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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 18, 2008

Novel scheme enables AM Recruitment is to sponsor apprenticeships for its sister company Richard Alan Engineering at the Group base in Dewsbury.

Huddersfield-based AM Recruitment has evolved a strategy for overcoming the engineering skills shortage in the north and at the same time, has addressed the problem of validating the skills of potential applicants before they are sent to prospective employers.

One strategy at AM Recruitment is to sponsor apprenticeships for its sister company Richard Alan Engineering at the Group base in Dewsbury.

"The ever increasing skills shortage affecting the UK means that we are struggling to meet the exact requirements of engineering companies in the north of England", says Tracey Johnson, MD of AM Recruitment.

"Of course, the "quick fix" for this situation is to source workers from eastern Europe.

However, this does little for local employment, especially young people.

Our solution, therefore, is to train people through accredited apprenticeships.

This will benefit prospective employers greatly, as they will know that candidates for apprenticeships are thoroughly trained and really know the technicalities of the jobs for which they are applying".

"We are unique in being able to pursue this strategy, as we are part of the Richard Alan Group in Dewsbury.

The Group is active right across the engineering and services spectrum, including industrial cleaning systems, outsourced site maintenance, specialist dosing equipment, electrical and instrumentation, steelwork, vessels, tanks and process equipment, scaffolding, high precision machining, industrial gearboxes, pumps and motors, and the manufacture of hydraulic equipment".

"The breadth of engineering disciplines available from Richard Alan is ideal to give our apprentices the broad based engineering experience that they require to succeed.

The apprentices have the added benefit of being able to work in the many areas of engineering available at the Dewsbury works.

The apprenticeships are being conducted in association with Huddersfield Technical College.

The first five apprentices trained under the new scheme are already in place at Richard Alan.

They are 18 - year-old Hasib Mughal from Batley, 17-year-old Jack Spencer from Heckmondwike, 16-year-old Tom Wightman from Cleckheaton, 17-year-old Gareth Richardson from Cleckheaton and 19-year-old David Pullen from Brighouse.

"We feel that we are giving something back to the local economy with our apprenticeship scheme", says Johnson.

"The timing is particularly apt, too, as AM Recruitment is celebrating its 20th birthday this year.

What better way to celebrate it than to give young people a head start in life".

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