THE APPRENTICESHIP GUIDE
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Majorlift Hydraulic Equipment Wickwar, Wotton-under-Edge
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Nortim Precision Engineering Ltd Stroud ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING “Apprenticeships are vital to preserve the skills we need to keep the business viable. This is especially true as we – along with every other engineering business – are facing a demographic
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Proof that small (relative to some of the county's global firms) can be beautiful too. Established in 1971, privately owned, ISO 9001 certified, this Stroud-based engineering firm is the business many of the household names turn to for quality precision-machined parts. Its customer base is large and loyal. Markets it serves include oil and gas, automotive, pharmaceutical, food and drink, manufacturing, medical, electronic, acoustic, nuclear.Why does it put the same focus onto apprenticeships? Simple: “Because off a shortage of skilled engineers”. Shortlisted by GET l
timebomb as we will lose most of our apprentice trained, skilled staff over the next 10 years, due to the age profile (apprenticeships stopped in the late 1980s…).” Shortlisted by GET l
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Tewkesbury ENGINEERING offer an effective way to increase the capability of our existing workforce and to build a pipeline of skilled people that share the Trelleborg values.”Tony Collingwood, general manager. Shortlisted by GET l 21 APPRENTICES 2020 4 Currently 22 its earliest days. It currently has 20 apprentices with its MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) operation and 25 with its OEM (original equipment manufacturer).“Apprenticeships provide an important mix of theory and practice to develop people to become the future of Safran.” Shortlisted by GET l 22 APPRENTICES 2020 15 Currently 45 The Tewkesbury arm of the global engineering firm currently has 22 people on its apprenticeship programmes, a mixture of full time and people training as part of their normal role.This includes engineering, lean manufacturing, maintenance, HR and finance.As well as taking on four more full time in 2020, it also plans to put another 10 through training alongside their existing roles.“As a growing business, we find that apprenticeship programmes Safran Landing Systems Staverton AEROSPACE French-owned it might be, but this world- leading business’s landing gear operation – the manufacturer and service of – is firmly rooted in Gloucestershire. From its base beside Gloucestershire Airport, it supplies major plane manufacturers all over the world and has been committed to an apprenticeship programme since
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