National Apprenticeship Week in the UK
Eligibility criteria: typically apprentices should be aged 16 or over, have left full-time education and hold a minimum of five GSCE passes (including Maths and English).
BRUSH 2024 apprentices (l-r) Isaac Doheny, Oli Carruthers and Dev Odedra get to grips with the internal workings of a transformer.
Energy solutions provider BRUSH Group has been gearing up to take on another talented cohort of apprentices during the UK’s National Apprenticeship Week this week 10 – 16 February 2025.
A team from BRUSH – whose power products and engineering solutions are in high demand as the UK transitions to renewable energy sources – will visit Loughborough College and Coleg Gwent during National Apprenticeship Week to highlight to students the breadth of opportunities available ahead of their next intake of apprentices in September 2025.
BRUSH employs more than 800 people across England, Scotland and Wales, more than 100 of whom joined the firm as apprentices in electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as production, commercial, technical and project management roles.
Local students will also have the opportunity to visit BRUSH factories in Loughborough, Leicestershire and Blackwood, Caerphilly, South Wales, while the firm’s current apprentices will take part in a series of special events including teambuilding activities and awards.
In recent years BRUSH has taken on up to a dozen new Level 3 and Level 4 apprentices every year as it expands to support the modernisation of the UK’s energy grid to help decarbonisation and energy security. Most apprentices work at BRUSH’s Loughborough headquarters and transformer factory (in partnership with Loughborough College) and its dedicated switchgear manufacturing plant at Blackwood in South Wales (in partnership with Coleg Gwent).
BRUSH Chief Financial & HR Officer Stephanie Woodmass said: “Apprenticeships are a great way for young people to energise their careers, learn on the job whilst studying for a recognised qualification, gain transferable knowledge and skills, and earn a salary at the same time. There are benefits for employers too, especially bringing new talent and fresh thinking into the business, preparing for business growth and succession planning as our most experienced engineers approach the latter stages of their career.”
Source: BRUSH
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