The Apprenticeship Guide and The Future of the High Street

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Grail Engineering Cinderford ENGINEERING Forest of Dean-based

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Rochling Engineering Plastics (UK) Ltd Quedgeley

APPRENTICES 2020 TBC Currently 5

Grail is a machining, fabrication and maintenance company which also specialises in laser cutting. It has five apprentices in total on its books – four engineers and one in finance. “We invest in apprentices

ENGINEERING With some 6,000 employees this German engineering firm is at the forefront of the development and production of “integrated system solutions in the fields of aerodynamics, propulsion and new mobility”. It has bases at 41 locations on four continents, with its county operations at Waterwells Business Park-based. Shortlisted by GET l

because we want a skilled workforce.With the right training, they can learn the most up-to- date skills.We take them on for five years - and then hopefully keep them for longer. All of which helps keep the company’s skills base as high.” Eric Slater, apprenticeship manager l

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Renishaw Wotton-under-Edge ENGINEERING

APPRENTICES 2020 60+ Currently 144

Ingenious, innovative engineering business

– on a global scale. Training programmes are wide-ranging including embedded electronic

degree apprenticeship and also the new electronics degree, IT, HR and business administration, as well as engineering

apprenticeship degree programmes. “Renishaw is celebrating 40 years of

apprenticeships this year, having recruited apprentices every year since 1979 because of the long-term contribution that they have made to the success of our company. Everywhere that you look in the business, whether engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing, or general management, you will see successful individuals who started with Renishaw as apprentices.” Chris Pockett, head of marketing l

01452 222340 info@tayntons.co.uk www.tayntons.co.uk 8-12 Clarence Street, Gloucester GL1 1DZ

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