The agriculture and groundcare machinery sectors are experiencing a skill shortage, not least in dealer aftersales technical and parts areas. To meet the demand for more skilled workers, the Kubota Apprenticeship Scheme is an opportunity for dealers to develop a motivated, skilled, and qualified workforce, combining on-the-job experience with education in a partnership between Kubota and Coleg Cambria Llysfasi in Denbighshire.
The scheme's industry-approved training content is designed to enable engineer and parts apprentices to progress into positions within Kubota dealerships across the UK. Each course provides Kubota-led technical training at Kubota's dedicated training facility - Kubota University, and block release at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, where apprentices will train in purpose-built facilities with the latest digital, information technology, and diagnostic equipment. Additional training and course visits are provided by agricultural machinery sister company Kverneland, mower experts Baroness or parts logistics partner Unipart (dependent upon the course and sector).
Students have the opportunity to ‘earn while they learn’ during their apprenticeship, with a course that includes both practical and theory delivered by Kubota’s factory-trained product experts, working with the latest technology, machinery and IT systems within industry-standard facilities. By completing a Kubota apprenticeship, an apprentice will achieve an industry-approved City and Guilds qualification while gaining hands-on practical skills through a manufacturer-backed scheme.
Kubota's Apprenticeship Scheme has been running for over five years, with Kubota dealers from Scotland to Cornwall successfully taking on apprentices to become skilled and qualified service technicians or parts professionals for their businesses.
"The apprenticeship scheme from Llysfasi and Kubota has benefitted me really well; it's helped me immensely with progressing my skills to fulfil the job that I need to do." Richard Smith, Service Technician Apprentice. Hughes Brothers.
For more information or to apply for the Kubota Apprenticeship Scheme – contact Kubota UK 01844 268100 or visit www.kubota.co.uk
