A UK-wide free live broadcast promoting apprenticeships to students and mid-career professionals is to be hosted by JCB.
This year’s Big Assembly programme will be live-streamed into hundreds of UK schools and colleges from the JCB Quarry, in Staffordshire, during National Apprenticeship Week.
Last year The Big Assembly was watched by an estimated 140,000 people and schools, businesses, parents.
Members of the public can register to watch this year’s event by going to the website: www.bigassembly.org.
The Rocester-based construction giant was chosen as the venue in recognition of its investment in apprenticeships. In the past three years JCB’s Global Learning team has trained almost 500 apprentices in every aspect of the business.
The event on 6 February will feature expert panel discussions with apprentices and business leaders about the benefits of the apprenticeship route as well as demonstrations of JCB machines in action.
In the invited live audience will be Year 10 students and teachers from three local schools.
JCB Global HR Director Max Jeffery, who will be on The Big Assembly expert panel, said: “JCB is one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers in the world and the company is on an ambitious growth route for the next five years.
“We invest £8 million a year in our Early Careers programme to ensure new talent is constantly evolving and helping us to remain world leading.
“Every part of the company is involved in the scheme through 44 different apprenticeship routes which range from welding on the production line through to engineering design, software development and business administration.
“Last year we had more than 5,000 applicants for the programme which shows not only how keen young people are to pursue the apprenticeship route, but also how much they value the opportunity to build a career with a globally recognised brand such as JCB.”
The event will be followed up by an Apprenticeships Open Day at JCB Global Learning Centre, JCB World Headquarters, Rocester on Saturday 10 February at 10am and 1pm. To book a place click here.
