| UK. British Marine Industry Federation presents Trainee of the Year Awards at London Boat Show |
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| Monday, 09 January 2006 | |
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BMF news: Future talent in the marine industry was recognised today at the 2006 London Boat Show. Three young people were awarded prizes in the British Marine Federation’s Trainee of the Year Award, which aims to recognise an individual’s commitment to development and training. First prize was awarded to Gail McGarva, a student at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis who is studying for a City & Guilds Level 3 qualification in Yacht and Boat Building and Ship Joinery. She is currently building an 18-foot faithful representation of a ‘Gardie Boat’ originally built in 1882. Following her outstanding achievements on the course Gail was offered a trainee instructor post with the BBA to help further the skills of others. The two other prize winners, runners up in the Trainee of the Year Award, were Mark Hickson from Halyard Fabrications Ltd and Benita Daynes from E C Landamore. Mark Hickson, who is undertaking an Apprenticeship in Engineering at ITE Corporate Training in Bournemouth, was the first Apprentice at Halyard Fabrications Ltd and works in the general machining section. In July 2005, due to illness with his sole colleague, Mark ran the entire section single-handed. His success has encouraged Halyard to recruit more apprentices in the welding and fabricating areas. Benita Daynes is undertaking an NVQ Level 2 in Joinery at Norwich City College. Working at E C Landamore, builders of Oyster Yachts, Benita is achieving a high standard in her work, which has been a result of the good grounding in the use of hand tools, machinery, timber and joinery techniques provided by her course. Benita, 43, and a mother of three has now set her sights on gaining an NVQ Level 3 which will help her achieve her personal goal of becoming a team leader at Landamores. John Clarke, chief executive at the British Marine Federation, presented the awards, commenting: “Training and education is vital for the continued success of the British leisure marine industry and these awards are an excellent way to recognise the learning and development achievements of young people. I would like to congratulate all three of these individuals and wish them every success in their future careers.” The Trainee of the Year competition is now in its fifth year. The Award is open to anyone who has undertaken training during the year – it could be a full-time, part-time or distance learning course, apprenticeship or an organisation-training scheme. Nominees should be either an employee of a BMF member company or training at an organisation that is a BMF member. |
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