apprentices

Bentley announces largest-ever intake

Bentley Motors has announced the company’s biggest-ever intake of trainees for 2022. It will invite 113 new recruits to company’s Crewe headquarters in a phased recruitment. The future talent will […]

SMMT commits £100k to apprentice fund

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has earmarked £100,000 to support businesses employing apprentices. The SMMT’s Charitable Trust Fund has re-launched the SMMT Apprentice Support Programme, which comes […]

Thatcham Research unveils award winners

Thatcham Research has announced the winners of its Apprentice and Apprentice Mentor of the Year Awards. The awards recognise new talent joining the industry as well as the long-standing contribution […]

Chancellor extends job support packages

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £500m jobs support package, which includes incentives for hiring apprentices. The £3,000 bonus to employers for hiring new apprentices ended in September, but […]

Thatcham Research welcomes 2021 intake

Thatcham Research has announced that more than 150 apprentices will join its programme this year. The first 35 started on Monday, with a second group due to join at the […]

SYNETIQ launches groundbreaking apprenticeship

Apprentices from Doncaster have commenced the UK’s first ever metal recycling operative apprenticeship with SYNETIQ, the country’s leading integrated vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling business. They start a 12-month training programme taking part in a […]

Bentley welcomes largest ever intake

Bentley has welcomed its largest ever intake of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates, with 112 new recruits joining the 4,000-strong Crewe-based workforce. As part of a phased introduction, 39 apprentices and […]

Enterprise to fund apprenticeship training

Enterprise is inviting repairers from its approved network to apply for a funding grant to contribute to the cost of training apprentices. The company was one of the first in […]

School of Thought educates Motor Show visitors

The School of Thought was at the British Motor Show last weekend to promote the career opportunities within the automotive industry to young people, parents and guardians. Andrew Marsh, Richard […]

AutoRaise supports apprentice levy transfers

AutoRaise has supported Saint Gobain in transferring more than £125,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy funding to repairers. The Levy Transfer programme enables larger, levy-paying corporations to fulfil their corporate social […]

Bentley launches diversity talent search

Bentley Motors is partnering with social mobility charity Speakers for Schools to deliver a range of virtual work experiences for over 500 young people. The work experience opportunities, which are available […]