Bentley backs apprenticeships
Upmarket car maker Bentley has been working to promote manufacturing apprenticeships and careers at its Crewe factory, focussing on the value and contribution good apprenticeships make to companies and the UK economy at large.
Bentley, a part of the Volkwagen group and a London 2011 sponsor, has made skills and apprenticeships a major theme in and around its Crewe factory over the last three weeks helping to raise awareness of manufacturing and the range of career opportunities. Last week it hosted an expert seminar on 'Value of Apprenticeships'.
Personnel director Christine Gaskell said good quality apprenticeship schemes were the bedrock of Bentley's future. "If companies such as Bentley are to remain internationally competitive, we have to attract the best young people and give them a training programme that allows them to flourish."
Alongside the event, three of Bentleys' apprentices (pictured), Paul Alcock, Maintenance Technician, Marcus Gorvin, Technical Support Craft Apprentice, and Reece Jenks, Tool Room Craft Apprentice, showcased their skill levels having created a fully functioning mini moto.
