iRG celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with next gen
iRG Repair Group is marking National Apprenticeship Week by shining a spotlight on three apprentices due to qualify this summer.
Third year apprentices Callum Roberts, who works in the Merthyr branch, and the Pontypridd-based pairing of Kai Gammon and Cameron Vincent will complete their End Point Assessments in June.
They will be following in the footsteps of 16 colleagues who have taken the same pathway and have continued their careers with Wales’ largest repair group, while iRG currently employs nine more first and second-year apprentices across its six sites.
Their training programme has included day release learning at Cardiff and Vale College, ongoing assessment in the workplace delivered by training provider Remit and day-to-day guidance from a dedicated iRG mentor who they are partnered with throughout their apprenticeship journey.
This has been supplemented by additional specialist training courses covering areas such as electric vehicles, air conditioning handling, wheel alignment and ADAS.
Fantastic opportunities
Kieran Nowland, iRG compliance director, said: “As a business, we are committed to training and apprenticeships. There are some fantastic opportunities for young people to join our industry and there are lots of avenues available whether it is a hands-on workshop position or an admin-based role.
“It is imperative that we continue to attract apprentices and new talent to safeguard not only the future of iRG but the industry as a whole. We take a great deal of pride in watching the progression of our current crop of apprentices but those now developing successful and rewarding careers within the business.”
