Engineering Apprenticeships: Best Practice Programme

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    Welcome

    • Your Online Learning Portal

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    Understanding the Basics

    • Insight Report: Understanding Gen Z and Gen Alpha

    • Insight Report: What Apprentices Want

    • Insight Report: The Most Common Apprenticeship Scheme Improvements

    • Apprenticeships: Understanding the Basics

    • Apprenticeship Standards, Courses & Levels explained

    • Understand further development of Apprentices

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    Measuring Success

    • Success Factors

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    Strategy & Planning

    • Strategy and Planning: Actions & Insight

    • Case Study: Festo UK and Ireland - Our Approach to Strategy and Planning

    • Case Study: LISI Aerospace - Developing skills for Digital Transformation

    • Case Study: Warren Services - Embracing Technology

    • Case Study: Moog - Our Apprentice Strategy

    • Case Study: Quooker - Investing in young talent

    • Lander Automotive: Investment in Apprenticeships helps us plan for a successful future

    • AE Aerospace: Planning Progression for our Apprentices

    • SMB Pressings: Moving to a technology led workforce

    • Brown & Holmes: Apprentices are part of our Business Strategy and Future

    • Alucast: Why Training and Career & Salary Progression are vital for Apprentices

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    Strategy & Planning: Tools and Resources

    • Foundation Action Plan

    • Succeeder Action Plan

    • Benchmarking Improvements Action Plan Template

    • Presentation: Festo - Skills Strategy and Planning

    • Succession Plan - Template & Example

    • Skills Gap Analysis Checklist

    • Skills Matrix Template

    • Training Provider Checklist

    • Cost Benefit Analysis Checklist

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    Culture

    • Culture: Actions & Insight

    • Case Study: Sheffield Forgemasters - How we celebrate our Apprentices

    • Case Study: WorldSkills - Reward and Recognition

    • Case Study: Kirkstall Precision Engineering - How we developed our Pro-Apprenticeship Culture

    • Case Study: AW Hainsworth - A Culture of Inclusivity

    • Case Study: Siemens - How we onboard and integrate our Apprentices

    • Case Study: Coventry University - The benefits of engaging with young talent

    • Case Study: Leonardo - How we onboard our Apprentices

    • Case Study: MPM Bradford - Creating a Culture of High Performance

    • Case Study: Warren Services - Investing in Fun

    • Case Study: Brown McFarlane - Supporting and leading our Apprentices

    • Case Study: Ishida - Creating an Inclusive Culture for Apprentices

    • Alucast: Inclusion and Progression

    • SMB Pressings: Picking the right Apprentice

    • Lander Automotive: Making Apprentices feel welcome

    • AE Aerospace: How we create a culture where Apprentices can thrive

    • Brown & Holmes: Creating a culture of loyalty

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    Culture: Tools and Resources

    • Make UK Inclusivity report

    • Presentation: Sheffield Forgemasters - How we celebrate our Apprentices

    • Presentation: WorldSkills - Reward and Recognition

    • Presentation: Kirkstall Precision Engineering - Developing a Pro-Apprenticeship Culture

    • Presentation: Siemens Digital Industries - What makes a great leader of Apprentices

    • Presentation: Coventry University - The benefits of utilising students to improve company culture

    • thyssenkrupp Materials UK - Get to know our Apprentices - An example of recognising and celebrating Apprentices

    • Presentation: Rolls Royce - Alexia Williams Graduate Apprentice Experience

    • Presentation: MPM Bradford - Creating a High Performance Culture

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    Attracting Apprentice Talent

    • Attracting Apprentice Talent: Actions & Insight

    • Case Study: R&B Switchgear Group - Our T-Level Academy

    • Case Study: Enginuity - How to Attract and Retain Gen Z and Gen Alpha Talent

    • Case Study: STEM Returners - Supporting Women after a career break

    • Case Study: TGW Logistics - Attracting talent from the local community

    • Case Study: The Pathway Group - How to become a more Diverse and Inclusive Employer

    • Case Study: Maintech Recruitment - How to build a robust recruitment process

    • Case Study: The STEM Project - How to engage with education to aid recruitment

    • Case Study: The Design & Technology Association - A unique approach to school engagement

    • Case Study: Thomas Dudley - A successful approach to school and college outreach

    • Case Study: Renishaw - Our Approach to School Engagement

    • Case Study: ADI - Working within the curriculum

    • Case Study: KMF - Becoming an assessment centre

    • Case Study: Lander Automotive - Our Talent Pipeline

    • Warren Services: Why we invest the time and commitment to school engagement

    • Alucast: Offering Career Options and Choice

    • Brown & Holmes: Managing Expectations

    • Lander Automotive: Attracting the right behaviours and attributes

    • AE Aerospace: Competing with the big brands

    • SMB Pressings: How we retain our talent

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    Attracting Apprentice Talent: Tools and Resources

