Engineering apprentice lands dream job at GE Aviation

A SCIENCE buff from Caerphilly secured her dream job as an aircraft engineer after completing an apprenticeship with GE Aviation.

Jade Babbington completed a Level 3 apprenticeship in Aircraft Engineering at GE Aviation where she spent three years rotating around the shop floor, learning skills in building, repairing, inspecting and overhauling engines. She said: “The apprenticeship immediately offered me a chance to learn new skills daily and provided me with the practical hands on approach to learning that I enjoy.”

Louise Burnell, GE Aviation’s apprentice coordinator, said: “The growth that the business experiences through the apprenticeship programme is integral, ensuring that engineering skills remain sustainable across south Wales. It is through programmes like this that we can enhance employees’ technical capabilities and develop a robust skill set, boosting Wales’ reputation as a key place to trade.”

The Apprenticeship Programme in Wales is funded by the Welsh Government with support from the European Social Fund.

Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, Eluned Morgan, said: “GE Aviation is just one example of a company benefitting from the chance to train the next generation in the specialist skills it needs within its organisation. Apprenticeships are a key investment for employers and play an important role in improving the skills and nurturing the talent of Wales as a whole.”

To find out how your business could benefit from recruiting an apprentice, visit Skills Gateway for Business at www.businesswales.gov. wales/skillsgateway/apprenticeships or call 03000 6 03000. MAE gwyddonydd brwd o Gaerffili wedi llwyddo i wireddu breuddwyd a chael swydd fel peiriannydd awyrennau ar ôl cwblhau prentisiaeth gyda GE Aviation.

Cwblhaodd Jade Babbington ei phrentisiaeth Lefel 3 mewn Peirianneg Awyrennau yn GE Aviation lle treuliodd dair blynedd yn symud o gwmpas gwahanol rannau o’r gwaith, yn dysgu sgiliau adeiladu, atgyweirio, archwilio ac ailwampio injans.

Meddai, “Roedd y brentisiaeth yn rhoi cyfle i mi ddysgu sgiliau newydd bob dydd, a dysgu wrth wneud tasgau ymarferol, ac roeddwn i’n mwynhau hynny’n fawr.”

Meddai Louise Burnell, Cydlynydd Prentisiaid GE Aviation: “Mae’r rhaglen brentisiaethau yn sicrhau twf hollbwysig yn y busnes, gan ofalu bod sgiliau peirianneg yn parhau i fod yn gynaliadwy ledled y de. Trwy raglenni fel yr un yma, gallwn ni wella gallu technegol ein gweithwyr a datblygu set gadarn o sgiliau, gan hybu enw da Cymru fel lle hollbwysig ar gyfer gwneud busnes.”

Mae Rhaglen Prentisiaethau Cymru yn cael ei hariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru gyda chymorth gan Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop.

Meddai Gweinidog y Gymraeg a Dysgu Gydol Oes, Eluned Morgan: “Dim ond un enghraifft o gwmni’n elwa ar y cyfle i hyfforddi’r genhedlaeth nesaf yn y sgiliau arbenigol sydd eu hangen arno yw GE Aviation. Mae prentisiaethau’n fuddsoddiad allweddol i gyflogwyr ac yn gwneud cyfraniad pwysig at wella sgiliau a meithrin talent yng Nghymru gyfan.”

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am sut allai eich busnes elwa ar recriwtio prentis, ewch i’r Porth Sgiliau i Fusnes yn https:// businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/cy/prentisiaethau neu ffoniwch 03000 6 03000.