Presenting an Ambitious Young Female Engineer Daisy Carter with an award on behalf of The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Training Provider Network (GBSTPN) was Pathway Group CEO and Co-Founder Safaraz Ali.
Daisy was Nominated alongside other impressive young professionals in the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category. A total of 41 young professionals were nominated in 13 different categories for the 10th Annual’ Future Faces’ Awards organised by the young professional arm of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) held at the International Convention Centre (ICC).
The Future Faces Awards evening attracted an audience of more than 400 people. The awards aim at recognising and celebrating the contributions of young professionals inspiring change across different sectors within the West Midlands, and GBSTPN sponsored the apprenticeship category.
Safaraz Ali is a leading supporter and member of GBSTPN, a select group of C-suite Executives with a common interest in government-funded training programmes such as Traineeships and Apprenticeships, which have been established since the 1990s.
The Network is there to assist providers in collaborating on regional, collective action strategies, represent shared interests and organises joint careers events.
Daisy Carter pursued a role as Engineering Rail Technician after completing her A levels in Mathematics, Biology and English Literature.
Daisy decided to pursue an Apprenticeship in a traditionally male-dominated sector of Rail Engineering and has become an inspiration to young girls and terrific addition to the growing number of women in Engineering.
In the sixth form, she decided that she should pursue further learning in a professional workplace environment as opposed to attending University. So she went down the apprenticeship route with the International Engineering group Jacobs. She now produces design drawings for the High Speed 2 Rail project using 2D and 3D modelling and is ambitious to become an Incorporated Engineer with the Institute for Civil Engineers (ICE).
Daisey Carter is presented with her award by Safaraz Ali, on behalf of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Leaning Providers Network, with the host for the evening, Gemma Hill from Heart FM (left), adding her congratulations.
‘I am very proud and privileged to present this award to Daisy, as Daisy is a clear role model for many. Time and time again, we have found that the best way to promote apprenticeships is through leading apprentices such as Daisy, who represents all that apprenticeships stand for.’
– Safaraz Ali, CEO of Pathway Group