration Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Emma Balint: Intermediate Administration Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15
• Paul Morris: Adult Apprentice of the Year Award 2014/15

The Mayor and Mayoress  Surinder and Cecile Biant attended. 

This year’s guest speaker was Gordon Birtwistle, Liberal Democrat councillor for Burnley Borough Council, himself a former Craft Engineering Apprentice and Government Apprenticeship Ambassador to Business.

Rochdale Training Chief Executive, Jill Nagy, opened the ceremony with a report on the training centres activities in the last year: 

• The number of learners participating in 2014/15 grew by 8% to 2,670.
• 350 young people achieved an apprenticeship with Rochdale Training.
• 193 employed adults achieved a level 2 or 3 qualification.
• 768 adults attended pre-employment courses; 98% of these achieved their qualification and 36% progressed into jobs or further training.
• 151 school students completed engineering or construction work experience with Rochdale Training, with 17 achieving a Level 1 qualification.