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SUSSEX Downs College supported National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating the talent and skills of apprentices.
The week started with a business breakfast in association with Eastbourne Borough Council.
Speaking at the meeting, Melanie Hunt, principal and chief executive at the college, said, “This breakfast is one of a series of events under way this week that are designed to celebrate and promote apprenticeships in the Eastbourne area and beyond.
“You will all be aware of the Government’s strong commitment to apprenticeships, as a means of encouraging young people as well as adults to gain skills in the workplace, to develop them through undertaking real work and to be able to have those skills assessed whilst they are in action.
“Sussex Downs College is the leading provider of apprenticeships in the area, and we have a dedicated team who are ready to assist and advise if you are interested in taking on an apprentice – or taking your existing apprentice to higher levels. 159 Apprenticeship frameworks cover all sectors in England at intermediate, advanced and higher levels – so there is bound to be a framework that meets the needs of your business.”
Melanie also went back to the shop floor for a session in motor vehicle mechanics and body repair at the workshops on the Eastbourne campus.
For more information call 0845 2302 007 to speak to a skills advisor or visit www.sussexdowns.ac.uk/apprentice.
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roneoron
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 12:06 PMBe nice if they teach budding mechanics a bit more than how to plug in a diagnostics computer. I have a daughter who lives in Luton and drives a Citroen C3. Due to a broken dipstick she managed to put 3 litres of oil in the engine thus comprehensively overfilling it. When the inevitable blue smoke and water started ejecting form the exhaust, plus a marked lack of power, she took it to her local main dealer. They plugged it into their diagnostics computer, which of course was as helpful as a chocolate teapot, then told her they would need to strip the engine at a cost of £1500 to further diagnose the problem, let alone fix it! Neighbour suggested she take it to a back street garage of good repute run by a veteran mechanic. Problem diagnosed in five minutes, fixed in half an hour, cost £50 for oil and filter change and new dipstick! Why does a simple mechanical device like a car have to be so complicated these days? I used to service my old Ford Pop on a Saturday morning. Now I look under the bonnet of my Jazz and quail!
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