That the Parliament congratulates BT on winning the Macro Employers Award at Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards in November 2013; understands that BT faced considerable competition from other companies in the category, which recognises employers with a workforce of over 5,000 employees; considers that the awards, delivered by Skills Development Scotland, highlight the qualities that modern apprentices bring to the workplace; further considers that BT has run a successful apprenticeship programme for over 50 years, and understands that BT apprentices have a structured development path and access to top-up qualifications and secondments so that they can experience different types of jobs.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Nigel Don, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, Rob Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, Mary Scanlon, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Sandra White