Derwent Training Association would like to congratulate Samantha Magowan of Dale Power Solutions, Scarborough who has won the Mary George Memorial Price at the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards.
The Award which was presented by TV Presenter, Sandi Toksvig, is for a young female apprentice who shows great potential in the profession and is tipped to be one of tomorrow's leaders in the industry.
DTA are pleased to welcome two new members on to our Board of Directors; CEO of SEMTA Ann Watson and Steve Pearson of Autohorn Fleet Services.
Ann Watson is CEO of SEMTA which is the Awarding Body for the EAL qualification that enginering apprentices study as part of their apprenticeship programme. You can read more about Ann here :- https://semta.org.uk/annwatson
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the STEM Event that was due to be held on Wednesday 5th June has been cancelled.
For anyone who was planning to come to the event, please contact us on 01653 697698 and we will be happy to give you a tour around the building at a time convenient to you.
IQ Engineers Apprentice Dezhaun with the donated equipment
DTA would like to say thank you to IQ Engineers in York who have donated an MCC Pipe Threading Machine with accompanying dye.
McCain Foods Apprentices Jed and Tom with the donated equipment
AVT Pumps with the support of McCain Foods have kindly donated some equipment to help train the next generation of engineers.
Congratulations to Samantha Magowan of Dale Power Solutions who won the Stellar Apprentice Award at the Star Women in Business Awards which was held at the Scarborough Spa on Friday 12th April 2019.
Samantha's Award is very well deserved; she started her Higher Apprenticeship in 2016 after completing her A-Levels and is working towards becoming fully qualified Electrical/Electronic Engineer. She has worked hard to promote Apprenticeships as a great route into a career and is enthusiastic in getting more girls in engineering.
DTA are extremely proud to have had another apprentice recognised for their achievements during their programme.
Sam Richardson was named as a Finalist at the GTA England Apprentice of the Year Awards in the Best Newcomer Engineering/Construction category.
DTA's Exploring Engineering Event on Tuesday 5th March as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
