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Petroc Apprentice is a real bright Spark

Petroc student, Matt Stoneman has been named as the region’s Sparks Expo UK Apprentice Electrician of the Year 2011.

The 20-year-old, from Willand, is an Electrical Installations Apprentice, based at the College’s Tiverton Campus.

He won the South West regional heat, which was held at Cornwall College, last month. The competition involved a timed practical task using wiring, lighting and power circuits, and the completion of a question paper.

After all work was judged and scrutinised by chief judge Tony Cable of NICEIC (the UK electrical contracting industry’s independent voluntary body), it was decided that out of the 11 competitors, Matt was first.

He is now going forward to the National Final at the Sparks Expo exhibition at Swindon College on May 11 and 12, 2011.

Matt is a former Uffculme School student. He is currently employed by MJW Electrical and is in the second year of his Electrical Apprenticeship.

He recently completed his City and Guilds 2230 Level 2 qualification which will allow him to progress within the Electro Technical Industry whilst also finishing his Apprenticeship.

In addition to this success, Matt has also been recognised as Petroc’s Best Performance Work Based Learning Year 1 Student for 2009/2010.

To find out more about Apprenticeships at Petroc, call the Hub on 01884 235330.