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.

BTTA Sponsored Awards

BTTA is delighted to have sponsored two awards for apprentices attending Edinburgh College – Electrical Apprentice of the Year and Electrical Most Improved Apprentice. Russell Coleman, general manager, BTTA said: “It was my pleasure to attend Edinburgh College’ student awards evening on 6 June. It was even more poignant to award our Borders Technical Training […]

Inspired Learning at Kelso

It was a fantastic day and a pleasure for BTTA to take part in the Inspiring Learning festival at the Borders Events Centre, Springwood Park in Kelso organised by the DYW. May 31st was the turn of S5 and S6 pupils from Kelso High School. Everyone had a lot of fun learning some basic electrical […]

Modern Apprenticeship numbers in Scotland on the rise

The Modern Apprenticeship (MA) statistics for 2023-24 have been published on the SDS corporate website. There were 25,365 MA starts created in 2023/24, with 38,607 MAs in training at the end of the financial year. Key highlights show that apprenticeships are supporting more young people from diverse backgrounds to access opportunities.  If you are looking to […]

SAVE THE DATE — AWARDS DINNER

BTTA is planning a apprenticeship awards dinner on 18 October at the Buccleuch Arms Hotel, St Boswells, Melrose. Further details will be announced in the coming months.

BTTA PLANS FOR NEW TRAINING CENTRE

To enhance their training provision, BTTA is currently in negotiations to acquire a unit in Tweedbank Industrial estate. This will be turned into a dedicated technical training centre for the Borders. Over the coming months the centre will be refurbished and kitted out with engineering equipment and training rooms. Watch this space for further details.

BTTA Introduce ‘Mobile Training Rigs’

BTTA have recently introduced mobile training boards to allow training to be delivered in any location. For more information and to book a course please contact Russell Coleman at btta@btinternet.com Power Circuitry:Our power circuit boards enables training to be carried out on ring main, radial and fused spur circuits. The learner will be taught the […]

HAWICK CAREERS FAIR

BTTA’s group training manager, Russell Coleman, was recently quoted in The Scotsman