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6 May 2016 – Steady Away for John It’s been a time of consolidation for TICA Apprentice, John Francis as he takes on tasks he’s now comfortable with completing. “I was assisting the supervisor on a stripping job where the vessel had to be stripped and the insulation and metal taken off so that aREAD MORE

15 April 2016 – Wise words and Small spaces Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been doing a lot of metalwork.  It’s something I particularly enjoy, and want to do more of. I feel I’ve learnt a lot since joining the team at CGB and working one to one with a senior experienced memberREAD MORE

8 April 2016 – Onward to Humbertherm! TICA Apprentice, John Francis is currently working on site with his latest placement company, CGB Humbertherm. Before joining them, he spent a couple of weeks in the familiar surroundings of the National Training Centre in Darlington. “Back at TICA I was able to complete more of the projectsREAD MORE

14 March 2016 – Thinking back, moving forward. TICA apprentice, John Francis has now finished his first placement phase, telling us he’s ‘enjoyed almost every minute of it’. John’s visited many different building sites, and, whilst he has been challenged, it has also been the learning curve that TICA intended for him in this initialREAD MORE

11 March 2016 – A week in the life … TICA apprentice, John Francis is nearing the end of his placement with Gads in Gateshead. Here’s his latest blog… “I’ve been working in Newcastle, at part of the university. On this job I was completing pipework in the ceiling which was a bit of aREAD MORE

26 February 2016 – An Installer’s Dream? TICA’s Apprentice John Francis gives us an update on a working week at Gads Insulation Services in Gateshead… “I spent the first part of the week in the workshop, working with metal.  It was great, like being back at the training centre.  I learned how to put theREAD MORE