We would like to Congratulate Liam Hare who is employed by ARUP in Leeds, as he has been awarded the STEGTA Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance in Design and Draughting. Pictured with Liam is STEGTA Training Officer Rick Jones and Mentor for Liam, Ian McManus from ARUP.
We asked Liam how he felt about winning the award:
“I chose a career in engineering design because I have always had a keen eye as well as paid deep interested in the design and construction of things in life. I have always been interested in the way things are designed and why they were designed in that way. Ever since I was a child I used to dismantle my bikes and figure out how to put them back together, purely because I was intrigued on how they were designed and how it all worked.
I believe my passion for engineering design really helped me win the STEGTA Excellence Award. I strive to do the best I can in everything I take part in and it just goes to show that it really does pay off.
I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this award without the support I have had off my employer Arup and my training provider STEGTA. Arup and STEGTA have always provided me with help and support whenever I have needed it. Since working for Arup, I have learnt a lot within the engineering industry and STEGTA guided me through completing my apprenticeship. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank my Mentor Ian McManus and STEGTA Training Officer Rick Jones for their support and guidance throughout my Apprenticeship.
One of my future plans is to keep progressing my education right through to my degree. In the future I strive to become an Electrical Engineer and I will make sure I do what it takes to get there”.
Liam’s Mentor Ian McManus commented:
“Liam joined Arup two years ago as an Electrical Technician Apprentice. Liam is very enthusiastic and has provided an outstanding contribution both to the team and in particular to the ISA steam generation plant project to develop the 3D model. This award is a great achievement and reflects his hard work, commitment to engineering design and Arup”.
Rick Jones commented:
“Liam joined Arup in September 2016 and became an Apprentice with STEGTA. He had already completed 1 year at college and was already half way through a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering (having completed 9 units). In his own admission he hadn’t tried as hard as he felt he could, obtaining a pass level. He registered to complete the remaining units on the Level 3 Diploma in Engineering as required at Leeds City College. His remaining subjects at college he obtained 4 Distinctions as he resat the communication unit, showing that he was capable of achieving the best qualifications.
Since my very first visit, Liam has never ceased to amaze me. Every task he was given, he completed it within the required timescale and the quality of his work was well planned, very neat, and of exceptional quality. Over the period of his apprenticeship, he has gone over previously completed work to add more information and enrich his responses.
Liam is polite, professional, respectful and is an absolute pleasure to work with. His knowledge and experience within work is soaring due to the help and guidance of his department and line manager Ian McManus, and I can only see him going from strength to strength within the industry. A massive well done Liam, well deserved”.