LEIDOS GRADUATES AND APPRENTICES IN SCOTTISH CHALLENGE WIN
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n more good news, Leidos graduates and apprentices are winners of the Association for Project Management 2020 Scotland Challenge, that recognises their skills and work with the charity, Achieve More Scotland. The nine-month competition tests the skills of up-and-coming project managers by challenging them to create and deliver a project to benefit their chosen charity. The winning team Catherine Fevre, Callum Harley, Jen Clelland, Vickie McArthur, and Euan Brady – created a project aimed at collecting sportswear and equipment for Achieve More Scotland, which organises sports and activities for young people. As part of Leidos’ graduate and apprenticeship programme, the team began the challenge in October 2019 collecting donations at Skypark. Donation bins were placed in gyms and leisure centres across the City however, their efforts were cut short by Covid-19 and the closure of all sports facilities.
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Team Project Manager Catherine Fevre said: “We got off to a great start with the challenge and received lots of great donations, including a skateboard and kit for a full netball squad. We had just organised our branded donation bins and made agreements with lots of gyms and leisure centres when lockdown happened, and they all closed. “But we quickly adapted and instead organised virtual fitness classes to raise funds for Achieve More Scotland. The challenge may be over, but we plan to continue supporting the charity and will have our donation bins in gyms and leisure centres as soon as they reopen in Scotland.” Matt Bruce-Kingsmill, Scotland Chair of APM, said: “This is a fantastic achievement. The team has worked hard and delivered. I admire their achievements throughout the competition, along with adapting to changing deadlines and deliverables brought about by Covid-19. The judges were all really impressed with Team Leidos’ reports and presentations”. www.leidos.com
