Firebrand
Training have been named Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2018 at the
first AAC Apprenticeship Awards, recognising Firebrand’s instrumental work in
bringing Digital Apprenticeships to the forefront of the UK economy.
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| Image credit: FE WEEK/AELP |
Chosen from over 250
colleges, training providers and employers across the UK, the Digital
Apprenticeship Provider of the Year Award acknowledges providers delivering the
highest level of digital
apprenticeship programmes. The awards, in association with Chartered
Management Institute (CMI), were held at the Annual
Apprenticeship Conference in Birmingham on March 22 to recognise
the very best in apprenticeship provision.
Gavin Freed, Chairman of Firebrand Apprenticeships,
said:
“Being awarded the
AAC Award Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the Year last night in Birmingham
was a fantastic show of recognition for the whole Firebrand team.
“We have been
actively involved throughout the funding reforms, including the introduction of
the Levy, to ensure we have market leading digital programmes that can make a
real difference to the employers and apprentices who choose to work with us.
“This award
acknowledges this and there’s plenty more to come, ensuring we continue to be
the first choice for digital apprenticeships.”
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| From left to right: Shane Mann (Lsect), Brian Walsh (Firebrand Training), Robert Halfon MP, Gavin Freed (Firebrand Training), Mark Dawe (AELP). Image credit: FE Week / AELP |
As an official provider of digital apprenticeships, Firebrand deliver digital skills to apprentices nationally. Their programmes include vendor training from industry-leaders like Microsoft, CompTIA, EC-Council, (ISC)2 and the British Computer Society (BCS).
Since 2012,
employers have hired and enrolled more than 400 digital apprentices on
Firebrand’s custom programmes. Programmes at Firebrand have been designed in
response to employer demand include Azure
Network Engineer, Microsoft
Software Tester and Google
Cloud Infrastructure Technician.
