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Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the value of apprenticeships, the UK’s leading remanufacturer of engines, gearboxes and turbos for cars and vans, Ivor Searle, has taken on its latest apprentice at its factory in Cambridgeshire.

 The new recruit has been enrolled on the company’s Level 3 Machining Technician apprenticeship, which is delivered in association with West Suffolk College, one of Ivor Searle’s nominated training providers. He joins a cohort of seven other apprentices currently on programme with the business, as well as one employee who recently completed his 48-month Level 3 apprenticeship with Cambridge Regional College.
 
As part of their training, apprentices employed by Ivor Searle learn the processes and engineering involved across the whole operation, from stripping engines and machining of components to final assembly and remanufactured product development.
 
Recognising the need to recruit more young people into technical and engineering roles within the automotive sector, Ivor Searle’s ongoing investment in apprenticeships is seen as a key element in future-proofing the skills needed by the business, as Jennie Pullum, Support Services Manager, Ivor Searle, explains:
 
“As a significant employer in the Cambridgeshire area, Ivor Searle sponsors local recruitment fairs to advocate the benefits of apprenticeships, including the annual East Cambridgeshire Careers & Skills Fair at Ely Cathedral next month. This is an important event for local businesses to raise awareness of apprenticeships to young people, helping them to make informed choices with regards to employment opportunities. We expect to reach more than 1500 students attending from local schools.”
David Eszenyi, Commercial Director at Ivor Searle, added:
 
“Ivor Searle has always been an advocate of apprenticeships and we are certainly one of the main employers of apprentices within the aftermarket. Our experience has shown that it’s the ideal platform to develop hands-on engineering and technical skills, which our business relies upon. I started my own career as an apprentice machinist and a number of our senior staff joined Ivor Searle as apprentices. They are the future of our company so it’s vital that we invest in their foundation skills.”
 

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