Cammell Laird Set to Welcome More Apprentices Than Ever in 2020

Cammell Laird has announced an increase to its apprenticeship intake for 2020, enabling 25 people to forge a successful career at the celebrated shipyard and marine engineering services company.

In spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Cammell Laird remains committed to growing its apprenticeship programme and is making five additional places available this year. The company took on 20 new apprentices in 2019.

Over the last 12 years, Merseyside-based Cammell Laird has recruited almost 300 apprentices across a broad range of roles. Its apprenticeship programme is one of the biggest in the UK maritime industry, representing an investment of over £19 million to-date.

More than 700 applications have been submitted for the 2020 programme, which will offer apprenticeships in welding, mechanics, pipefitting and plating.  

Successful 2020 applicants will be given the opportunity to work on a wide variety of ships and vessels, and to be part of unique, high-profile projects, gaining invaluable maritime experience. Recent apprentice cohorts, for example, have been involved with the RRS David Attenborough project, helping to develop one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world.

During the four-year apprenticeship training programme, Cammell Laird supports its new team members to acquire high-level technical skills, strong problem-solving competencies and a flair for innovation.

The apprenticeships are delivered in conjunction with The Engineering College, the most successful and wide-ranging provider of engineering apprenticeships and related training in Merseyside.

David McGinley, Chief Executive Officer Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd and Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services, said:

"We are determined to provide career opportunities to an increased number of people from the local area and our apprenticeship programme allows us to do this. Cammell Laird has both a rich history and an exciting future, and our apprentices play an essential role in helping to protect our heritage and forge our ongoing success."

He continued:

"We are able to provide world-leading maritime experience on projects that you wouldn't find anywhere else and we are proud of this, along with our commitment to helping plug the engineering skills gap in the North West and supporting the local economy through job creation. We very much look forward to welcoming our 2020 apprentices onboard."

The new intake will commence their apprenticeships at Cammell Laird in November 2020.

About Cammell Laird

Cammell Laird is one of the most famous names in British industry with roots tracing back to the early 19^th Century. The business is located on the River Mersey, in the Liverpool City Region, on the West Coast of England. It is in the centre of a marine cluster, with direct access to many support services. It has a 120 acre site with four dry docks, a non-tidal wet basin, large modular construction hall and extensive covered workshops. Cammell Laird specialises in military ship refit, commercial ship repair, upgrade and conversion and heavy fabrication and engineering. It deals with a wide variety of projects ranging from specialist offshore conversions and fabrication, commercial ship-repair through to the refit and upgrade of highly complex naval auxiliaries. It has also recently re-entered the ship-building market. The business is further active in the energy sector. It has become a hub of the off shore wind industry and it is offering its facilities and highly trained workforce of engineers for work in the civil nuclear sector and the off shore oil and gas sector. w: www.clbh.co.uk