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Engineering Design – Bringing Ideas to Life

As part of their latest Further Education project apprentices had the chance to consolidate their practical skills with their technical knowledge. Their challenge…to design a conveyor belt including a prototype to allow them to preview and improve their designs.

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Apprentice of the Year (Coventry)

Congratulations to Jamie Hurst of Quartzelec on being awarded Apprentice of the Year at the recent MGTS Awards evening. This award is presented to the apprentice who has performed exceptionally well throughout the duration of the first year training period.

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MGTS Apprenticeship Awards 2023

Each year MGTS celebrates the achievements and talents of apprentices with awards evenings at our Coventry and Redditch Technical Centres. For 2023 we decided to combine the celebrations and were delighted that apprentices and employers travelled far and wide to attend.

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EPA Success

Congratulations to Meral Irkan on recently completing her Engineering Apprenticeship End Point Assessment (EPA). "Completing the EPA has given me a sense of pride and accomplishment.

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Coventry Freemen’s Guild Award

Congratulations to Oliver Bodfish who reached the final of the City of Coventry Freemen's Guild 'Apprentice of the Year' Awards 2023.

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MGTS Car Challenge

After several weeks of qualifying heats, the final of the MGTS Car Challenge recently took place with lots of excitement and enthusiasm from all involved.

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Bailey’s Journey

Bailey won the 'MGTS Advanced Apprentice Graduate Award 2022' and was selected as one of 19 finalists, out of 22,000 from across the country for the recent GTA England Apprenticeship Awards.We think she is an inspiration to anyone considering an engineering apprenticeship.

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Apprenticeship Awards (Redditch) 2021-22

We have an outstanding number of young people that develop as engineers through MGTS, of which many gain promotion and rise through the ranks within their companies. This is testament to the successful tri-partnership between MGTS, the employer and of course the apprentice.

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Apprenticeship Awards (Coventry) 2021-22

It's always wonderful to celebrate the achievements of our apprentices. After a few years of being unable to hold physical events, it was wonderful to get everyone together in person to hold our Apprenticeship Awards Evening for our Coventry apprentices on 26 January.

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Tomorrow’s Engineers

Throughout the year we engage with a range of schools to highlight the opportunities associated with a career in engineering and the benefits of the apprenticeship route.

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Rising to the Challenge

Congratulations to our Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance apprentices (from Morrisons, The Kraft Heinz Company and Saputo Inc.) who recently completed a 5-day programme delivered by The Outward Bound Trust UK in Eskdale.

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