11 www.preston.ac.uk DIDAR LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE TECHNICIAN LEVEL 3 AT BOWKER BMW APPRENTICE PROFILE ” “ Didar is in his third year of the automotive technologies apprenticeship with Bowker Ribble Valley in Osbaldeston. Didar came to the UK from Iraq six years ago. Unable to speak any English, he enrolled onto the Preston College ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ course. Working from Entry 2 to Entry 3, he then enrolled onto the Level 1 Automotive programme. He started his Level 3 apprenticeship with Bowker Ribble Valley after completion of this course. Didar says: “When I enrolled at Preston College I could barely say ‘hi’ and ‘bye’. But everything has taken off since then. I chose automotive technology because I hoped it would offer me important transferable skills. “I am studying a practical course. The support I enjoy at Preston College helps. But it makes a big difference when you combine it with the first-hand experience at Bowker. It is a great way to develop my learning by watching and speaking to colleagues too.”
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