Apprenticeship Vacancies
We are in talks with a number of companies across the Borders region who are considering taking Modern Apprentices in the following areas: Interested? Please complete MA form and submit to bttta@btinternet.com
NEW PREMISES
We are delighted to announce that we now have the keys to our new training premises in Tweedbank. Now the hard works starts to turn it into a leading edge engineering and industrial training centre. The 390m2 premises will be fitted out with offices, classrooms, training equipment and machinery over the coming months. The centre […]
Congratulations Bruce!
Our congratulations go to Bruce Spence , a manufacture and maintenance Modern Apprentice at ESG Drysdale. Bruce has completed his MA nine months early. He has been praised for excellent examples of work and evidence (portfolio).
BTTA Mentioned in Scottish Parliament
BTTA was mentioned recently in the Scottish Parliament in a motion raised by Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire. Here is the text of the motion: That the Parliament celebrates the achievements of Kyle Newman and Robbie Johnston, from Turnbull & Scott Ltd, and Elliot Brown, from Simpsons Malt Ltd, in recently completing […]
Celebrating MA Success
We had a wonderful lunch at the Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells on 25 October to celebrate those completing this year’s BTT Modern Apprenticeship programme (Elliot Brown, Kyle Newman, Robbie Johnston) with our special guest Rachael Hamilton MSP, who did us the honour of presenting the recently qualified engineering apprentices with their certificates and completion […]
Jedburgh Careers Fair
We had a very successful day at the Jedburgh Grammar Campus on Thursday 10 October at their all-day school careers fair. It was great to meet with so many pupils and explain the benefits of a Modern Apprenticeship. Our thanks to the school and DYW Borders for organising the event so efficiently.
School Careers Fairs
Over the next 12 months we will be participating in a number of school career fairs in the Borders. Those confirmed so far are: 2024 10 October: Jedburgh Grammar Campus 24 October: Berwickshire High School (Duns) 6 November: Peebles High School 7 November: Galashiels Academy 14 November: Earlston High School 2025 28 January: Selkirk High […]
BTTA Training Centre
We are pleased to announce that we should gain entry to our new training premises in Tweedbank by September. Once we gain entry we will start work on fitting out the building and installing equipment. Watch this space for updates.
Congratulations Guys!
Our congratulations and best wishes go to the following modern apprentices. Kyle Newman from Turnbull & Scott (Hawick) who has completed his Manufacturing Engineering MA 10 months early. Elliot Brown, who started with Ahlstrom (Chirnside) and then moved to Simpsons Malt (Berwick) in January to complete his MA in Engineering Maintenance. We wish both of […]
Congratulations to Robbie!
Our congratulations go to Robbie Johnston who has completed his Modern Apprenticeship four months ahead of time whilst studying for his SVQ3 which he has also passed! Robbie is a welding apprentice at Turnbull & Scott in Hawick.