If you’d rather earn while you learn, with a mixture of on-the-job training and college study, leading to a valuable qualification or two at the end of it all, this could be right up your street.
The scheme lasts four years in total. The first year involves full-time, fully funded college study and a factory-based training scheme during vacations, the remainder will see you based on site with day release to college.
Your progress will be overseen by a management sponsor, and you chat informally to your mentor any time you need to. With their support and the benefit of business-specific courses, you will build an excellent all-round knowledge and experience of our whole operation.
As other apprentices have found, we’ll be behind you every step of the way.
The qualifications you’ll gain
During the course of the scheme, you will be working towards achieving a BTEC HNC Engineering qualification. Successful completion of the first year will lead to an NVQ Level 2 in Engineering Foundation and subsequent training, college work and practical experience will contribute towards your NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance.
What happens afterwards
On successful completion of the scheme you will be appointed as a factory-based technician. We’ll work with you to help you build on your skills over the following two years. If you have the ambition and talent, you can look forward to our continued support and encouragement for further progression.
What you’ll need
To begin with, you will need to be 16 or over and have at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent (C grade or higher) including Maths, English and Science. We also look for flexibility, team spirit, imagination, determination and high levels of self-motivation.
Applications now open. The closing date is 19th March 2011.