Apprenticeships at Preston’s College

ROI Solutions at Preston's College is the largest apprenticeship provider in the local area, delivering a range of frameworks and specialist standards to suit both levy and non-levy organisations across a wide range of industries and sectors.

Case study: Leyland Trucks

Preston's College was recently named training provider for 24 new engineering apprentices in partnership with Leyland Trucks.

The apprentices are the first major cohort the college is training following introduction of the apprenticeship levy.

The apprentices are studying Level 2 Manufacturing Engineering over the next 12 to 18 months with progression opportunities available onto advanced and higher apprenticeship study.

Leyland Trucks operates from one of Europe’s most advanced truck assembly facilities. The company, employing 900 people, manufactures the full range of DAF product, of which approximately 35 per cent is exported to all European Union markets and the wider world.

Keith Middlebrough, senior business relationship manager at Preston's College, said: “The 24 apprenticeships highlight Leyland Trucks’ commitment to training the next generation of Lancashire engineers.

“It is great to see that Leyland Trucks has embraced the apprenticeship levy and is utilising its allocation to its full potential. However, lots of large organisations aren’t yet utilising their levy pots, ultimately missing out on the opportunity to upskill existing members of staff or recruit new apprentices.”

Ivan Shearer, HR director at Leyland Trucks, added: “We have a long standing partnership with Preston's College and are pleased to be able to work with them to develop the next generation of engineers, technicians and assembly operators at our facility.  

“Apprenticeships continue to be an important component of our resourcing strategy and we intend to utilise the levy fully to develop further training schemes and entry routes into the business.”

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