North Lancs Training Group celebrates 50th apprentice

North Lancs Training Group (NLTG) marked their partnership with Preston furniture manufacture, Tetrad, with their 49th and 50th apprenticeship achievers.

Thomas Charnley and Jack Webster are the two latest apprentices to complete their NLTG apprenticeships at Tetrad.

Thomas said: "My experience was great; I had a really good relationship with my tutor Graham - he always went above and beyond for me. I also enjoyed going to NLTG's Furniture CoVE (Centre of Vocational Excellence) for training; it helped me learn things I couldn't necessarily doat work, like the cutting and sewing side of upholstery.

"I have progressed a lot since my apprenticeship. I have been able to put my Level 3 to use and have also been offered a temporary training role. I have come on leaps and bounds in my upholstery skills, doing a much wider range of work. On a more personal note, I have also been able to buy my own house."

Jack said: "Studying with NLTG was a really good experience and it showed me new and different ways to learn and develop. The training provided worked well with the standard I was at, and NLTG also helped me with my confidence.

“The group of apprentices I studied my apprenticeship with were aged 16-24, which also helped me to make new friends.

Since my apprenticeship I have progressed in many different ways, including buying a house and starting a family with the birth of my daughter. I also progressed immediately onto piecework after finishing my apprenticeship - and that was all because I had done an apprenticeship with NLTG."

Since 2005, NLTG have supported apprenticeships in a number of departments with the handcrafted furniture manufacturers including design development, wood machining, fabric cutting, sewing, upholstery, polishing and warehousing.

Graham Cornwell, NLTG CoVE tutor, said: "I can honestly say that I have found it a pleasure to work with the management, staff and apprentices over the past 18 years and to see the benefits of the apprenticeship programme within the company, developing the next generation of skilled craftsmen and women."

Tetrad was formed in 1968 in Preston, with one goal in mind…to make the highest quality furniture possible, using only the finest materials. You can learn more about them on their website: https://tetrad.co.uk/

More information about the opportunities for employers to develop their team and grow their business with NLTG, can be found here w ww.nltg.co.uk/employers/

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