Aidan Collins has completed a cyber security apprenticeship and won a permanent role with Indelible Data at just 19 years of age.
Aidan joined the company straight from West Coast Sixth Form in Workington, Cumbria, with a passion to pursue a career in the cyber sector.
He has accepted a permanent job as a Cyber Compliance Technician and aims to become an assessor for the government’s Cyber Essentials scheme within 18 months.
He added: “Working in a small company is good because I feel like I matter and am an important part of the team.”
Tom Boughton, 21, started his Cyber Security Level 4 apprenticeship with the company at the same time as Aidan and has accepted a permanent role as a Cyber Security Technician.
He moved from Leeds to start 
He said: “To finish my apprenticeship feels like a mixture of happiness, accomplishment and relief. It was unexpected moving to Cumbria but getting paid to work and study and not ending up with a student debt is worth it.
“Quite a lot of my friends went to university and they are finishing degrees now and trying to get work experience, which is really difficult.
“I feel really lucky but I’ve worked really hard to get here.”
Managing Director Tony Wilson said: “it is hard finding cyber security experts in Cumbria so we embarked on an apprenticeship programme to grow and nurture our own talent.
“Tom and Aidan are great additions to our team.”
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