Joe Quinn and Philip Fitzgibbons, two employees at Mitie, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, have been awarded the national Building Engineering Services Training (BEST) apprenticeship award.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Mitie’s Technical Facilities Management apprentice programme has been acknowledged at this national level.
Mitie is committed to equipping its workforce for new and emerging technologies, and was involved in early work with Summit Skills, the sector skills council for the building engineering sector, during the formation of the new National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies (NSA-ET) in 2011.
This on-going commitment by the senior management team has been further highlighted with Colin Goodwin, Mitie’s technical director, joining the NSA-ET board, and Jeff Lee, Mitie’s London apprentice manager becoming governor for the College of North West London which continues to provide apprenticeship training to Mitie.
Mitie continues to develop its activity in providing high quality training and engagement with the technical colleges and the National Skills Academy.
The business’s main intake of apprentices attends a specialist Building Services course at Kingston College. Since 2009 this course has been specifically designed to cater for a career in building services maintenance.
The apprentices attend a full year of training at the college prior to a placement at Mitie. They then continue with their college studies on a part time basis, developing both their academic and technical knowledge to complete an HNC advanced apprenticeship.
Colin Goodwin said: “Professionalism and high standards are essential to both Mitie’s and the industry’s success. The need for high quality apprenticeship programmes and on-going training in new technologies are key.
“The apprenticeship programme at Kingston College and the work of the 'NSA-ET are excellent examples of how we can make positive contributions to the skills of the next generation.
“By up-skilling our people we are ensuring that they can continue to unlock both the monetary value and carbon savings of effective carbon management for our clients.”
