b'10 Partner News Summer 2022AcademicA sterling future for engineering Northumberland-based Sterling PharmaCommitted to upskillingSolutions has collaborated with theWhile studying his apprenticeship, University of Sunderland to offer degreeJames received a promotion to Assistant apprenticeships in manufacturing andPlant Manager at Sterling, a global electrical/electronic engineering. Theypharmaceutical company developing and are now seeing great benefits from theirmanufacturing the Active Pharmaceutical programmes as James Morton, their first- Ingredients (API) that go into life-saving degree apprentice, celebrates success.drugs across the globe. Sterling employee James, 25, fromSterling currently has six members of its Cramlington, recently completed hisCramlington sites 650-strong workforce apprenticeship, graduating with a BEngundertaking a degree apprenticeship with first-class honour. James became one of theSunderland. Over the last three years, the first people in the UK to complete and passcompany has grown significantly, expanding an Electrical Electronic Technical Supportits operations and acquiring three new Degree Apprenticeship. facilities in the UK and US.'