2 minute read - 8th December 2022
Jaguar Land Rover to hire 300 apprentices in 2023
Jaguar Land Rover is set to hire around 300 apprentices in the UK in 2023, as the company continues to expand its talent pool as part of its transition to an electrified future.
The hiring drive means over 800 people will join Jaguar Land Rover’s early careers programmes in 2023, a 55% increase on last year’s figure and a new record intake for the company. Jaguar Land Rover’s early careers roles open for application in January, with around 300 apprenticeship places adding to undergraduate and graduate positions.
Places are available across engineering, manufacturing, software engineering, data, logistics, and product development, with all successful applicants enrolled onto courses in autonomous driving, electrification and more. The programme includes flagship apprentice degree apprenticeship programmes in digital technology and engineering for students pursuing careers in software engineering, data engineering and analytics or cyber security.
Jaguar Land Rover is set to hire around 300 apprentices in the UK in 2023 / Picture: Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover already has one of the largest apprenticeship populations in the UK automotive sector, with around 1,200 apprentices currently in training across the Jaguar Land Rover Academy. Through its academy, the company invests approximately £20m each year in lifelong learning and development. The car manufacturer was also named in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2022, a national league table that recognises England’s leading apprenticeship employers.
The announcement follows the launch of the company’s Future Skills Programme in September this year, a global upskilling drive to train 29,000 people in the next three years for its connected and data capabilities, and to support the rapid transition to electrification.
The hiring drive further establishes a pipeline of skills which will see all Jaguar Land Rover cars available in pure electric form by the end of the decade.
Candidates can find out more about Jaguar Land Rover’s apprenticeship places here.
The apprentice intake means over 800 people will join the company’s early careers programmes in 2023 – a 55% increase on 2022 figures / Picture: Jaguar Land Rover
Dave Williams, executive director of human resources at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “We’re extremely proud of our record in supporting early careers, and our place as a top employer for apprentices. Anyone joining Jaguar Land Rover will be part of a company fully invested in lifelong learning and development. Our vision is to become the proud creators of modern luxury. We welcome people who are passionate about contributing to that successful transformation.”
Parris Small, a software engineering degree apprentice, said: “I love the opportunities that come with carrying out an apprenticeship and since starting I have been given a lot of responsibility. It’s also incredibly rewarding. Spending around 80% of my time in Jaguar Land Rover’s Electric Vehicle Charging team, I can see how what I do directly relates to the company’s target of becoming carbon net zero by 2039 – all whilst I am still studying for a degree for the remaining 20%.”