Apprentice mechanics show driving ambition

SEVEN Highland Council apprentices studying with Moray Firth Training have reached the end of their third year.

The team have taken 11 exams each over the past two years with 79 distinctions (over 80 per cent), nine merits and three passes between them.

Scott Matheson and Alick Elrick achieved 11 distinctions, with Elliot Geddes, Jon Hutchison and Gregor Rose all gaining 10 distinctions.

In recognition of his outstanding performance and progress, Gregor Rose was awarded with a tool box from Teng Tools and a £50 voucher from MacGregor Industrial Supplies.

All seven have one year left to finish their portfolios to complete their studies and become fully qualified mechanics, working in the Wick, Fort William, Brora, Aviemore and Inverness depots maintaining the council's vehicle fleet.

Council convener Bill Lobban congratulated the apprentices, saying: “This is a fantastic achievement for all concerned. We are committed at Highland Council to our ambitious apprenticeship programme and value all our apprentices very highly.

"These are people we are delighted to invest in and their progress helps us to be more sustainable as a council. Good luck to them in their final year.”

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