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ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS SEEKS FUTURE TALENT WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2020 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
04.02.2020 Press Release
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme. Now in its 14th year, the scheme is open to candidates of all ages and backgrounds.
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- Opportunity to join Britain’s most prestigious apprenticeship scheme
- Number of places available on Sir Ralph Robins Degree Apprenticeships doubles for 2020
- Successful applicants develop practical skills alongside world-class craftspeople at the Home of Rolls-Royce and gain nationally-recognised qualifications
- Applications close on 15 March 2020
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce that applications are
now open for its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme. Now in its 14th year,
the scheme is open to candidates of all ages and backgrounds.
Since its launch in 2006, the principal focus of the Rolls-Royce
Apprenticeship programme has been to provide practical training in the
specialist craft skills required to build ‘the best car in the world’.
Apprentices spend two to four years at the Home of Rolls-Royce in
Goodwood, West Sussex, working alongside the company’s world-class
craftspeople in Assembly, Woodshop, Surface Finish, Leathershop, Parts
Quality and Total Vehicle Quality Management.
Many apprentices go on to take up full-time employment with the
company, often progressing to senior supervisory, technical and
management roles. The Programme also enables candidates to acquire
transferable skills, knowledge and qualifications that broaden their
horizons and employment options, through formal vocational study at
local further education colleges.
The programme was expanded in 2019 with the introduction of the
Sir Ralph Robins Degree Apprenticeship. To complement practical
training, candidates study to degree level, including BEng in
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Chichester’s new
Engineering & Digital Technology Park. The number of places on
offer has doubled for 2020.
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars, said, “Our Apprenticeship Programme is one of our greatest
achievements, providing unique professional and personal development
opportunities for talented people. I am delighted that so many of our
previous apprentices are still with us and it is very satisfying to
know that Rolls-Royce trained craftspeople are contributing to the
wider success of British manufacturing.
“Our Degree Apprenticeships were created in 2019 to recognise
the contribution to the business of Sir Ralph Robins, one of
Rolls-Royce’s Non-Executive Directors. The response was phenomenal:
the volume and quality of applications showed that this new pathway
answered a real need.”
All applicants take part in a rigorous selection process
designed to assess their individual strengths, aptitudes, personal
qualities and potential. Successful candidates will join the company
in August 2020.
The launch is timed to coincide with National Apprenticeship
Week (3-7 February 2020). This year’s event is based on the theme
‘Look Beyond’, and celebrates the diversity and value that
apprenticeships bring to employers, apprentices and communities across
England today.
Candidates for all Apprentice positions should apply online.
Applications close on 15 March 2020.