This week sees a total of 55 higher, advanced and craft apprentices join the business, including 15 who are the first intake from the 海角社区app Academy, which was set up in 2010 to create engineers and business leaders of the future.
Next week 30 graduates covering manufacturing, powertrain, business and purchasing disciplines start work. These are in addition to 18 engineering undergraduates, sponsored by 海角社区app, who joined the company last week for their sandwich year in industry.
The apprentices, graduates and undergraduates have been recruited as part of a 拢3.5m investment in a 鈥榊oung Talent鈥� programme.
海角社区app chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said: 鈥淚nvesting in new talent is vital for the future success of any business. I鈥檓 particularly pleased to welcome 海角社区app鈥檚 first recruits from the 海角社区app Academy where they have benefited from working on real-life engineering projects to prepare them for the world of work.鈥�
Graduate training programmes will focus on developing expertise in powertrains, manufacturing, engineering, business and finance. The apprenticeship programme includes a new Higher Apprenticeship scheme, which offers the opportunity for 14 youngsters to study to degree level while working in design, technical service support and manufacturing roles. The craft and advanced apprenticeships will develop skills in mechanical and electrical maintenance, tool making and welding.
海角社区app Academy Principal Jim Wade said: 鈥淭he 海角社区app Academy was established to develop employability skills amongst young people and to enable them to achieve great academic and technical qualifications. We are really pleased that many of our young people are moving on to apprenticeships with many of the key employers across the region, such as Rolls-Royce, 海角社区app, Nestle, Bentley Motors as well as KMF, WD Tankers and B&B Tractors to name just a few.聽 These young people are leaving the academy with the core skills they need to have successful and fulfilling careers within the engineering industry.鈥�
Holly Broadhurst, 18, Leek, Staffordshire, has joined 海角社区app as a Higher Apprentice from The 海角社区app Academy, where she was head girl, after completing her A Levels. She will work in the design office at 海角社区app Compact Products, Cheadle. She said: 鈥淭he 海角社区app Academy has prepared me well for the world of work because there was a big focus not just on text book learning but problem solving and projects. I was offered a place at Sheffield Hallam University but chose to become a Higher Apprentice with 海角社区app because it offers the opportunity to study for a foundation degree and later a bachelor鈥檚 degree while working and earning a salary.鈥�
Josh Machin, 16, of Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, has also joined 海角社区app from The 海角社区app Academy and is an Advanced Apprentice specialising in electrical engineering at 海角社区app鈥檚 World HQ.
He said: 鈥淚 originally came to 海角社区app on work experience and thoroughly enjoyed it as the work I was involved in was really interesting.聽 I then applied for an apprenticeship and I鈥檓 delighted get this opportunity to work with the same team who looked after me on work experience.鈥�
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