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While Lord Sugar continues to fire his apprentices in the popular BBC show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been busy hiring its latest batch of recruits for its own highly-successful apprentice programme. Forty-five new apprentices recently joined Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Apprentice Programme, and were formally welcomed into the Volkswagen Group at the annual induction event at […]
Jaguar Land Rover is set to invest £450 million to expand its Engine Manufacturing Centre. Total investment in the site, which opened a year ago, now stands at £1bn making it the most significant new automotive manufacturing facility to be built in the UK in the last decade. The EMC is home to the high […]
BMW Group UK has welcomed its 2015 intake of apprentices at its UK MINI and BMW production sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham. It is also celebrating the first success of its Girls Go Technical programme with four female apprentices joining the company’s apprenticeship scheme as a direct result of having participated […]
Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket, is set to open its ninth supersite in Birtley in November 2015. The nine-acre site, close to J61 of the A1, will house 500 new and low mileage nearly new vehicles with quick access to a further 4,000 vehicles in group stock. Motorpoint is investing over £5m developing the […]
A new Audi website designed to attract the best young talent in the UK to the premium brand famed for its engineering and technological ingenuity has launched this week. Visitors to www.audi-ap.co.uk will be able to absorb a wealth of information on the sought-after Audi apprenticeship programme, from real-life case studies and career development opportunities […]
An Isuzu Truck Apprenticeship offers many advantages. Alongside achieving several nationally recognised qualifications, the programme offers some great additional benefits to both the employer and the Apprentice. One of the main benefits of the Apprentice Technician programme is Isuzu’s Apprentice tool kit offer. Starting up as a technician can require a huge investment in tools […]
Nissan is recruiting over 25 new apprentices to bolster the workforce at its Sunderland plant in the UK. The company’s five year maintenance technician scheme is widely recognised as one of the best in the industry. Once apprentices have completed their training, they’ll be responsible for keeping Nissan’s production line running smoothly 24 hours a […]
University engineering students across Europe now have the chance to land the career opportunity of a lifetime in Formula One, as Infiniti announces the launch of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. Now in its second year, the one-of-a-kind global search for the world’s best up-and-coming engineering undergraduates offers the unique opportunity to work with […]
Kwik Fit has announced 200 new apprenticeship roles to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2015. The roles are being offered across the UK, providing an opportunity for local youths aged 16-18 primarily an apprenticeship close to home. Kwik Fit has trained more than 1,800 people under its current apprenticeship programme. Over the last 15 years the scheme […]
In what is brilliant news for the UK, Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to create 1,300 jobs in 2015. This coincides with the confirmation of a Jaguar SUV (more details to follow on Car Articles over the next few days) which will be, we have no doubt, a huge commercial sales success. The Jaguar performance […]