Jaguar Land Rover Appoints Blackburn Training Provider

(April 2011) Blackburn-based Training 2000 has been appointed as one of three training providers to deliver Jaguar Land Rover's Apprenticeship programme.

Jaguar Land Rover has appointed 1,500 new staff to support the production of the Range Rover Evoque at its Halewood plant, who will each complete a Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Business Improvement Techniques.

Training 2000 is delivering the Key Skills and Performing Engineering Operations elements of the Apprenticeship, working alongside midlands-based companies PERA and Industry Forum.

A team of seven Training 2000 staff is delivering the course at Halewood, which began in January and will run for 18 months.

Chief executive of Training 2000, Steve Gray, commented: "It is very exciting to be working with a prestigious client such as Jaguar Land Rover and we are delighted to have been chosen as part of the consortium to deliver the company's Apprenticeships.  More than 40 training providers were invited to tender and we believe our track record and experience in delivering Apprenticeships is what made us an ideal choice to be part of this process."

The training is being carried out in partnership with the National Apprenticeship Service in the North West.

For more information on Training 2000's courses, visit www.training2000.co.uk.