MSP Celebrates Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Wardpark-based sports turf company Souters Sports Ltd received a special visit on Monday 18 May from Mark Griffin MSP, who joined employees to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which runs from the 18th to the 22nd of May.
Souters Sports is one of the UK’s leading specialist sports turf contractors providing sports ground construction and sports pitch renovation services; the company is currently training 4 apprentices, having taken 14 through their programme over the last 5 years.
Mark and the apprentices were joined by Souters Sports Managing Director Stewart Aird, Operations Manager John Rushforth and Pauline Burns from Skills Development Scotland.
Mark said:
“I was delighted to visit Souters Sports on Monday.
“Scottish Apprenticeship Week gives us all the opportunity to highlight the value that Modern Apprentices bring to local companies in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and across Scotland.
“Apprenticeships set young people on the right track, giving them that all-important first chance. Souters Sports is an excellent example of a local company doing just that, but we need more companies to follow their lead and take the chance on young people, supporting them to develop skills and opportunities not just vital to their business, but to Scotland’s wider skills sector.”
Skills Development Scotland Chief Executive Damien Yeates added:
“Modern Apprenticeships work for employers of all sizes, from family firms to global companies. Scottish Apprenticeship Week celebrates Modern Apprentice employers and the achievements of apprentices, who play a vital and valuable role in Scotland’s economy.”
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