Our first ever L3 Apprentice of the Year is Derrick Rodger! 

Del, who works for Actavo Ltd, was chosen from the five apprentices who were the first to complete the new qualification with TICA.

“Del excelled throughout the apprenticeship,” explains Assessor Kevin Fleetham. “All the candidates really took to the new course and the challenges of the higher level qualification, but we chose Del due to his skills, knowledge and the high quality of his finished work.”

TICA’s Marion Marsland said “It was a pleasure to present our first ever Level 3 Apprentice Award to Derek Rogers of Actavo. Our Level 3 certificate is focused on sheet metal fabrication, so it was fitting that the award was generously sponsored by SSAB”

“SSAB/Aluzinc will continue to sponsor this award in the coming years” said Phil Lancaster of SSAB, “the skills training that TICA provide is so important for the industry, I was really impressed with the fabrication skills of students I met during a recent visit to TICA’s training facility in Darlington”

We would like to thank SSAB for sponsoring this award.