EKGTA is a member led non-profit training provider specialising in Engineering. Our main activity is Apprenticeship Training however we offer a comprehensive range of training courses and qualifications for our member organisations.
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Welcome to the team! We would like to welcome our new apprentices for 2024. Adam Riddell, Alastair Scott and Jake Main. The guys joined us earlier in the year and have been working through their initial training at EKGTA Ltd, back with us today with the college off for the holiday weekend. Glad to have you all as part of the team. #wellmachined #newemployee #engineering #team #apprenticeship
More than 150 Trainees from over 50 Employers are now a month into their Apprenticeship journey either in the Workshop learning new skills or in the Academy learning the theory of Engineering Systems. All of the team at EKGTA will support them as they continue this journey between now and summer 2025 when we'll do it all again. Good luck all!
Welcome to LinkedIn ABSOLUTE MACHINE TOOL SERVICES LTD. And thank you for placing your trust in us to deliver Scotland's leading engineering apprenticeship programme!
With this being our first post on LinkedIn, we would like to start on an incredibly positive note. Thanks to our amazing customers, we have been kept really busy over the last few months and as a consequence we have decided to take on our first ever apprentice. We would like to welcome Kai to the team! Kai starts with us this week and will spend the next few months at EKGTA before joining us out in the field. We wish you great success and look forward to you becoming part of the team. All the best from everyone at Absolute.
It was a pleasure to welcome your new recruits this morning, and we thank you for trusting in EKGTA to deliver the leading Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering program in Scotland. Mackenzie and Reece form part of a cohort of 60 trainees who started their Modern Apprenticeship training in The Academy today, undertaking the NC in Engineering Systems as part of their Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering journey. These 60 new recruits join the 60 who started the vocational element on the 5th of August bringing the total for our August 24/25 intake to 120 apprentices. We have been working hard over the summer to increase our capacity in anticipation for one of our busiest intakes yet!
We continue our proud apprentiship program today as we send Mackenzie and Reece, who have been working on site with us, to EKGTA Ltd to officially start their Modern Apprentiship and we welcome Noah into our workplace where he will work with us for a period before starting his apprentiship in 2025 #ScottishEngineering #ScottishApprentiship #ModernApprentiship
🚀 Exciting News at EKGTA! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that, from Monday, EKGTA will be delivering the NC in Engineering Systems as part of our Modern Apprenticeship programme, all in-house! This marks the launch of our new department, The Academy, dedicated to delivering high-quality academic qualifications alongside our already robust training programs. A warm welcome to Stephen Kinnon and Chris Gray, our newly appointed lecturers, who bring decades of experience in education and the industry to our team. We’re also fortunate to have Raymond Lyon, former Head of Engineering at Glasgow Clyde College, supporting us during our pivotal first year. This expansion allows us to provide a more integrated and seamless learning experience for your apprentices, ensuring they receive top-tier education and practical training under one roof. Since 1966 we have been committed to providing the best possible education and training experience, and this is another huge development in our continued efforts to improve our delivery. We’re excited for the future and the opportunities this brings to our learners, employers, partners, and the broader engineering community. #Engineering #ModernApprenticeship #SkillsDevelopment #Education #EKGTA #EngineeringExcellence
We're #hiring! A unique opportunity has arisen to join our team in East Kilbride as a Training Instructor. We are welcoming applications from time-served engineers looking to take a step back from frontline engineering. A background in training delivery would be advantageous but not necessary as training will be provided. Get your applications in quick as demand for these roles is always high and the application may close sooner than the advertised date.
Congratulations to all the Award Winners, as David rightly says, the calibre of Trainees this year (and every year) is impressive. The team here are like proud parents on Graduation Day except that we get to do it every year.
Regional Engineering Lead (Scotland) at Finsbury foods; Director at EKGTA; Society of Operational Engineers Environmental Advisory Committee
Attended the Apprentice Awards ceremony this afternoon at East Kilbride Group Training Association (EKGTA) and, as always, was highly impressed by the young people who are starting out on their engineering journey -- potential they have is enormous! Guest speaker was Dr Mick O'Connor (former welder!!) and an excellent talk about his engineering journey from the shipyards in Greenock to tea at No 10. Very inspiring keynote speech and his key point? The only thing that sometimes gets in our way of ourselves is ourselves. Standard was extremely high so well done to those who did receive awards -- although the young man who won the Best Final Year Apprentice looked less than impressed (maybe even horrified?) when i told him that I won that award in 1989-90!!
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We are looking for two Engineering Apprentices to join us here at Glasgow Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre in Polmadie. It's an exciting time to join our team with plenty of opportunity to practise your new skills! The roles commence in the autumn and the programme is for 4 years. We are supported by out training provider, East Kilbride Group Training Association, and the first year of the programme will be at their site in East Kilbride, providing them with excellent classroom and practical workshops to give them the basics of engineering. Interested candidates should apply using the link below; https://lnkd.in/eyf-NZA8 Chris Cullen Chris Muldoon Richard McLean Iain Priest
Since our 24/25 recruitment drive kicked off in February, over 1000 candidates have applied for Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering positions through EKGTA Applications are still open on our website for our August 2024 intake. Successful applicants will be matched with companies who suit your skillset and location Are you an engineering company looking for help with your apprentice recruitment or training needs? Drop us a message! https://lnkd.in/emHwbrQZ
UPDATE - Many thanks to those who shared and spread our call for a guest speaker, I'm delighted to announce that Dr Mick O'Connor has volunteered address our teams, Apprentices, and Guests. Looking forward to hearing what Mick can tell us about all things Space, Aerospace and more. https://lnkd.in/eMYsw3cJ
Our Annual Awards Ceremony is coming up on the 17th May and we are looking for a Guest Speaker to speak to present some Awards and give a short presentation or speech. Last year, Paul Sheerin very kindly stepped in and the Trainees really enjoyed hearing some positivity about our Industry and about some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for them. Thanks again Paul. If anyone would like to volunteer and is available for an hour or so on the day, please get in touch with David Bell