Unite to sponsor Apprentice of the Year Award
9 September 2009
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is to sponsor the Proskills
Sector Skills Council Apprentice of the Year Award.
Proskills is the Sector Skills Council covering the printing,
papermaking, furniture, extractives, ceramics, glass and building
materials.
In 2009 Unite sponsored the Proskills Young Achiever of the
Award.
The Award will be presented at the Proskills Conference due to
take place on 19th November 2009.
Commenting on the decision, Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General
Secretary said: “We are very pleased to be sponsoring the
Apprentice of the Year Award. In particular it demonstrates Unite’s
commitment to training, Learning & Skills and to young workers.
We hope that it will demonstrate to young people that the Trade
Union movement is committed to ensuring that young people work in
worthwhile and skilled jobs and our relationship with Proskills can
only be strengthened by this decision.”
ENDS
For more information contact Bernard Rutter, Unite National
Sector Skills Co-ordinator on 07973 630962 or Ashraf Choudhury in
the Unite Press Office on 020 7420 8914 or 07980 224761.
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