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DEVELOP TRAINING IS WORKING WITH NGN TO
GROW THE GAS OPERATIVES OF THE FUTURE
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS INVESTS £3.7M

TO DEVELOP WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS (NGN), for opportunities in both operational extremely passionate about recruiting
the North of England’s gas distributor, and office-based roles. and nurturing our workforce, both
is expanding its apprenticeship DTL is one of the UK’s leading current and future – all colleagues at
programme with the help of Develop accredited providers of apprenticeships NGN have personal development plans
Training Ltd (DTL), following a £3.7 and compliance, technical, and safety to ensure continual progress, career
million investment in employee training. Including both classroom and opportunities and acquisition of new
training over the last two years. practical training, the new programmes skills. As the energy industry continues
With a long tradition of nurturing local delivered by DTL will help apprentices to change, it is imperative that we not
talent through on the job development to develop skills in installation, testing, only give our employees the skills and
and training, NGN is on a mission to purging, commissioning procedures, tools they need to do their jobs now,
further expand its opportunities for health and safety and environmental but also develop the knowledge and
communities throughout the North of regulations and the theory and experience needed to be able to adapt to
England, opening a new training centre principles that underpin the design and evolving demands in years to come.
at its headquarters in Leeds. The centre function of complex assets. “Working with DTL moving forwards
will allow the company to deliver a Callum Dale, apprentice at will allow us to further establish our
bespoke and targeted training scheme. Northern Gas Networks, said: “The programme and build on the strong
With an ambitious apprenticeship apprenticeship programme at NGN foundations that are currently in place.
programme, NGN says it is committed offers great flexibility, which allow We look forward to welcoming more
to providing comprehensive training individuals to gain valuable skills. It apprentices in the coming years.”
in STEM careers for people from a is so important to recruit young talent John Kerr, Managing Director
wide variety of backgrounds and with as they can bring new skills, ideas and of Develop Training, said “NGN is
different levels of experience. energy into the business. I’m incredibly certainly passionate about nurturing
Aiming to help employees play to lucky to have received a great level of talent and creating opportunities for its
their strengths, NGN has recruited over support this far on the apprenticeship employees, they also have an awareness
130 apprentices since 2005 and today, scheme and I’m confident this will of skills gaps and the future needs of the
more than 50 per cent of the workforce provide me with a whole host of sector and are serious about fulfilling
is now aged 40 or under. valuable expertise that I may not have those gaps to ensure a pipeline of talent
However, its apprenticeship had access to elsewhere.” for the future not only exists but thrives.
programme is not just for young Chris Adair, Training Manager at It’s been a fantastic partnership, one
people – anyone of any age can apply Northern Gas Networks, said: “We are which we will continue to build on.”

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