Scottish Apprenticeship Week

It is Scottish Apprenticeship week and at Stirling Electrical Services we are pleased to offer our support and commitment to employing and training apprentices.

Every one of our existing skilled team members are either currently an electrical apprentice or our qualified  electricians including myself have all progressed to full electrician status via the recognised electrical apprenticeship scheme in Scotland organised by SECTT.

The value of apprenticeships should never be underestimated and in my opinion apprenticeships should be more widely encouraged within secondary education.   

Each one of our electrical apprentices have to train for at least 4 years combining college theory and practical learning work as well as  gaining on-site experience working alongside  our qualified electricians.

I fully support the drive this week to increase awareness highlighting the important role that apprentices can play within businesses and the long term benefits they can bring.

Right from the very beginning of Stirling Electrical Services in 1996 I have always been keen to employ apprentices within the business.

So during this important Scottish Apprenticeship Week I am pleased that we have made a double Apprentice commitment.

Firstly we have this week employed a 3rd year electrical apprentice who unfortunately was made redundant at his previous company in late 2017.

Qualifying as an electrician after 4 years of apprentice training can set people on the road to a rewarding career and with 3 years apprenticeship training under his belt it was important to take this apprentice under our wing and help him train and study over the coming months to allow him to prepare for his final electrical exam.

Secondly we are also committing to employing a new 1st year electrical apprentice during the Autumn college intake  with a commitment to employ them for the duration of their 4 year apprenticeship training. We will announce more details around May this year regarding how people can apply.

Apprenticeships are crucial for the electrical industry, fast track electrical training courses are a waste of space and I would argue even dangerous for the electrical industry.

For those that are considering an apprenticeship especially in the skilled trades then don't let anyone including school careers advice put you off from becoming an apprentice. If you turn up with an attitude to put in the hard work and commit to learning your trade then an apprenticeship can be a worthwhile long-term career move.