CDHT Bright Spark Wins Award
Talented apprentice electrician at Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) Sam Moscrop has won an Award from the College where he is training.
Sam, who is in the first year of his apprenticeship with CDHT, is working towards his NVQ Level 2 in Electrical Installation at Yale College. Sam, aged 17, received the prestigious annual Yale Bright Spark Award at Yale College’s recent Awards Evening.
Dedicated to his trade, Sam, who attended Upton High School, has focused his energies on improving his skills at the College’s £5 million Engineering and Construction Centre in Wrexham.
Sam, of Saughall, said:
“Working at CDHT with qualified electricians has really inspired my College work. You get great on the job experience with CDHT and this Award is all down to the qualified electrician I work with, Matthew Stubbs, who has really encouraged me.”
Matthew Stubbs added:
“Sam is a good worker who listens to what he’s told. He’s done really well to win this Award, which is a great achievement.”
Judged throughout the year on Attitude, Attendance and Ability, Sam won a certificate and also a tool-belt with tools from Yale College.
Howard Griffiths, Electrical Installations lecturer at Yale College, said:
“Sam’s approach to his work has been really positive. Our standards are high and he has made a great start in his first year.”
Apprentices assist CDHT maintenance technicians with repairs and major works for up to four years and the apprenticeships include training to National Vocational Qualification level in their chosen trade and also multi-skill training. The majority become part of CDHT’s permanent workforce.
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CAPTION: CDHT apprentice electrician, Sam Moscrop, with his certificate for winning Yale College’s Bright Spark Award with qualified CDHT electrician Matthew Stubbs
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For further information about learning opportunities in 2010 to 2011, telephone Yale College on 01978 311794 or visit www.yale-wrexham.ac.uk.
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last 3 years, reaching its highest position of 47th this year.
For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.
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