why an advanced apprenticeship with waterside training

WHO SAYS IT WORKS ? – OUR CLIENTS AND APPRENTICES DO
Our clients and apprentices (past and present) all agree that a Waterside Apprenticeship is the best start in life for a
young person who wants a career in the manufacturing, process or engineering sectors. Our sponsoring companies
are certain that an apprentice programme with Waterside Training is the best way to secure the skills they need to
keep their operations secure and competitive.
Below are some quotes from our apprentice and sponsoring company representatives to verify our scheme works.
WE DO: THE APPRENTICE
GARY HARPER, SPONSORED BY PILKINGTON
‘Waterside has potentially set up my career for life’
WE DO: THE CLIENT (SPONSORING COMPANY)
Pilkington
The Pilkington float glass manufacturing plants in St. Helens are amongst the most modern manufacturing environments in Europe. Pilkington’s philosophy of
‘best practice’ means that the company needs flexible, well rounded and highly skilled people in its production, engineering and maintenance units. Ron
Hamilton believes that the best way for Pilkington to ensure that it has sufficient numbers of these highly skilled workers is through having an ongoing
apprenticeship programme. Ron Hamilton said;
RON HAMILTON, Operations Director BPE UK
‘Waterside’s selection process is excellent; they know how to find the
right young people who not only want a career in engineering or
manufacturing but have the right ingredients in terms of attitude,
technical aptitude, flexibility and motivation. Waterside delivers
consistently. We have confidence in the people running the programme
and in the quality of the apprentices. Waterside’s formula is tried and
tested and the structure really works for us. We currently have 25
apprentices in manufacturing at three sites. We believe that using
Waterside Training gives us a degree of independence as sponsors, but
ensures a greater commitment from the training provider to satisfy our
needs. We have considered the alternatives but they don’t have the
knowledge or the mind set that Waterside has. Waterside’s management
thinks like we do.’
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