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AWE apprentices are off to Parliament to showcase their talents, as part of a varied programme of events in support of the 10th National Apprenticeship Week (06-10 March). Two AWE apprentices are joining the Rt. Hon. Robert Halfon, MP, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, at the House of Commons on Thursday (09 March). The pair […]
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Women should ‘dare to be different’ says nuclear apprentice A female engineering apprentice at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Berkshire, believes that women should ‘dare to be different’ this National Apprenticeship Week. Amy Lambden a 21-year-old from Thatcham, who has just graduated from the prestigious AWE apprenticeship scheme, one of the oldest schemes in […]
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Hard work and dedication paid off for 34 AWE apprentices, who have graduated from the award-winning AWE Skills Academy with flying colours. Watched by proud family members, the apprentices took part in a graduation ceremony at Sandford Springs Golf Club. Congratulating the apprentices, Marcus Hutchings, who leads the academy, said: “A big thank you to […]
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Kendrick School student Sreenithi Bhuvaneshwaran received her AWE Young Scientist of the Year trophy from an AWE team during a special assembly. The AWE scientists and engineers joined the applause as Sreenithi accepted a silver cup. They then entertained pupils with a lively presentation on careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) followed by […]
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AWE’s apprenticeship scheme was recognised as amongst the best in the country at the National Apprenticeship Awards in London on 20 January. The prestigious Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list, compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service, recognises excellence in businesses that employ apprentices. At the end of 2016, AWE won the south-east Large Employer […]