The Apprenticeship Guide and The Future of the High Street

THE APPRENTICESHIP GUIDE

Delphi Technologies Stonehouse ADVANCED ENGINEERING

This US giant is a major business which remains solidly committed to apprenticeships. Annually it takes on around and about 16 new apprentices. Just how much it values signing up the next generation, nurturing them and opening their minds to the world of possibilities within the company can be seen at its annual business awards. This year the firm hired Gloucester Rugby’s 1873 lounge to stage the awards ceremony.

APPRENTICES 2020 TBC Currently 56

“Our apprenticeship programme is vital to the continued success of the business as it is designed to ensure we have skilled engineers of the future at the forefront of our manufacturing base here at Stonehouse.” Shortlisted by GET l

Total Metal Products Drybrook ENGINEERING

Stuart Holmes Salon Cheltenham HAIR SALON “Apprentices for us in our industry are still the hairdressers of tomorrow.We have valuable senior members of our team that started out as apprentices and are still with us today years later. They are a key part to the growth of the business,” Sara Holmes. Shortlisted by Gloucestershire College l

Started by Steven Richards initially as a “machine tool service solution” by its own account it “quickly grew to become a bespoke machine tool supplier to the automotive industry”. While this remains its core business it has also grown into other areas. TMP Group now includes TMP Manufacturing for the supply of aftermarket and low volume manufactured components for the automotive sectors, with customers ranging from OE, Tier 1 & 2. Singled out by Gloucestershire College l

APPRENTICES 2020 1-2 Currently 3

Geometric Manufacturing Tewkesbury ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING

APPRENTICES 2020 TBC Currently 9

The firm takes its training seriously. It currently has nine apprentices in the business, five doing BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering, at Wolverhampton University, day release and at Gloucestershire College two doing HNC Mechanical Engineering, one doing HNC Business, and one doing Level 3, Business, workplace learning. “We hope to recruit more apprentices for our 2019 intake. Apprentices are the lifeblood of any business.Without training and attracting new talent, it’s impossible to grow a successful business, and long term the outlook would be bleak.” Paul Wenham. Shortlisted by Gloucestershire College l