Rotary club meet top apprentice
Year on year, East Kilbride Group Training Association (EKGTA) produce highly-qualified apprentices with the knowledge and skills for a successful career in engineering.
The winning apprentice of the year, Edward Massey, gave an extremely interesting talk on his decisions, the outcomes and his plans for the future to members of East Kilbride Rotary Club.
As a young boy he was always interested in DIY and this continued during his secondary school education.
He gained the necessary qualifications for acceptance to Strathclyde University, however, when he heard of the EKGTA apprentice scheme, Edward did some research, approached the organisation and, with their assistance, was interviewed by Terex for the position of apprentice toolmaker.
He was successful with the interview but had no idea what the duties are of a toolmaker.
This was the start of his four-year apprenticeship engineer training at EKGTA and one of the interesting projects was the renovation of a 40-year-old dump truck.
Meanwhile, Edward also achieved an HNC in mechanical engineering at Langside College, Glasgow.
His work ethic came from one of his tutors citing a very old quotation: “there is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path”.
He believes hard work is one of the tenets of success. Eddie now plans to continue his education at Glasgow Caledonian University.
EKGTA general manager Tom McBrearty gave a brief overview on the current situation of apprentices.
Rotary club president Bruce Gunn presented Eddie with a cheque for £100 in recognition of his achievements.