{"id":1822,"date":"2026-04-09T08:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:40","slug":"vital-energi-apprentice-scoops-top-bursary-opens-up-world-of-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1822","title":{"rendered":"Net Zero Apprentice Scoops Top Bursary &#038; Opens Up A World of Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Vital Energi working with Enviroenergy on Long-Term Future of Nottingham District Heat Network<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vital Energi\u2019s Building Services apprentice, Ibrahim Qadir is set for a 23,000km globe-trotting research project after winning the prestigious Ken Dale Travel Bursary from CIBSE.\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Vital Energi working with Enviroenergy on Long-Term Future of Nottingham District Heat Network \"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/ilvdwcoy\/picture2.jpg\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/vital-energi-apprentice-scoops-top-bursary-opens-up-world-of-engineering\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vital Energi working with Enviroenergy on Long-Term Future of Nottingham District Heat Network \"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/ilvdwcoy\/picture2.jpg\"><meta property=\"og:image:alt\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Vital Energi\u2019s Building Services apprentice, Ibrahim Qadir is set for a 23,000km globe-trotting research project after winning the prestigious Ken Dale Travel Bursary from CIBSE.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim won the bursary after delivering a presentation on his research proposal which will investigate the different approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning in the building services industry.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim will now travel to Singapore, The United Arab Emirates and Sweden, where he will meet a range of people, visit projects and study how AI is implemented in differing climates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/koboxqcv\/ibrahim-qadir.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133311238636500000\" alt=\"Ibrahim Qadir\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Ibrahim Qadir is the recipient of the Ken Dale Travel Bursary from CIBSE.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">We\u2019re thrilled that Ibrahim now has this opportunity to travel. We encourage all our Net Zero apprentices to network, look at things from a variety of perspectives and embrace new approaches and through this bursary he has the opportunity to enjoy a range of experiences which will give him a far greater understanding of the building services industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Jenny Jackson, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Resources Manager &#8211; Vital Energi<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Upon his return to the UK, Ibrahim will produce a paper summarising his findings and present it at the President&#8217;s Prize Dinner in London in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Ken Dale Travel Bursary offers young building services engineers the chance to experience technical, economic, environmental, social and political conditions in other countries, and to examine how these factors affect the practice of building services engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">We\u2019re delighted that Ibrahim has won this prestigious award, which will be a big positive for the department. We\u2019re looking forward to hearing about his findings, cascading some of the information throughout the company and hopefully there will be things we can integrate going forwards so that we can continue to offer our clients the best possible solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Lee Moran, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Design Director \u2013 Operations <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Vital Energi working with Enviroenergy on Long-Term Future of Nottingham District Heat Network Vital Energi\u2019s Building Services apprentice, Ibrahim Qadir is set for a 23,000km globe-trotting research project after winning the prestigious Ken Dale Travel Bursary from CIBSE. 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