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awards
Recognising a wealth of talent
DSG Warminster was
nominated recently by
Wiltshire College for the
Medium Employer of the
Year 2008 category at the
South West Skills Awards.
These awards are held
annually by the Learning
and Skills Council (LSC) to
recognise the achievements
of both apprentices and
their employers.
Warminster was selected as one of
three finalists in the Medium Employer of
the Year category of the Awards, based on
our level of commitment and additional
training offered to apprentices. The award
ceremony was held earlier this year in
Exeter and DSG’s Apprenticeship
programme came second in its category.
Although 250 individuals and
companies were nominated, coming in as
runner up was well deserved recognition
for all the hard work put in by everyone
involved in the DSG apprentice scheme.
L-R: Andy Bowley, Mat Havery and Steve Weston receiving their award from Amanda Holden
Further recognition came when it was
announced that DSG Warminster was
through to the National Finals, which
were held at the Royal Horticultural Halls
in London on 10 July 2008. The event was
attended by DSG’s Chief Executive,
Archie Hughes who joined
Warminster’s Apprentice Training
Manager, Mat Havery, Andy Bowley,
Warminster Apprentice of the Year
and Steve Weston, DSG Apprentice
Master.
DSG Warminster had a
successful evening, receiving
the Highly Commended
Award, trophy and plaque,
presented by TV actress and
personality Amanda Holden.
Speaking about this
achievement and coming up
against the best in the country,
Archie Hughes said, “This
award is testament to a great
team at Warminster who
are all fully committed
to the apprentices and
continue to raise the
bar in training
excellence. DSG has a
wealth of homegrown
talent coming
up through our apprentice schemes and
this award justifies the investment we are
“
DSG has a wealth of
home-grown talent
coming up through our
apprentice schemes and
this award justifies the
investment we are
making in our engineers
”
of tomorrow.
making in our engineers of tomorrow.”
Both Wiltshire College and the
Learning and Skills Council recognised
that DSG offers apprentices the
opportunity to work in a diverse and
stimulating environment, developing the
specific skills needed for a specialist
workforce, which if necessary, can be
deployed worldwide to support the
Armed Forces in theatre.
Mat, Andy and Steve with
Chief Executive Archie Hughes
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