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Kia Edwards – R&D Laboratory Technician – Level 6 Laboratory Scientist – CPL AROMAS

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Laboratory Technician, Technology

After trying University and deciding it wasn't for her, Kia embarked on her Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship with CPL ...

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The main surprise from this apprenticeship is that I learned practical and transferable skills that I did not learn from universit...

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Calum McHugh – Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprentice – Neogene

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Laboratory Technician, Technology

Working in hospitality Calum didn't know what he wanted to do in his long-term career. After a friend suggested working as a Lab Tech, Calum researche...

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Alexandra Lee – Level 3 Laboratory Technician – Waters Corporation

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Laboratory Technician, Technology

After starting in a role with the NHS, Alexandra accelerated her career by pursuing a Level 3 apprenticeship at the Waters Corporation. Alexandra is n...

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Jack Hodson – Materials Technician – Laboratory Technician Level 3 – Balfour Beatty Vinci

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Laboratory Technician, Technology

I struggled a lot early on in my apprenticeship and to be honest at one point I did honestly think I wasn’t going to be able to ...

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AF Fasteners

Employers

Employing Aerospace skill in the Glossop area had been impossible. We’ve quickly learned that to develop the skill we need we need to attract grass roots candidates that we can train into great Aer...

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COVID disrupted Patrisia's studies, and lacking the practical experience of the lab environment she struggled to find a role withi...

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Gill Starling – Materials Technician Apprentice – Staffordshire County Council

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Materials Technician, Technology

After a career in a secondary school, Gill relaunched her career in the highways department of Staffordshire County Council utilising the Materials Te...

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Lleyton Bignall – Materials Technician Apprentice – Balfour Beatty

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Laboratory Technician, Technology

My name is Lleyton Bignall and I am a 22 year old Materials Technician working on the HS2 project. In March 2023 I completed the Level 3 Laboratory Te...

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Balfour Beatty

Employers

With Tiro’s help, we hired our first ever cohort of apprentice materials technicians. They also upskilled existing staff using nationally recognised NVQs. And they trained our existing staff to ment...

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Bryony Davies – Lab Technician

Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Laboratory Technician

My apprenticeship will help me with this as it is providing me with the knowledge I require to progress in the scientific community. It also boosts my confidence and teaches me how to interact with pe...

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Andrew Pearse – Laboratory Technician

Apprenticeships, Laboratory Technician

I would recommend doing an apprenticeship if you are a hands-on learner, as every day you’ll be getting stuck into the job you are here to do while learning and gaining qualifications....

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