摘要: |
Sandford starts the story from National Express's point of view. "Back in 2017, we realised that we weren't getting the quality of apprentice that we wanted with our previous provider. So we started to look at the best ways of doing this ourselves, and how we could improve the throughput and the quality of apprentices that we put in and get out in the end." Having been longstanding partners with South & City College - as Sandford's patch in the company is the West Midlands regional bus operation - it approached the college. Then the two started to make a plan for a new apprentice academy. After two years of hard work, the team built a replica workshop equipped with a purpose-built pit to MOT specification, and an adjacent large area of flat hardstanding with column lifts that houses two vehicles, training rigs and equipment, as well as two classrooms in the upstairs mezzanine. |