{"id":3643,"date":"2018-01-04T10:52:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T10:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2018-01-04T10:52:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T10:52:11","slug":"dawson-shanahan-say-youre-hired-to-fresh-batch-of-apprentices-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/dawson-shanahan-say-youre-hired-to-fresh-batch-of-apprentices-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawson Shanahan say \u2018You\u2019re hired\u2019 to fresh batch of apprentices in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dawson Shanahan\u00a0is further expanding the successful engineering apprenticeship scheme it runs at its Welshpool headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The company, a specialist in cold forming and CNC machining, already has nine apprentices and will add up to four more this summer.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe recruitment process will start at a company open day in February.<\/p>\n<p>After this, candidates go through an increasingly challenging interview process, and a test.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Apprentice-training-school.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3645\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Apprentice-training-school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Apprentice-training-school.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Apprentice-training-school-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe most promising are invited back for a week\u2019s work experience \u2013 with the top three or four being taken on permanently.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme can lead to a variety of qualifications, and has different entry levels: while most candidates join after their GCSEs, some may already have finished A-levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt encourages local schools to see us as a preferred employer,\u201d says Ken Toop, senior process development engineer at Dawson Shanahan, who is in charge of apprentice training. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to promote engineering in the area and it helps us source the various skills that will further enhance our operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their first year, apprentices spend three days a week at college; in their second year this drops to one day, as they spend more time in different departments and in the company\u2019s training school learning key theory \u2013 including engineering drawing \u2013 and technical skills such as \u2018speeds and feeds\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The training school is a separate area within the factory dedicated to apprentice training. As well as having classroom facilities, it includes a range of equipment including a new CNC wire-eroding machine. In future, the school will also be used to help existing staff members improve their skills, says Toop.<\/p>\n<p>The apprenticeship scheme has already produced two \u2018time-served\u2019 apprentices, who now work full-time in the toolroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking for all-rounders,\u201d says Toop. \u201cPeople who can solve problems, but are also computer-literate and able to program. Anyone who would like to learn more about our scheme and our upcoming open day can learn more on the <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawson-shanahan.co.uk\/engineering-apprentice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawson Shanahan website<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dawson Shanahan\u00a0is further expanding the successful engineering apprenticeship scheme it runs at its Welshpool headquarters. 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