Manufacturing organisation urges employers to increase take up of apprentices

Manufacturers organisation, EEF, has called on businesses in the region to increase their take up of new apprentices.

Manufacturing and engineering companies such as Rolls-Royce, Ibstock, Mondelez, Automated Technology Group and Voith Industrial Services are amongst those to have tapped into the organisation’s training centre in Aston.

The call comes as young people from across the area are set to find out how they have fared in their GCSEs and A-levels.

Many of them are now looking at the apprenticeship route to training because it will provide them with a career without crippling them financially with student loans.

Neil Withey, EEF Technology Training Centre Director, Apprentice & Skills said an apprenticeship was a viable career option, with more and more young people taking them up.

Many students are able to join apprenticeships post-GSCE or post A-level depending on individual situations, with many going on to attain a degree through the apprenticeship route.

Mr Withey said: “EEF has a strong record of supporting manufacturing and engineering apprentices, working closely with many firms across the region and around the UK.

“As apprenticeship numbers continue to increase, we would ask local manufacturers and engineering companies to consider taking on an apprentice for September working with EEF.”