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Training Initiative
of the Year
WINNER: Arctic Circle
TRAINING Initiative of the
Year Award went to Arctic
Circle for its long-term vision
and commitment to staff
training and development.
The pinnacle of Arctic
Circle’s latest commitment to
training is an eight-year
development plan for its top
apprentices. This commitment
takes the apprentices to HNC
during their first four years on
a day-release basis, followed by
a fully-funded four-year day-
release university degree in
the relevant engineering
discipline.
All staff at Arctic Circle have
an individual personal
development plan (PDP). The
company runs its own in-house
training centre and has
appointed and is developing
its own in-house full time
training officer to NVQ
assessor level.
Arctic Circle runs a two-year both taking a B Eng (Hons) point, Arctic Circle says its Future plans
craft apprenticeship course – one in mechanical breaks even on its craft Arctic Circle plans to expand
programme to a minimum of engineering and one in apprentices within the first its apprenticeship-to-graduate
NVQ2 and runs a four-year electrical engineering. year and within two and half programme with a broader
technician apprenticeship Courses are offered to years with technicians who range of commercial skill and
programme to HNC level. customers’ engineers, free-of- have the first year as off-the- has already piloted a scheme
The company has also charge, on a varying range of job training in a local training for an ex-apprentice in the
offered all existing factory staff topics including fault-finding, centre developing their basic company’s commercial team
the opportunity to obtain an trouble-shooting, plant engineering skills. to do an MBA on a day release
NVQ2 in refrigeration and commissioning, etc. Although a sizeable basis.
offered the company’s top Arctic Circle staff are also investment for an SME with The company is also
technician’s the chance to made available for industry- 100 staff, from a business stand investigating funding language
obtain an engineering degree, based training initiatives, for point, Arctic Circle know it courses as Arctic Circle’s
fully funded on a day release example on the use of could not fund growth or international business
basis for up to four years. propane and CO
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as sustain its business without continues to grow.
Arctic Circle has two members refrigerants. ongoing investment in Arctic Circle
of staff on this programme, From a financial stand training. 01432 273333
FINALISTS
engineers are equipped with the skills to working system in a convenience store.
Daikin Airconditioning UK meet the skills gap. With anticipated growth in the use of
Daikin Airconditioning UK hydrocarbon-based systems, WR has
IN 2007 Daikin UK entered a joint 0845 641 9100 invested in an initiative to equip its staff
initiative with City of Bath College to to work to the highest levels on the latest
improve the training of young engineers WR Refrigeration systems and has also applied for City &
to address the skills challenges and Guilds accreditation as a professional
encourage new recruits. Under the WR REFRIGERATION has made three training provider. Accreditation will
£100,000 agreement, the two pioneering initiatives including cover the company’s Birmingham
organisations will work together to investment in a new state-of-the-art training facility.
ensure students can access the latest training and demonstration facility for WR Refrigeration
products and training ensuring new CO
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