Danny Butler the apprentice of the year

Riverside College Skills and Enterprise Team held their annual apprenticeship awards ceremony on Thursday 9th February 2012 as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2012. The fantastic celebration took place in Centre Stage at the Kingsway Campus of Riverside College to recognise all of their students who had achieved their apprenticeship in 2010/11 and to reward the outstanding achievers in each of the vocational areas of apprenticeship offered by the College. The evening was hosted by Mike Morson –Head of Apprenticeships, the Awards presented by Vice Principal Kevin Smith, with guest Keynote speaker Steve Nicholson from Mersey Gateway Partnership. The event was well supported by College Staff and Students, the food and drinks prepared and served by Hospitality & Catering students and entertainment by Creative Arts students. Riverside College Overall Apprentice of the Year was Daniel Butler an Engineering Apprentice who has now enrolled onto a Higher Education Qualification, his Employer Vince Froggatt from Midas Engineering has supported Daniel from School links, work placement and through his intermediate and advanced Apprenticeship and continuing to encourage him through his Higher Education. Danny Butlers progress to date - 2005 – 2007 Student Apprenticeship NVQ PEO 2 Full Achievement 2007 – Introduction to Welding – Full Achievement 2008-2011 – Level 2 & L3 Engineering Apprenticeship