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Testimonials
Earsdon Engineering
Q. How well the provider meets your organisation training needs.
A. We have used Rolls Royce for a number of years, the Engineering training received has always been of a high standard and specific to the organisations requirements.
Q. The communication and support you receive
A. We have a personal assessor who is responsible for the training we receive, He keeps in constant contact we us and our trainees, He is always supportive and offers clear advice on training matters regarding our staff.
Q. The links between the training you provide at work and that carried out by the provider.
A. We are happy with the relationship between our selves and Rolls Royce, they have offered good clear guidance on our in-house training and training they have provided giving us resources and information to enable our staff to get the best out of the training.
Q.Your involvement in reviewing learners progress.
A. Rolls Royce have an established review/ appraisal program, that involves all the trainees and their peers, enabling constructive feed back to facilitate learning within the work place.
Q. The standards of the learners work and the progress they make.
A .Rolls Royce offer the basics in Engineering Training, however they encourage us to promote in house practical training to boost the learning experience to back up the formal training they receive at Rolls Royce.
Q. Anything else you feel is important
A. Rolls Royce Training has been an essential part of our business, they have provided training to a range of staff and skill levels within our work force the feed back from the staff is positive and a benefit to the staff and the Company. We have recently employed a further 2 Apprentices from Rolls Royce, this makes our number up to 4 Apprentices all at different stages in their Apprenticeship.
Richard Herron
White Bros. (Ncl on Tyne) Ltd.
White Bros have for many years obtained their skilled sheet metal work staff from using our apprenticeship scheme, usually employing 2 new apprentices each year. We have very low turnover of staff, and the vast majority of our skilled staff are White Bros trained apprentices.
We have worked in partnership with Rolls Royce training (Formally Vickers training) successfully for many years.
The training school provides a bridge between school and ourselves giving the new pre apprentice a sound basic training in the required engineering skills and health & safety in a controlled environment. It also gives time for the pre apprentice to reflect on their chosen path before commencing full employment with an employer, and for these reasons we only employ apprentices that come from this source. Any applications from other sources are directed to Rolls Royce training.
After interview (for which they are well prepared) the successful apprentice progress is then regularly monitored over the four year period of their apprenticeship by the Rolls Royce assessor working closely with the apprentice's management mentor.
In addition White Bros has with Rolls Royce training developed its own apprentice review board which meets bi annually. The purpose of this board is to allow the apprentice, the company, and Rolls Royce to freely discuss the individual's progress.
We now believe that with the assistance of Rolls Royce training we have one of or if not the best quality sheet metal apprenticeship schemes on Tyneside.
N Ferguson, Company Secretary
