| Terry Weston, CEO of the Engineering College met Dr Clive Hickman and his wife Judith and the Chair and members of the Merseyside and North Wales area committee. Linton Roberts, Managing Director of Cammell Lairds also joined. After a short lunch, Terry gave a brief overview of the college including history, number of apprentices and the increase/ decrease over the years as well as the relationship between the college and Cammell Lairds and other local businesses. Terry then hosted a tour of the college, showcasing the many different areas and finishing with the welding bays with examples of the students work which highlight the level of skill that is achieved on completion of the apprenticeship. Linton Roberts then took over the tour of Cammell Lairds explaining all about the various tidal docks and dry docks providing in depth knowledge on each of the vessels within each area. It was amazing to see the New Mersey Ferries in production and hear details about the current and past vessels that had passed through the shipyard. The company is once again very busy with a wide variety of contracts and vessel types ensuring that the Apprentices from the college have a good spectrum of workfaces available to them. The enthusiasm of both Terry and Linton was infectious showing detailed knowledge about everything that was occurring on site with determination to ensure the future of both the college and the shipyard both by incorporating growth and new skills.
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