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Unite welcomes JLR intake of skilled apprentices

3 February 2012

Unite has welcomed the news that Jaguar Land Rover is to recruit its largest ever intake of apprentices in its 2012 training programme.

The programme will consist of 109 advanced apprenticeships and for the first time 24 higher apprentices, which will lead towards a series of NVQs as well as a degree.

Tony Burke, Unite assistant general secretary, said: “This is great news for the motor industry in the UK and also for those young people who will be training to become the skilled engineers of tomorrow.

“Unite is especially pleased at the number of apprentices being recruited and that they will be both advanced and higher level apprenticeships.

“This is very much in line with Unite's call on the government to boost the manufacturing sector. The UK desperately needs more highly skilled workers to avoid skills shortages in the future. One way of achieving this is through the provision of high quality and gold standard advanced apprenticeships.

“With youth unemployment at a record high, we now want to see more companies and industries follow JLR's lead and offer more quality apprenticeships for young people.”



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