Open Day and Parent's Day

This is what parents are saying about OTC and our staff:

•  "I am more than happy that my son is doing well a OTC".
•  "I am impressed at how much one to one tuition is available at OTC if my son ever needed it". She was also impressed on the glowing report given by Simon on her son’s progress.
• "I am impressed that OTC would actively look for employment for my child"
• One parent thanked Rob and Lee for doing the best they can for her son.
• Another parent, who is also an engineer, and was impressed with OTC’s set up and the way the apprenticeship programme works.

Presentation Evening and Prize Awards

Presentation Evening and Prize Awards, Wednesday 23rd March 2011. Thankyou to all who prepared and attended this event and made it the success that it was.

If you your require any photographs of the evening please please email your request to info@otctraining.co.uk


OTC is very successful in helping learners to succeed with:

·        86 Apprentice Framework Achievers

·        91% Overall success rates

Award Winners

The Roy McHugh Outstanding Progress and Achievement Award in Engineering Prizes donated by Craig Collier Steels and Barclays Bank	Adam Norton Concept Metal Products Ltd.
The Roy McHugh Outstanding Progress and Achievement Award in Administration Services Prizes donated by WRP and Barclays Bank	Kirsty Dowden Oldham Council
Engineering Apprentice of the Year Prize donated McBrides and OTC	Peter Jackson Oldham Engineering
Administration Services Apprentice of the Year Prizes donated by WRP and Keytime	Jade Monks Keytime
Progress Award – Engineering Winner of the Walter Jones Trophy. Prizes donated  OTC	Nathan Smith Weir Minerals Europe
Progress Award – Administration Services Winner of the Walter Jones Trophy. Prizes donated by WRP and  Focus Education	Heidi Brooks Oldham Council
Sectional Merit Award – Mechanical School Prize donated by OTC	Sean Wolfenden Farrel Limited
Sectional Merit Award – Electrical/Electronic School Prizes donated by Tyco Wormold and Fulfilment Logistics	Daniel Boswell Simkiss Controls Limited
Sectional Merit Award – Fabrication School Prize donated by Brookside Welding Suppliers Ltd.	Matthew Bull S & O Fabrications

Certificates of Achievement

Awarded to:

Engineering Framework Achievers

Brett Atkinson	Craig Barker	Adam Brierley	Adam Duty
Daniel Jones	Wayne Lawson	Richard Lonergan	Michael Richardson
Luke Robinson	Simon Stainthorpe	Scott Taylor

Industrial Application Framework Achievers

Graham Brougham	Samuel Greenwood	David Kiely
Michael Newell	Richard Shaw	Kieron Wayne

David Greenwood	Michael Mason	Peter Scott	Dean Sherrington
Stephen Tattersall

Brett Atkinson	Craig Barker	Adam Brierley	Adam Duty
Daniel Jones	Wayne Lawson	Richard Lonergan	Michael Richardson
Luke Robinson	Simon Stainthorpe	Scott Taylor

Business Administration, Customer Service and IT

Framework Achievers

          

Sean Beirne	Joanne Berry	Heidi Brooks	Adele Buckley
Jade Cooney	Dominic Daly	Jenna Dixon	Kirsty Dowden
Stephanie Edwards	Hayley Flanagan	Nicola Harrison	Natalie Hartwell
Rachel Heap	Shaun Hegginbottom	Kimberley Henderson	Bethany Hodgson
Maria Holmes	Nadine Hughes	Natalie Huxley	Lauren Kennedy
Ayesha Khatun	Nicole Meyers	Elizabeth Patterson	Jennifer Pilling
Jonathan Pomfrey	Chloe Riley	Hayley Roberts	Bethany Robinson
Melissa Royales	Danielle Rudd	Sami Saied	James Simpson
Christopher Stoddard	Aliya Tabassum	David Tucker	Daniel Turner
Maria Unwin	Natalie White	Jennifer Wilkes

Jordan Chadwick	Ryan Clare	Sarah Kent	Nicole Rigby
Rebecca Slockett	Lauren Smith	Stephanie Thornton

100 in 100 Apprenticeships

Oldham Alliance is working on a project 100 apprentices in 100 days. The aim of the campaign is simply to spread the word about Apprenticeships.

OTC has been involved in this project and has featured in the Oldham Chronicle promoting apprenticeships on numerous occasions. Learners gave very positive feedback on their personal experiences of OTC.

Big Al at your place on The Revolution

Big Al (At your place) from The Revolution visited OTC on Monday 31st January. He interviewed apprentices and staff.

Listen to the interviews that were broadcast on the following day:

Barrie's intro to OTC   Business Administration Apprenticeship   Mike Pugh Engineering Manager   Dean Shannon Sales   Engineering Apprenticeship   Fork Lift Truck and Warehousing   Barrie's closing interview   All interviews.

Deputy Prime Minister Visit to OTC

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accompanied by Simon Hughes MP and Alwyn Watkins, Candidate in the Saddleworth by-elections, visited OTC in December. They spoke with apprentices, employers and staff regarding the future of apprenticeships. They were very impressed with what we do at OTC and liked the fact that all of our apprentices are employed status and they don't have to go out and look for a job when they are qualified.

Apprentices Visit MACH 2010 Exhibition

OTC was funded by AIM Higher to take a number of apprentices to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham to see the MACH 2010 Exhibition. The exhibition demonstrated how technology in engineering has devloped and gave OTC staff inspiration in what developments can be brought to OTC.

AIM Higher is an organisation who encourages young people to continue their studies and progress into higher education. They work with colleges to provide courses that help young people to understand what they need to do to move on. These courses can add UCAS points to the score that they have already achieved through further education.