A 19-year-old ATV apprentice with a Scottish Suzuki dealership has won a prestigious national award for his ‘outstanding’ performance during training.


Nobuo Suyama, Managing Director for Suzuki GB, Apprentice, Dillan Macaskill, and Denis Houston, Director Aftersales, Suzuki GB

Dillan Macaskill from Dingwall, in North Scotland, who has worked at the Frank Nicol Suzuki Dealership for two years, beat rivals from across Britain to the title of Outstanding 2nd Year Apprentice of the Year after completing Suzuki’s rigorous ATV training programme with flying colours.

Suzuki’s 3-year Motorcycle Apprenticeship Programme, which has included the ATV network since 2006, is a nationally recognised qualification for technicians coming into the industry.

Dillan is one of around 100 apprentices currently training with Suzuki across all its products and specialisms. Each year, outstanding apprentices are recognised for the dedication and exceptional standards they display while training.

Dillan said, "It was great to know that all my hard work has paid off! My apprenticeship combines work at the dealership with travelling to the Suzuki college in Doncaster for training, followed by tests based on what I have learned while training and the work I have undertaken at the dealership.

"To be named as ‘outstanding’ is great. The training I have received during my apprenticeship has been great along with getting loads of experience at the dealership, and this award gives me even more of a good starting point for a career in the industry."