Apprentice scheme overcomes skills shortages
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Shearline Precision Engineering product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Feb 1, 2005
The Modern Apprentice scheme, adopted by Shearline Precision Engineering, is successfully helping to bridge the gap of skills shortages in the UK's manufacturing and engineering sectors.
The Modern Apprentice scheme, adopted by Shearline Precision Engineering, is successfully helping to bridge the gap of skills shortages in the UK's manufacturing and engineering sectors.
Shearline, a total manufacturing solutions provider, based in Cambridgeshire has been running an extensive internal training programme for 11 years, with at least two new apprentices taken on each year.
Two apprentices have recently joined its four year training programme and two others have just completed their training and are now full-time employees.
Shearline believes work-based learning and modern apprenticeships provide the best seed-bed for highly driven and extremely capable members of staff.
Hilary Bacon, Shearline's HR Manager commented: "The apprentice scheme has been developed to bridge the gap of skills shortages within the UK's engineering and manufacturing industries".
"In an extremely competitive industry, with strong overseas competition, we realise the importance of ensuring that our employees have the necessary skills and experience".
"Significant investments are made in training young people locally so that they can develop skills that can be applied to ensure the continued success of the business".
The increase in staff retention since its introduction is evidence of the success of the apprentice scheme.
The majority of Shearline apprentices stay on as full-time employees after their formal training is completed.
22% of the engineers employed at Shearline have come through the company's apprenticeship scheme, some from the original intake 11 years ago.
Shearline has extremely good relationships with local schools and colleges, which helps keep recruitment costs down and also ensures that the engineering and manufacturing industry is promoted to potential employees at an early stage.
The Isle College in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire is Shearline's nominated college, providing Modern Apprenticeships through the BTEC programme.
Apprentices take four years to complete their training, gaining BTEC National (and Higher National) Certificates and NVQs at Levels 2 and 3.
The company also sponsors the technology department at Witchford Village College in Cambridgeshire with senior Shearline staff attending business seminars and careers nights.
An annual two-week work experience programme has seen male and female pupils come from nine schools and colleges in the local area.
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