Apprentice reaps award number two for going above and beyond
Congratulations are in order for Jack Rigsby from AvantiGas, who has been honoured as an Apprentice of the Year by Chesterfield College for the second year running, this time being named Apprentice of the Year in BTEC Level 3 Mechanical Engineering.
Jack said that some of the work he’d done previously for A Level Maths had helped him in his BTEC studies, but parts of the syllabus were still challenging:-
“Thermodynamics was probably the most difficult. I’d never done anything like that before, but I still enjoyed it.”
Hydraulics and Pneumatics, another new subject, was also challenging but Jack clearly mastered these new disciplines to win Apprentice of the Year once again.
Neill Cordon, HR Director at Avantigas, said:-
“Jack is a great credit to AvantiGas and his success just confirms why we should continue our commitment to apprenticeships. We believe strongly that apprenticeships help us to meet the vital need to bring new talent into the LPG market to continue to serve off-grid homes and businesses.”
The college citation for Jack’s efforts was glowing:-
“Jack is an outstanding student.
“He is very capable across a range of subjects and he manages himself well. His work is always to a high standard and submitted ahead of deadlines.”
It goes on to say that Jack in fact completed his assignments for the year six weeks early but was happy to use the time he has gained to support his classmates, who value his advice and support.
Jack remains modest in the face of his award and the praise heaped on him:-
“I wasn’t expecting it. I just handed my work in when it was due and didn’t mess around.”
His advice to aspiring apprentices is:-
“Just to put the effort in and get your head down, and get yourself onto higher education if you can.”
“I have one more year to go on my BTEC then I hope to progress on to university after that. It would be studying one day a week, part-time, hopefully at Sheffield Hallam. But it will be worth it in the end.”
