Over one hundred talented new apprentices have started a bright and promising career after passing a rigorous selection process to join SSE’s Modern Apprenticeship programme last month, becoming part of SSE’s 20,000-strong workforce.
Katy Fraser has embarked on her journey with SSE and agreed to share her experience through a regular blog which can be viewed here.
Her first blog entry can also be seen below:
My name is Katy Fraser, I'm 21 years old and I'm from a little town called Aberfeldy. I have just just started my apprenticeship with SSE to become a Wind Turbine Technician.
Before being accepted for this apprenticeship scheme I was working in a local gift shop and wanted a change of career - a job that would challenge me both physically and mentally. My older brother Tom, who works as a Craftsman at Clunie Power Station near Pitclochry, had recommended that I looked in to the SSE apprenticeship programme as he had done it when he left school.
I visited the hydro station and wanted to learn more about the technical side and other types of renewable energy. I looked on the SSE website and was pleased to find that they were looking for apprentices.
I applied and was delighted when I found out that, along with over 50 others in Scotland, I was successful for this year's programme.
My first year will be based at Fife College but I will also be combining my theoretical study with site-based, hands-on experience on site at Griffin wind farm.
I will be posting another blog soon to let you know how I got on in my first week. You can read all my future blogs here.