The new centre will provide the group’s apprentices with a dedicated classroom as well as a workshop area fitted with a range of machining and tooling equipment to develop the apprentices’ skills and techniques during their training programme. All apprentices from across the Nasmyth Group of 13 precision engineering companies will have access to the new training centre.
Peter Smith, chairman and CEO of Nasmyth Group, commented: “At Nasmyth Group 10% of our engineers are apprentices and I’m delighted that we are now able to provide our apprentices with an official space of their own. Not only do I believe that this sets us apart from our competitors, but we are establishing new standards for the development of the UK’s next generation of engineering and manufacturing professionals.”
Apprenticeships co-ordinator at Nasmyth Group, Sean Parker, said of the new centre: “The academy was established in 2014 when we had just two apprentices working with us. Since then, the scheme has grown exponentially, with more apprentices joining us each year as word spreads to schools, colleges and the wider industry. Our participants are gaining valuable hands-on experience across many areas of engineering and I am absolutely thrilled that they now also have this exciting space to call their own.”
The ribbon cutting celebration was attended by a number of apprentices, Nasmyth Group HR managers, representatives from local schools and colleges, clients, industry and Councillor Mary Dooley, Bolsover District Council Cabinet Member for Partnerships and Transformation.
She said: “On behalf of Pinxton Parish Council and Bolsover District Council it was an absolute pleasure to open the new Apprentice Academy at Nasmyth Group. Our young local talent need the skills that Nasmyth are teaching them and with the training plans and modules that are being provided I’m sure they will do very well in the future – it’s inspiring. Nasmyth is leading the way with apprenticeship training and it’s heart-warming to know that the skills of the workers who have been with the company for many, many years are being passed on to the next generation of engineers.”
