Please welcome Catherine Davies, Technical Service Manager in Earth Sciences, who joins the Apprenticeship Programme management team today.

She will provide a ‘Pastoral Support’ service that gives help and support to apprentices as well as providing information, advice and guidance.  The aim is to identify any concerns or issues at the earliest possible opportunity and remove any barriers to learning which may be preventing our apprentices from reaching their potential.

Catherine will also lead on our ‘Sustainability’ agenda. In the first instance this involves apprentices being part of the green impact lab teams. They will assist both Catherine and laboratory managers as project assistants (GIPA), learning about management of laboratory processes such as fume cupboards and safe use/storage of chemicals. After sufficient training and experience they will become ‘green impact’ auditors for the University.

Colin.