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NAS chief executive visits Flybe's Training Academy

The chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), Simon Waugh, has made his first official visit to the South West since his appointment to visit Flybe's Training Academy at Exeter Airport. Flybe currently has 32 Engineering Apprentices training at the Academy.

Simon Waugh said: "In the current economic climate it is more important than ever that businesses invest in their future. Apprenticeships are a key weapon in increasing a business' competitiveness in the marketplace, not only by providing a highly skilled workforce but also by boosting productivity and staff retention.

"Flybe is a great example of a South West company that is committed to investing in the skill set of its workforce in these challenging economic times and I would very much hope other businesses in the region follow their lead."

In welcoming Mr Waugh to Flybe's Exeter headquarters, the airline's director of safety, quality & training, Simon Witts, highlighted the ways in which Flybe has developed its in-house apprenticeship training with a focus on meeting the particular challenges facing the aviation industry in its ongoing need for highly skilled workers.

He said: "Flybe has bucked the global aviation industry trend by continuing to develop and thrive as a business and one of our key areas of focus has been training to ensure that we have access to a continual supply of highly skilled workers. We hope our successes to date will help encourage other companies to reflect on the many benefits to be gained from developing comprehensive schemes to train their employees."

The National Apprenticeship Service was launched in April 2009. Reporting to the Departments for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), the service is aiming to bring about a significant growth in the number of employers offering Apprenticeships.

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