Siemens and Kier announce hundreds of apprenticeships
5 March 2014
Engineering firm Siemens says it intends to create 160 apprenticeships this year, a 10% rise on 2013.
Wed, 5 Mar 2014Engineering firm Siemens says it intends to create 160 apprenticeships this year, a 10% rise on 2013.
The apprenticeships are across its four sectors: energy, industry, healthcare, and infrastructure and cities.
Siemens HR director Toby Peyton-Jones says: “Apprenticeships truly deliver results - for the employer, for the apprentice and above all for the economy and society as part of overall industrial strategy to provide well-trained and industry-ready employees."
The range of opportunities on offer include the new rail training academy which has been developed collaboratively by Siemens and NSARE (National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering), and the Employer Ownership of Skills (EOS) pilot programme fund, which is a joint initiative with BMW Mini offering advanced apprenticeships, as well as rolling out training to Siemens Magnet Technology's supply chain.
There are now more than 400 apprentices on the company’s apprenticeship programme.
Meanwhile as National Apprenticeship Week continues, construction, services and property group Kier announced it is to create around 130 apprenticeships over the next 12 months as part of a nationwide expansion of its training programme.
The new apprenticeship positions will build on the existing programmes offered by Kier through its construction, property and services divisions, which cover trades including: carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, utility management, vehicle maintenance, plastering, painting and decorating.
The apprenticeships are across its four sectors: energy, industry, healthcare, and infrastructure and cities.
Siemens HR director Toby Peyton-Jones says: “Apprenticeships truly deliver results - for the employer, for the apprentice and above all for the economy and society as part of overall industrial strategy to provide well-trained and industry-ready employees."
The range of opportunities on offer include the new rail training academy which has been developed collaboratively by Siemens and NSARE (National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering), and the Employer Ownership of Skills (EOS) pilot programme fund, which is a joint initiative with BMW Mini offering advanced apprenticeships, as well as rolling out training to Siemens Magnet Technology's supply chain.
There are now more than 400 apprentices on the company’s apprenticeship programme.
Meanwhile as National Apprenticeship Week continues, construction, services and property group Kier announced it is to create around 130 apprenticeships over the next 12 months as part of a nationwide expansion of its training programme.
The new apprenticeship positions will build on the existing programmes offered by Kier through its construction, property and services divisions, which cover trades including: carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, utility management, vehicle maintenance, plastering, painting and decorating.
