Jaguar Land Rover gives its new graduates and apprentices a warm welcome

Jaguar Land Rover has welcomed nearly 500 hundred new apprentices and graduates to the business this week.

The newcomers, who will be working across all areas of the business, will be vital in helping shape the company’s autonomous, connected and electrified future. During their first week, all of the new graduates and apprentices have visited each of the manufacturing sites and experienced driving Jaguars and Land Rovers first-hand.

Once again Jaguar Land Rover has proved its commitment to attract more women to the automotive sector with successful female applicants making up more than 20 percent of this year’s intake. Ian Harnett, Human Resources Executive Director, said it is crucial to encourage more young people, men and women, to consider the automotive industry as an exciting career choice.

“Our graduate, undergraduate and apprenticeship programmes secure our future pipeline of engineering talent and the delivery of innovative new Jaguar Land Rover technologies,” he added.

Nearly 200 apprentices will start their programme of learning on-the-job. Some will undertake a four-year advanced apprenticeship revolving around the skilled trades such as mechatronics maintenance, while others will begin a six-year degree focussed on filling the skill gaps in areas such as software engineering, design and development specialists.

The new graduates will undergo a two-year programme, which will see them work across various departments in the business alongside their structured personal and professional development. More than a third of this year’s intake took part in Jaguar Land Rover’s undergraduate scheme.

Earlier this year, the business also welcomed 370 new undergraduates on their year-long placements.

Know anybody who may be interested in applying to be a graduate, undergraduate or apprentice at Jaguar Land Rover? The window for application opens on 12 September and closes on 31 December. To apply – visit the careers website.

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