JTL, a leading apprenticeship provider across England and Wales, has named Edward Barber, Dammy Ajibade and Chris Lintern as the winners of its National Apprentice Awards, which took place at the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire on 13th June.
After being named as the winners at JTLโs Regional Awards earlier this year, Edward, Dammy and Chris went on to compete against eight other regional electrical and MES winners atย JTLโs annual apprentice awards ceremony.
Yeovil-based Chris, who completed his apprenticeship at Spectrum Electrical Group was named the winner of the JTL National Apprentice of the Year Award for 2024. While London-based Dammy,ย who completed his apprenticeship while working for T Clarke Plc., and Sutton Coldfield-based Edward, who works for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, wereย named the national winners of the Paul McNaughton National Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) Apprentice of the Year awards respectively.
As the recipient of JTLโs National Apprentice of the Year Award 2024, Chris was presented with a cheque for ยฃ1500 from JTL. Edward, meanwhile, received a ยฃ500 voucher donated by award sponsor UK Plumbing Supplies Ltd, whilst Dammyโs prize was a Megger multi-function tester worth over ยฃ1000, donated by award sponsor Edmundson Electrical. All three also received engraved glass trophies.
Chris Claydon, Chief Executive at JTL, said:ย โOur National Awards celebrate the hard work and achievements of our apprentices throughout their qualification, along with the dedication of those who have supported them, such as our Training Officers and the employers we partner with.
โIt has been a pleasure to learn more about Edward, Dammy, and Chrisโ journeys, along with the other finalists. These awards are very well deserved by all three individuals, and I wish them all the best in their careers following this milestone.”
Chris Lintern, JTLโs National Apprentice of the Year for 2024, said: โIt feels amazing to be named the national winner, Iโm very proud to be recognised for what Iโve achieved.
โNext in my career, I want to do some more electrical-based training, excel a bit more in the industry and keep working as hard as I can.
โTo people looking to get on the career ladder in this industry, definitely consider doing an apprenticeship, itโs the best way to learn in my opinion. It gives both practical and theoretical ways of learning all in one, the best of both worlds.โ
Edward Barber, Nationalย MES Apprentice of the Year, said on receiving his award: โItโs great to have the recognition of winning an award for taking the risk to change careers and follow it through.
โIโm looking forward to continuing where Iโm working and seeing what internal progression I can take on with my dual qualification.โ
Dammy Ajibade, the winner of the Paul McNaughton National Electrical Apprentice of the Year, said: โIโm really honoured to have been chosen for this award and am very grateful to all the people who have helped me along the way, such as my training officer, my company and the wider team at JTL.
โNext in my career, Iโm planning on learning as many new things as possible and expanding my knowledge of the electrical industry further.โ
JTLโs National Awards scheme assesses each nominee against four key elements which make up the apprenticeship framework โ their practical work onsite, theoretical knowledge, key skills and industrial test scores.
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