In-Comm turns to virtual learning as part of Covid-19 response One of the UK’s leading training providers has developed a new way of making sure apprentices are able to continue their learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
Erodex takes on another apprentice amid aerospace sector growth Halesowen-based aerospace supplier Erodex Tooling Solutions has taken on an additional apprentice design engineer, taking the total number recruited to six within the past 18 months.
Siemens announces first job opportunities for Goole rail site Siemens has announced the first trainee roles for its new rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. The 12 apprenticeships will be among the first of up to 700 jobs…
Advanced manufacturing institute awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize Prince Charles has presented the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering (AME) with the highest honour in UK higher education.
Focus on skills and net zero in new Government budget – CBI Ahead of Sajid Javid’s budget this week, the CBI has released its set of policy recommendations that highlight skills, net zero, innovation and infrastructure.
Apprentice interviews Mazak's managing director UK & Ireland sales Yamazaki Mazak is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by allowing the company’s current crop of young engineering talent to turn the tables on the senior management and interview them on their…
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars doubles its apprenticeship intake in 2020 The number of places on offer at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' apprenticeship programme has doubled this year – and applications are open now.
Apprenticeships forge the way ahead for an innovative, global Britain As National Apprenticeship Week begins, Make UK is celebrating the success of manufacturing apprenticeships, which are providing a much needed skills boost for the sector.
Open day set to attract hundreds of potential apprentices Hundreds of young people looking for a career in engineering and manufacturing are set to descend on Aldridge next month as part of a special open day.
Robotics apprentice at MTC is SEMTA Skills Awards nominee An MTC apprentice is in the running for a top award after being shortlisted for apprentice of the year in the SEMTA Skills Awards 2020.
Bentley is hiring for its award-winning apprenticeship scheme Luxury car maker Bentley Motors has opened applications for its 76-strong apprentice, undergraduate and graduate intake for 2020.
Apprenticeships are available at BMW's UK manufacturing sites BMW has opened applications to become an apprentice at the company's UK manufacturing operations in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall.
BAE Systems to recruit a record number of apprentices in 2020 BAE Systems says it will recruit more than 800 apprentices in the UK in 2020 – the highest number ever recruited – across its air, maritime, land and cyber divisions.
New Government urged to use employer-led approach to skills crisis Bekki Phillips, managing director at In-Comm Training, highlights how the incoming Government must embrace an employer-led approach to skills.
Prince Charles welcomes new approach to fill engineering skills gap Prince Charles has met representatives from the NMiTE (New Model in Technology and Engineering) initiative, which aims to become a new kind of engineering university in Hereford.
West Midlands Mayor pledges renewed support for apprentices Encouraging companies to continue investing in apprentices was on the agenda when the Mayor of the West Midlands visited a training provider last week.
A record intake of apprentices to join the MTC in 2020 The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has said it will be taking on more than 200 apprentices for its 2020 intake, a new record for the organisation.
Bentley hires 93 new trainees to its UK business Bentley Motors has hired 93 new trainees to its UK business, consisting of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates.
Are manufacturing apprenticeships the route to top jobs? An audience of young people at specialist engineering and manufacturing college UTC Leeds have received advice on working in the city’s manufacturing sector.
Rolls-Royce engineer wins IMechE Apprentice of the Year Zeba Kazi Osmani, a manufacturing engineering apprentice at Rolls-Royce in Birmingham, has won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)’s Apprentice of the Year 2019 Award.
The apprenticeship levy needs reform – here’s four ways to improve it Urgent steps must be taken to reform the apprenticeship levy so that firms can offer more high-quality training needed for business growth.
Rolls-Royce takes on record number of apprentices A record number of apprentices have joined Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ award-winning programme for 2019.
Survey: Parents think apprenticeships provide better job prospects than uni degrees A new survey in England has found 59% of parents think apprenticeships provide better job prospects than a university degree.
Hainbuch UK takes on apprentice technical sales engineer Staffordshire-based workholding technology specialist Hainbuch UK has taken on its first ever apprentice – Jacob Machin from South Staffs College.
