South Yorkshire Apprenticeship awards

Former Sheffield Forgemasters boss and judge Dr Graham Honeyman CBE praised the high standard of entries

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00:00I think apprentices are so important and we at Sheffield Forgemaster took on a lot of apprentices.

00:05I think there was something like 10% of the workforce were apprentices at one time.

00:09We managed to get the average age down from about 50 down to 40.

00:14Enthusiastic people and they're the future.

00:17And I think people need a balance really between studying at university and studying as an apprentice.

00:23And I think we're getting it right in the United Kingdom at the moment.

00:26Has it been a tough decision?

00:28An absolute tough decision.

00:30There were so many good people.

00:32I found it very difficult, I have to say.

00:34Some of the apprentices were outstanding.

00:37And I would like to give them all an award because they were that good.

00:42But there's some special people and we'll soon see who they are when it comes up for their awards.