The mechatronics specialist is looking to address the skills shortage "by providing existing and new workers with access to continuous development courses, technical training and support with soft skills".
This investment, which has been supported by a £1.49m grant from the Government's new Skills Fund, has been channelled into developing flexible training to support the business, incorporating new E-learning stations, employing specialist trainers and creating modular training cells. Staff can now gain the skills they are going to need to work on current and future platforms.
The Academy will also play a pivotal role in driving the firm's approach to graduates, apprentices and interns, with 25 currently employed and a further 20 due to start in 20, most sourced from nearby schools, colleges and universities.
"We have more than doubled the size of our operations in Coventry over the last eighteen months, taking on another 200 people and opening two additional sites in the City," said Ruth Owen, HR director at Brose UK.
"This growth comes with its own set of challenges and we are continually looking at new ways to develop existing members of staff and also ensure that the new people joining us fit seamlessly into the Brose culture of teamwork and world class manufacturing."
The Training Academy will identify and develop specific training for each member of staff, whether leadership and management, technical upskilling or even learning best practice manufacturing techniques on the modular cells the company has set up.
