Training facility geared up to take on 60 new apprentices and nine jobs

BEACON training facility ty Catch is to launch its ts own apprenticeship p programme. Having ng opened 15 years ago to o ensure the right skills and learnning environment was in place e for the industrial might on the e Humber, until now the Stalling- borough site - with a large rep- lica process operations facili- ties at its heart - has hosted third hird party providers.

Now it is looking to take in 60 new starters in 2022, while creating nine jobs - adding almost a third of the workforce.

James McIntosh, chief operating officer, said: “I am delighted to be able to formally launch the

Catch Apprenticeship brand. brand Becoming an apprenticeship provider is the next evolution of Catch and builds on the previous five years of Catch Skills delivering high quality employer-led training and the extensive experience over the past 20 years of us working with our members

closely c with their th skills, competency and apprenticeship ti solutions.

“Feedback has been excellent le from employers and learners er so far and we look forward to working with all stakeholders er as we develop our programme gr for a September 2022 intake.” in

A suite of standards will cover process pr operations, electrical, instrumentation ins and mechanical operations engineering and plate and pipe welding.

Jobs as trainers, assessors and commercial co-ordination roles have been created.

Mr McIntosh, who joined from HETA - an on-site provider - said: “We have evolved as a business in the past 12 months, during Covid.

This is a game-changer for the region, previously we have been an employer facilitator, and onsite we have had other academic institutions. We have now made the bold decision to become an apprenticeship provider ourselves.

“I would like to think we can play a strong role in solving the skills gap. We see all the work coming in decarbonisation and wider industry and we need to crack on now and get ahead - so we’re ready five or 10 years down the line.

“We at Catch have a real responsibility to work with industry, to provide for

PICTURE: LISA BUCK PHOTOGRAPHYY Catch chief executive David Talbot, left, and chief operating officer James McIntosh. Catch is to deliver apprenticeships to play its part in filling the skills gap as process industry demands ramp up to aid decarbonisation.