Three apprentices from Belfast City Airport’s High Flyers Apprenticeship Programme have successfully graduated and will continue to enhance their newfound skills, as members of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service.
The apprentices displayed their firefighting skills, which were developed through the programme, at an official graduation ceremony at the Airport Fire Station with their families in attendance.
The apprentices displayed their firefighting skills, which were developed through the programme, at an official graduation ceremony at the Airport Fire Station with their families in attendance.
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00:00Well we're here today to celebrate the graduation ceremony for our three apprentices that have
00:09worked very hard to get to this position where they can now show their skills off to their loved
00:14ones. The High Flyers programme was a learning curve. The training was very intense and it was
00:21challenging at times but it was such an incredible experience. I got to do things I never thought I
00:26would get to do and I couldn't have done it without the support and help from the other firefighters
00:30and the officers. I'd absolutely recommend it to anyone who's thinking about it. Don't doubt
00:37yourself. If you've got the desire, you've got the ability to do it. It's been amazing.
00:44Really good, yeah. Challenging at times but like always enjoyable. My crew's great,
00:50the camaraderie between us is great. Good crack, good fun, but also like good experience, good teachers,
00:58getting to grow and develop. I've tried three times getting here so it's a dream come true really,
01:03so happy tonight. My dad and my brother were in fire service so that's kind of why I joined,
01:10you know, kind of wanted to be like them. It's been a really great experience,
01:14you know, very rewarding. It's been a lot of hard work as well. We've learned a lot of new skills,
01:19especially over the start of a very short period of time, but they're just skills that will stick
01:23by us for the rest of our lives really. The High Flyers apprenticeship, you know,
01:26if you think you're interested in the fire service, I would really recommend it.