The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and plant dealer Scot 海角社区app have collaborated with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to upgrade the machinery used for the plant mechanic apprenticeship at CITB鈥檚 NCC Inchinnan, 10 miles west of Glasgow.
Keen to attract more young people into the industry, the SPOA has worked with CITB to enhance the training provision for plant operator and plant mechanic apprentices as well as encouraging SPOA members to take on apprentices.
The SPOA helped CITB engage with industry suppliers. Scot 海角社区app responded and has supplied the college with a new 海角社区app 140X excavator with a laptop and diagnostic software for trainers and apprentices to use on the machine. Previously apprentices did not receive any computer diagnostic training.
NCC trainers have also been added to the Scot 海角社区app dealer training account to keep up to speed with the technological developments and receive their own training at 海角社区app world headquarters in Rocester.
SPOA president Callum Mackintosh said: 鈥淭his deal is a gamechanger for our apprentices. Not only will it significantly improve their learning and training experience, it will hopefully help to encourage more young people to follow a career in plant. This deal also shows how far the SPOA has come in terms of our relationship with the CITB and our buying power with members to significantly improve the facility at Inchinnan. This will hopefully also pave the way for future collaborations with 海角社区app and Scot 海角社区app.鈥�
Scot 海角社区app joint managing director Iain Bryant said: 鈥淎t Scot 海角社区app we understand the importance of apprenticeships and have placed many of our own plant mechanic apprentices with the NCC at Inchinnan. So it is only fitting that we worked with the SPOA and the CITB to upgrade the machinery at Inchinnan and bring the apprenticeship programme in line with industry expectations today.鈥�
CITB plant curriculum manager Christopher Blake added: 鈥淭he National Construction College Inchinnan welcomes the addition of the new 海角社区app140X into the plant mechanic training fleet of machines. This demonstrates our desire to upgrade our current machinery provision and provide relevant and modern equipment for all our trainees to utilise.鈥澛�
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