    • Engineering Apprenticeships: Pay Benchmarking Research 2024

    • School Outreach Plan

    • STEM Resources

    • Interview Questions

    • Presentation: R&B Switchgear Group - Our T-Level Academy

    • Presentation: STEM Returners - Supporting Women after a career break

    • Presentation: Enginuity - How to Attract and Retain Gen Z and Gen Alpha Talent

    • Presentation: The Pathway Group - How to become a more Diverse and Inclusive Employer

    • Presentation: Maintech Recruitment - How to build a robust recruitment process

    • Presentation: TGW Logistics - Engaging with the Community

    • Presentation: The Design & Technology Association - A unique approach to school engagement

    • Presentation: Renishaw - Our Approach to School Engagement

    • Presentation: Xtrac - How we Attract Talent

    • Presentation: Ishida - Attracting Diverse Talent

    • Presentation: KMF Apprenticeship Scheme - How we Attract Talent

    • Presentation: Lander Automotive - Creating our Talent Pipeline

    • Presentation: JLR Apprentice, Hannah, shares her thoughts on Attracting Young Talent

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    Mentoring, Learning & Development

    • Mentoring, Learning & Development: Actions and Insight

    • Case Study: Cummins Inc - Our approach to Learning & Development

    • Case Study: Thyssenkrupp - Why we invest in formal leadership and management training for mentors

    • Case Study: Wienerberger UK - How we Mentor & Develop Apprentices

    • Brown & Holmes: Why we have a dedicated mentor for Apprentices

    • Warren Services: A balance between formal and informal mentoring

    • Lander Automotive: Why we invested in formal training for our mentors

    • AE Aerospace: Choosing the right mentor

    • SMB Pressings: Providing an environment where Apprentices can thrive

    • Alucast: Investing in Apprentices

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    Mentoring, Learning & Development: Tools and Resources

    • Apprentice Onboarding Checklist

    • Training Needs Analysis

    • Apprentice Work Plan Template (Excel Sheet Download)

    • Presentation: Siemens - Our Mentors

    • Presentation: Leondardo - Onboarding and Integrating Apprentices at Leondardo

    • Presentation: Thyssenkrupp - Why we invested in training our Leaders, Managers and Mentors

    • Presentation: KUKA UK - Our Approach to Onboarding & Integrating Apprentices

    • Presentation: Wienerberger UK - Our Training Centre of Excellence

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    Leadership

    • Leadership at all levels

    • Leadership Styles

    • Team Development

    • Leadership within a team

    • Managing Change

    • Giving and Receiving Feedback

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    Previous Online Meetups

    • Online Meetup #1 - Feat: Moog Aircraft Group & Warren Services

    • Online Meetup #2 - Feat: Lander Automotive & AE Aerospace

    • Online Meetup #3 - Feat: KMF & Wienerberger UK

    • Online Meetup #4 - Feat: Ishida Europe

    • Online Meetup #5: Feat: Cummins Inc & LISI Aerospace

    • Online Meetup #6 - Feat: KUKA UK + Brown & Holmes

    • Online Meetup #7 - Feat: adi Group + Renishaw

    • Online Meetup #8 - Feat: HepcoMotion

    • Online Meetup #9 - Feat: Xtrac + Ishida Europe

    • Online Meetup #10 - Feat: AW Hainsworth + MPM Bradford

    • Online Meetup #11 - Feat: Leonardo + Siemens

    • Online Meetup #12 - Feat: TGW Logistics + The Design & Technology Association

    • Online Meetup #13 - Feat: Festo + Quooker

    • Online Meetup # 14 - Feat: Maintech Recruitment + The STEM Porject

    • Online Meet Up #15 - Feat: Coventry University and Kirkstall Precision Engineering

    • Online Meet Up #16 - Feat Enginuity and Pathway Group

    • Online Meet Up #17 - Feat Apprentices from LISI Aerospace and Alpha Manufacturing

    • Online Meet Up #18 - Feat Sheffield Forgemasters and WorldSkills

    • Online Meet Up #19 - Feat R&B Switchgear Group and STEM Returners

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    Lunch and Learn Sessions

    • 2024 Annual Calendar - Online Meetup and Lunch & Learn Sessions

    • Lunch and Learn #1 - Apprentice Buddying Schemes: How to build a culture of continual learning

    • Lunch and Learn #2 - Why Invest in Leadership and Management Training for Mentors

    • Lunch and Learn #3 - Creating a process for recognising and celebrating the success of our Apprentices

    • Lunch and Learn #4 - How to become Employer of Choice for local young people

    • Lunch and Learn #5 - Creating an on-the-job workplan for Apprentices

    • Lunch and Learn #6 - Apprentice Buddying Schemes: How to build a culture of continual learning

    • Lunch and Learn #7 - Apprentice Success Stories - Rolls Royce & Siemens

    • Lunch and Learn #8 - What makes a great leader of Apprentices

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    Accreditation Resources

    • Accreditation Process

    • How to leverage the Employer Accreditation