ATG Training Graduation Certificates. Ready for the Ceremony

With many sporting world events occurring this week you would be forgiven for believing that the world was interested in nothing else.

Well this might have been the case in many parts of England on Wednesday when World Cup fever gripped large parts of this green and pleasant land. It could have also been true that the world was watching the longest professional tennis match in a Grand Slam tournament which eventually ended on Thursday, July 24, after lasting for 11 hours and 5 minutes. The match carried out for three days and both John Isner and Nicolas Mahut were exhausted. And yet another event – which on other days would have made the sporting news – was England beating Australia at cricket.

And whilst many of the ATG Training team had an interest in one or all of these occurrences, the Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday took precedent. It was so pleasing to see such a large number of students qualify and receive their certificates from The Chief Executive of Aylesbury Vales District Council – Janet Blake. In the audience were family, friends and employers, all of whom applauded the marvelous achievement of the students.

Wednesday saw the first of the double header Open Days. With the event running from 2pm to 6pm, just at the time that England’s crunch game in the World cup was being played, there was concern at the Future Centre that we would not have visitors. So it was with some surprise that so many young people visited to enquire about the apprenticeship opportunities starting in August.

ATG Training opened its doors again on the Thursday, with yet more young people seeking advice and guidance on their future career.

Now with funding rules changing, this could be the last time that Programme Led Apprenticeship are available, so it is pleasing to note that many young people and their parents can see perhaps the last opportunity to gain training with government funding assistance.