by Kyle Molyneux | Thu 28 Nov 2019
JCB apprenticeship and graduate training
Applications for JCB’s 2020 apprenticeship and graduate training programmes are set to open in December, the manufacturer has revealed.
Illustrating the success of these programmes, Louise Meredith, 21 (pictured), scooped the title of Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year at the finals of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) Awards in London last night (Wednesday, November 27th) just weeks after winning the regional final. Louise, a Design Engineer in the Loadall division at JCB World Headquarters, in Rocester, said: “I’m passionate about apprenticeships and undertaking a degree / higher apprenticeship has been a fantastic way to start my career, so to win this national award is just amazing. I still can’t believe I’ve been recognised in this way.”
The NAS Awards proved a big success for JCB apprentices as Quality Engineer Tom Lomas, 21, from Cheadle, was also highly commended at the same ceremony in the National Advanced Apprentice of the Year category just weeks after he was named Regional Advanced Apprentice of the Year. Tom works JCB Earthmovers, in Cheadle.
Louise and Tom are part of a group JCB apprentices who are proving they are in a class of their own when it comes to winning awards. JCB World HQ Business Degree Apprentice Elena Newbrook, 20, of Nantwich, Cheshire has won the Regional Make UK Business Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star award and Morgan Smith, 21, of Handforth, Cheshire has scooped Regional Make UK Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Final Year. Degree Apprentice Morgan is a Hydraulics Design Engineer at JCB Heavy Products, Uttoxeter. Elena and Morgan will now represent the region in the National Make UK Awards on January 29th, 2020.
In addition, two JCB apprentices were highly commended on the Make UK awards shortlist. In the Midlands awards Engineering Degree Apprentice Chris Owen, 19, of Newcastle-under-Lyme who specialises in Electrical Engineering, and Olivia Pearch, 19, of Derby who is a Business Degree Apprentice at JCB Power Systems were honoured.
JCB now has more than 400 young people on its apprenticeship, undergraduate and graduate training programmes. Visit www.jcb.com/about/careers for more details.
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