Thinking about an electrical apprenticeship? Tips from the top – Tip 5
Posted by: electime 11th February 2022
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from senior directors at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector.
Name: Robin Whitehead
Job title: CEO
Qualified as an electrician via the apprenticeship route: 1991
How to progress your career?
“Have purpose in everything you do, work hard, and don’t turn down opportunities to expand your knowledge, even if you’re unsure of how the opportunity will turn out.
“For example, when I initially joined the business, I was asked to expand my project delivery experience on process control schemes. By being given the opportunity to work closely with our Technology division’s engineering team, it helped to expand my knowledge and build confidence, which led to me eventually running this part of the business ahead of me being appointed CEO of the wider organisation in 2021.”
