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ADEY Cheltenham HEATING AND PLUMBING
46 APPRENTICES 2020 4 Currently TBC
GCHQ Cheltenham CIVIL SERVICE
ADEY currently has two employees undertaking apprenticeships - one
in human resources support Level 3 and one in procurement and supply Level 4. It hasn’t made any specific plans for 2020 yet, but “are always on the look-out for opportunities that could benefit individuals and the business”. “Apprenticeships are important to our business, as they are a great way to support the development of specialist skillsets. ADEY is a fast- growing business and as such, apprenticeships are crucial in providing colleagues with the opportunity to continue their learning. Not only do we support our team in this way, we’re also committed to the development of apprentices in the plumbing and heating industry through ADEY’s sponsorship of the HIP Apprentice of the Year Competition” l
Does the world-famous Government listening post have apprentices already? Yes it does. Just how many we were unable to ascertain. It likes to play its cards close to its chest, don’t you know.What we can tell you is there are apprenticeships on offer – how many, again, we can’t tell you. But we can tell you there are two types, including a degree level apprenticeship in cyber security l
EDF Energy Gloucester ENERGY it is expected the project will create 8,500 jobs and some 1,000 apprenticeships. By its calculations it is half-way there on the latter. “Apprentices are vital to EDF Energy as they are a key part of the wider recruitment pipeline, replacing those retiring from the business and bringing new ideas to our industry. Many of our apprentices soon go on to more senior roles within the company and indeed the current managing director of the generation business and many of his executives started as apprentices” l 45 and US defence giant Raytheon, which also has a base in Gloucester, was in the midst of something critical of its own. Days later it was announced it had been bought by American giant CACI Ltd as part of a bigger $105 million tranche of acquisitions. Proof that apprentices work? Shortlisted by the University of Gloucestershire l 47 APPRENTICES 2020 235 Currently 45 Headquartered in Gloucester at Barnwood – where it employs more than 1,600 staff – the firm is most usually written about in connection with its major construction project, one Hinkley Point C. During the building of the nuclear power station, Deep3 Cheltenham When we contacted the business to asked how many apprentices it has now and might have in the future it politely declined to assist.What were unaware of at the time is the company, which specialises in delivering ‘mission critical software’ and has links to the National Cyber Security Centre, government
01452 222340 info@tayntons.co.uk www.tayntons.co.uk 8-12 Clarence Street, Gloucester GL1 1DZ
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