New Apprentices Polish Their Skills at ASC

New Apprentices Polish Their Skills at ASC

ASC has welcomed 43 new apprentices to its submarine maintenance and shipbuilding business, making its apprenticeship program one of the largest in South Australia.

ASC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Steve Ludlam, said the new intake brings ASC’s total number of apprentices to 130. “ASC is committed to developing skill and talent in our workforce and our apprentice program represents a significant investment in ASC’s future,” said Mr Ludlam. “These apprentices will have the unique opportunity to work on two of the most complex defence programs in Australia – the maintenance of the Collins Class submarines and the construction of the air warfare destroyers.”

Most of the apprentices are based in South Australia, with four apprentices based at ASC’s Western Australia facility. The 43 new apprentices include 18 electrical, 15 fabrication and 10 mechanical apprentices. This year’s intake of apprentices is the third intake recruited directly by ASC through its Apprentice Development Program

“Our program enables us to identify the future trade and technological skills we need, especially in areas where there is a shortage of trades expertise,” Mr Ludlam said.

Mr Ludlam also announced Mr Chris Brodie, a graduating electrical apprentice, as the winner of ASC’s 2012 Alan Saunders Award – presented annually to the apprentice who has demonstrated an outstanding level of initiative while applying a high level of safety awareness and a commitment to ASC values.

Mr Brodie said that committing to an apprenticeship at ASC is both exciting and challenging. “I love knowing that I’m working with technology that can’t be experienced anywhere else in Australia.”

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Press Release, May 22, 2013