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News Release from: R&D Tool and Engineering
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2006
Apprentices gain early media exposure
Two of R and D's newest employees found themselves appearing on BBC television recently - only one week after starting work at R and D's UK facility.
Two of R and D's newest employees found themselves appearing on BBC television recently - only one week after starting work at R and D's UK facility The BBC's local news show "East Midlands Today" chose to feature R and D in a report highlighting local companies participating in a national UK scheme that aims to get school-leavers to take up engineering apprenticeships
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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New apprentices Jamie Shenfield and Robert Dods have joined R and D as part of a scheme called the "14-19 Project" which is facilitated by the training organisation NLT and which aims to get local schoolchildren to pursue careers in Engineering.
Both Shenfield and Dods had spent time on work experience at R and D prior to joining on a full time basis.
John Brown, who leads training activities at R and D in the UK commented: "We have a track record of regularly taking apprentices and so when, we were asked to support this scheme, we very happy to be involved".
R and D has a long history of promoting from within and for providing opportunities for employees to follow different career paths.
Although R and D also recruits people with specialist skills mid-stream in their career, many of the most experienced people within the company started their careers with R and D, often via apprenticeships, and have built long-term careers with the company.
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