At a glittering awards ceremony in front of 300 people, AMADA was announced as victorious ahead of a high-profile list of shortlisted companies from the region. The award is seen as recognition for the company’s highly successful apprenticeship programme, which has been in place since 2006.
At present, AMADA employs 17 apprentices, mostly in engineering, but also in accountancy and business administration schemes. The programme supports AMADA UK’s mantra of “growing our own talent pool” providing management candidates of the future with “AMADA DNA”.
It currently offers a Level 3 Advanced Technical Engineering programme that takes four years to complete. Apprentices combine rotation around the various engineering, working towards qualifications that include Mechatronics pathway on the new Engineering standard, AMADA NVQ level 3 and, ultimately, a HNC in Mechanical Engineering. Accountancy apprentices instead study the AAT qualification.
During their time in each department, apprentices are allocated a mentor who ensures that training is delivered in line with the programme. AMADA has been delighted with the progress of its apprenticeship and hopes to develop it further in 2018.
AMADA’s managing director Alan Parrott says: “Apprenticeships are the foundation of our corporate strategy to develop from within,” he says. “They provide a unique four-year opportunity to understand the philosophy of our customer-focused business. I can really imagine one of these apprentices taking my role in the future.”
AMADA UK scoops apprenticeship award
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AMADA UK has been crowned ‘Large Employer of the Year 2017’ at the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards.
