Scottish gas apprenticeships

Scottish gas won a modern apprenticeship award in 2004. Scottish gas training is carried out at the Scottish gas engineering. This is part of the British in gas engineering Academy, especially setup to develop the engineering skills of its plumbers and electricians.

The award recognized Scottish gas engineering academy for the excellence in its plumbing and electrician training provision.

Competition was tough and there were 164 entries in the category, Scottish gas Academy was one of the two finalists and received a Silver award in the category “Business of the year”. Better still it received Gold award in the category “vocational training provider of the year “.

Since the creation of Scottish enterprises modern apprenticeship programme, the Scottish gas engineering academy has been a very active supporter of the programme. This has included a strong emphasis on training and the inclusion of the programme at the core of its ambitious business development plans.

The apprenticeships focus upon the development of plumbing and electrical excellence. When qualified the apprentices support delivery and support of Scottish gas’s central heating installation program and the central heating product, a maintenance and repair service for gas boilers and central heating systems. Scottish gas, part of the British gas group, has over 5000 fully trained engineers.

Scottish gas is now reaping the rewards of its investment, it has found that apprentices are 25% more productive employees recruited but trained elsewhere. Leave the best way to give employees practical workplace skills is required apprenticeship route.