AMTC awarded Advanced Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult’s MTC, has been presented with the Advanced Apprenticeship Provider of the Year award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

In recognition of the AMTC’s apprenticeship programme (supported by Lloyds Bank), this top sectoral accolade was presented at a special ceremony at the IMechE headquarters in Westminster. The award recognises the role employers and educators play in encouraging young people into engineering apprenticeships and supporting them throughout their training.

Paul Rowlett, managing director of the AMTC said the award was a significant feather in the AMTC’s cap as it expanded its apprenticeship provision beyond its Coventry base into Oxfordshire in partnership with Oxfordshire Advanced Skills.

“Our apprenticeship programmes are seeding the manufacturing sector with a pipeline of capable engineers and technicians who can give a genuine return on investment and business impact.

We will be taking on a further 200 apprentices in the 2020 intake who will be trained in a wide variety of manufacturing disciplines from basic engineering to using some of the most advanced manufacturing technology in existence.

An MTC apprenticeship results in fully rounded, business ready, skilled engineers capable of giving employers a significant asset, helping them become increasingly globally competitive,”

The MTC aims to provide a competitive environment to bridge the gap between university-based research and the development of innovative manufacturing solutions, in line with the Government’s manufacturing strategy. The MTC is part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.

Find out more about the AMTC and MTC here.