Citation
(2012), "Mitie apprentices win national award", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 44 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ict.2012.03744faa.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Mitie apprentices win national award
Article Type: Notes and news From: Industrial and Commercial Training, Volume 44, Issue 6
Joe Quinn and Philip Fitzgibbons, employees of strategic-outsourcing and energy-services company Mitie, have been awarded the national Building Engineering Services Training (Best) apprenticeship award.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Mitie’s technical-facilities management (MTFM) apprenticeship program has been acknowledged at national level.
Mitie is committed to equipping its workforce for new and emerging technologies, and was involved in early work with Summit Skills, the sector-skills council for the building-engineering sector, during the formation of the new National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies (NSA-ET) in 2011.
This ongoing commitment by the senior management team has been further highlighted with Colin Goodwin, Mitie’s technical director, joining the NSA-ET board, and Jeff Lee, Mitie’s London apprenticeship manager, becoming governor for the College of North-West London, which continues to provide MTFM apprenticeship training.
Mitie continues to develop its activity in providing quality training and engagement with the technical colleges and the National Skills Academy.
The business’s main intake of apprentices attends a specialist building-services course at Kingston College. Since 2009 this course has been specifically designed to cater for a career in building-services maintenance.
The apprentices attend a full year of training at the college before their placement at Mitie. They then continue with their college studies part-time, developing both their academic and technical knowledge to complete a Higher National Certificate advanced apprenticeship.
Colin Goodwin said: “Professionalism and high standards are essential to both Mitie’s and the industry’s success. The need for high-quality apprenticeship programs and ongoing training in new technologies is key.
“The apprenticeship program at Kingston College and the work of the NAS-ET are excellent examples of how we can make positive contributions to the skills of the next generation. By up-skilling our people we are ensuring that they can continue to unlock both the monetary value and carbon savings of effective carbon management for our clients.”