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Apprenticeship pogrammes
Over the past decade, Outward Bound and Rolls-Royce have collaborated on a series of programmes, from education and community programmes to induction and development programmes for their apprentices. Our partnership has enabled us to:
- Develop hundreds of apprentices whose values and behaviours reflect the key Rolls-Royce principles
- Engage with schools and communities to showcase the career opportunities that are on offer at Rolls-Royce, and to identify those with a talent for engineering
- Encourage a wide range of young people, and particularly young women, to find out more about the opportunities within Rolls-Royce.
Results
- Improving recruitment of female engineers and stronger links and more visible profile with local communities
- 90% of second year apprentices believe their apprentice programme improved their ability to communicate simply and openly
- 100% of first year apprentices better understood how their own behaviours impacted upon team performance.
Solutions
- 1-week Outward Bound residential course for 14-15 year old girls, with mentoring support from incumbent female Rolls-Royce apprentices
- Worked with The Trust to identify schools located in their site communities to develop on-going relationships
- Apprentice programme incorporates 1-day local primary school community project, coordinated and delivered by Rolls-Royce delegates
- 3-day induction programme for 230 engineering apprentices to establish appropriate behaviours and introduce organisational values
- 5-day apprentice development programme focusing on team based working with review and reflection sessions to reinforce organisational values.