WEC Group Ltd, one of the UK’s largest engineering and fabrication companies, has won The Royal Navy Award for Large Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards regional ceremony 2018.
Beating many OEMs and much larger organisations on the day to win the award, WEC Group will now go on to represent the North West region and attend the national final later this year. This will be the third time that WEC Group has won the award in the past 5 years.
The National Apprenticeships are now in their fifteenth year and continue to showcase and celebrate outstanding apprentices, employers and individuals who go above and beyond to champion apprenticeships across England.
Kris Mercer, Training & Development Manager at WEC Group said: “We are delighted that our dedication to our apprenticeship programme has once again been recognised. We are truly passionate about our apprentices and harnessing their talent to inspire further generations.
We recognise that offering Apprenticeships is vital to our future growth and closing the engineering skills gap and we are very proud that we now have some of the best apprentices in the UK and the skills to compete internationally."
Offering apprenticeships in various disciplines including welding/fabrication, CNC Machining, Technical Support Engineering and Digital Marketing, and with a dedicated in-house Training School, WEC Group recognise and celebrate the endless benefits of apprenticeships. To this end, WEC Group continue to be passionate about providing local people from any background with invaluable engineering experience, ensuring they work as a team, take ownership of projects and show tenacity and passion for their training/skills development. The Group have now extended the apprenticeship programme to welcome applicants over the age of 25, providing them with a route to get back into employment.
WEC Group would like to express their gratitude to everyone who continues to make our apprenticeships a success. And thank you, most of all, to our talented apprentices themselves.
To find out more about the North West Regional National Apprenticeship Awards, please visit the official website.
The National Apprenticeship Service
The National Apprenticeship Service supports the delivery of apprenticeships and traineeships in England.
It offers free impartial advice and support to employers looking to recruit for the first time or expand their apprenticeship and traineeship workforce. This includes simplifying the process of recruiting an apprentice or trainee through the support of employer focused teams and Find an apprenticeship and Find a traineeship recruitment sites on GOV.UK where employers can advertise their vacancies and potential apprentices or trainees can apply.
Call 08000 150 600 or search for apprenticeships on www.gov.uk to find out more.