b'Partner News Spring 2022 9MODSDA holds first waterfront engineering apprenticeship awards ceremonyThe SDA recently held its first deeds and awards ceremony for its waterfront engineering apprentices, reports Apprentice Scheme Manager Lorna Stubbs.SDA Waterfront Apprentices - Entry Talent.Taking took place at HMNB Devonport,future looks very bright, says Morton,year in 2020, as well as Briony Hall and the Submarine Delivery Agencys (SDA)with Sandham adding: It was lovely toJonny Lillie for being nominated by the waterfront engineering apprenticeshipget together for such an inspiring event.apprentice team for IET awards in 2021. deeds and awards ceremony celebrated theI enjoyed meeting so many apprentices. graduation of apprentices as well as theEvents like this are all the more welcomedI was thrilled to win a certificate of successful onboarding of new intakes. after such a long time working primarily atachievement during the ceremony in front of home. lots of VIPs, says Lillie. We were delighted to be able to invite friends and family to this inaugural event,The waterfront engineering apprenticeshipHaving spent much of COVID-19 working who were treated to a spectacularscheme includes placements across all SDAfrom home, the ceremony itself was a great performance by HMS Drakes Drums andlocations. Hannan Ahmed, relocated fromopportunity to network with guests and Bugle volunteer band to kick the ceremonyGlasgow to take up the offer of a waterfrontcatch up with fellow apprentices, some of off, with Rear Admiral Paul Halton taking theapprenticeship. whom I havent seen for a while. salute.I joined the SDA because I liked the idea ofStar award Inaugural eventdoing different placements around the UK.A special Student Star Award was also Waterfront Head, Jenny Sandham,My aspiration within the SDA is completingpresented to Danielle Murphy, who was Submarine Availability Improvements Clydemy apprenticeship knowing I will be workingnominated for the award by her peers. Lead, Tom Morton, Engineering Head,with the SDA where the opportunities are Richard McMeekin, and Captain Ian Bartlett,endless.In the nomination they said that Murphy Superintendent Submarines, all delivereddeserves recognition for her selfless enthusiastic speeches at the event.The speakers from different areas of thededication in helping others achieve their SDA really inspired me as they explainedpotential. Rear Admiral Halton, Director Submarinewhere they started and how they built Support, presented the certificate ofthemselves up to higher up, respectableThis embodies the behaviours we deeds to the new intakes, while Sandhamposition. This really motivated me as I couldare looking for within the SDA and presented the certificates of graduation tosee myself doing the same. demonstrates the calibre of our entry talent.the graduating apprentices who have all secured level 1 roles within the SDA. Additional prizes For more information on the SDA Prizes were also presented to Scott Murton,Waterfront Level 3 Engineering Congratulations go to all of the apprenticeswho won the South West Institute ofApprentice Scheme emailand what they have achieved so far, theEngineering Technicians Apprentice of thelorna.stubbs103@mod.gov.uk.'