Apprentice 121 Podcast

Apprentice 121 podcast with Neil Bridgeman and Ricky Howell released as part of National Apprenticeship week 2021. Three real electricians chatting about inspection and testing with apprentices in mind. Just like you find sparks chatting up and down the country.

Covering Inspection and Testing as requested by the apprentices in the A121 community. Part 1 of a 4 part mini series with a TIS MFT pro to giveaway!!

Thanks to Neil and Ricky for some awesome input into a massive subject. Legends

I discuss my plans for apprenticeship week with some of my industry friends!

Along with answering some of the questions from the Instagram stories question last week!

More guests coming soon from across industry. Instagram mega stars, JPL64 members and more!

TIS digital download! https://drive.google.com/file/d/11xFBieDjrn4M6goIJRipUp0-7iJiDNx4/view

Catlin joins me for a chat about her apprenticeship so far. Her journey away from nursing and following her goals and aims into the electrical industry. We discuss the difficulties she has encountered and barriers she has broken down along the way. Now with a brilliant employer and fellow apprentice 121 guest Craig from Quinnery.

Caitlin has lots of drive and ambition following in the family footsteps working in the trades. She gives insight to her college and training officer visits along with discussing entering the trade as a female.

We also cover learning via video during Covid and the difficulties in keeping up to date with modules and training during the last 12 months. I loved chatting and if you would like to find out more about Caitlin and follow her progress she is on the Instagram pages below

Thanks again for coming on to chat Caitlin and all the support for A121 along the way.

https://www.instagram.com/caitlinkearneyxo https://www.instagram.com/bordeaux_electrics

A chat with an Assessor of electrical apprentices Craig Wiltshire about the apprenticeship system, their route into the trade, where they are now and lots more. Craig built an electrical contracting business up after leaving the military. Training 30 apprentices in that time! Now he is an assessor of apprentices. We chat about colleges, lecturing, employers, testing, NVQ, gold cards, tips for employers, the future and much more! Fantastic insight for anyone in the trade, thanks to Craig for giving time to record this and the great points he made throughout. I loved this chat and think it has some brilliant content for many aspects of the trade.

You can find Craig on Linkedin here linkedin.com/in/craig-wiltshire-a98509179

A chat with the solar and smart home legend Stuart Cato about the apprenticeship system, their route into the trade, where they are now. Along with some golden tips for apprentices and employers. Stuart has a military background and this is well worth a listen! This is a real world look into the apprentice world with a seasoned spark and experienced industry pro. Fantastic insight for anyone in the trade, thanks to Stuart for giving time to record this and all the other help. You can find Stuart below

https://www.instagram.com/cato_electrical_services/ https://www.catoelectrical.com/

A chat with the electrical compliance legend Craig Gallagher about the apprenticeship system, their route into the trade, where they are now and what is happening in the future. Great info for apprentices and employers UK wide but especially Scotland. Craig is an electrical, gas and water compliance specialist from Scotland with Quinnergy Ltd.

A chat with the YouTube and industry training legend Gary Hayers about the apprenticeship system, their route into the trade, where they are now and what is happening in the future. We talk about experiences within the college sector, tools, employers and much more! I loved this chat, thanks Gary.

A chat with the superstar apprentice Vicky Frisby about the apprenticeship system, their route into the trade, where they are now. We discuss wages, tools, college, site work and loads loads more. I loved chatting with Vicky, she as hard working and honest as they come, hope you enjoy listening .You can find Vicky on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/vfrisby_spark/

A chat with the podcasting legends Ricky Howell and Neil Bridgeman about the apprenticeship system, their routes into the trade, where they are now. Along with some golden tips for apprentices and employers. This is a real world look into the apprentice world with 2 seasoned sparks and experienced industry pros.  

We have the podcasting legend Sam McDouall talk about his experiences of the electrical apprenticeship system. His thoughts on the benefits, failings and challenges of becoming a qualified electrician.

Sam as ever talks openly and honestly with real insight on what actually goes on in the agency and site work sector.

I also give some credit were it is due for the help with A121.

Thank you again Sam and Enjoy!