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Swedish exchange for workshop apprentices

Posted on 24/09/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Highways, Transportation & Waste Management

24 September 2009

Swedish exchange for workshop apprentices

Two County Council Highways trainees are jetting off to Sweden on a student exchange visit next month.

Kyle Russell from Mountsorrel and Kieran Davies from Croft, both 18, are trainee vehicle technicians who have been working for Leicestershire County Council for nearly two years.

Both are also studying for an NVQ level 2 at Stephenson College, Coalville.

Kyle and Kieran have been offered a two-week trip to Sweden as part of their course.  They will leave on 18thOctober and spend one week visiting Edstromska MFT Swedish College followed by a week’s placement with a Swedish vehicle workshop, shadowing local apprentices.

Stephenson College is funding the programme, which has been in operation for over a year now.

Nigel Leigh, Principal at Stephenson College, said: “A number of the full-time and block release students have already been to Sweden, as well as return exchanges with Swedish students.

“Edstromska MFT is a motor vehicle technical school which is in touch with the ever-changing skills needs of industry. Those who have been on an exchange gained an enhanced learning experience.”

Lesley Pendleton, County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, said “This is a great opportunity for our trainee vehicle technicians to gain a wider appreciation of industry processes and techniques used outside of the UK.

“We welcome these opportunities for our staff as their learning experiences are sure to benefit their work back in Leicestershire.”

For more information about the course at Stephenson College, visit: http://www.stephensoncoll.ac.uk

For details on highways in Leicestershire County Council, visit www.leics.gov.uk/roadsandtransport