First Northern Ireland woman to complete NVQ plant at Portadown based training centre

Lesley Cunningham from Cunningham Services Ltd., Roadwork’s Contractor based at Hillsborough, Co. Down is the first lady to complete the NVQ Plant Qualification at ITS Training Centre, based in Portadown.

Lesley says, “I thoroughly enjoyed the NVQ assessment process at ITS, the staff are all so welcoming and helpful and I would like to especially thank Sam and Andy my assessors, for all their professional assistance in achieving my NVQ in the 360 Excavator above and below 5t.” 

The company added “We recognise that Health and Safety training is paramount within today’s challenging Construction Industry and we believe achievements such as Lesley’s creates a safer working environment for our staff and the public and adds Quality to our Company’s profile in attaining and maintaining Contracts.”

Jimmy Cunningham (Director) says “It is great to see women in the Construction Industry seeking Plant and Machinery qualifications and would encourage many more women to give it a go!  I choose ITS every time for our company’s training needs, the staff  are friendly, efficient and always do their utmost to fit our training needs around our busy work schedule and I would like to thank everyone at ITS for their dedication.”

Above Picture - Lesley Cunningham, Cunningham Services and Andy Rankin at ITS