Relaunched training academy celebrates 20 years of operation

Marking 20 years of operation, Caunton Engineering has completed the refurbishment of its training academy.

Founded to address the steel industry’s skills shortages in fabrication and welding, more than 100 apprentices have been trained at the academy.

Employees who joined the academy as apprentices now represent 22% of the company’s current workforce.

The refurbishment has increased the academy’s working area at the heart of the company’s factory floor, as well as providing state-of-the-art machinery reflecting the move towards more robotic and laser-based technologies.

Caunton Engineering Chairman Simon Bingham, said: “We are passionate about recruiting apprentices and graduates, offering young people the opportunity to take the first step towards a career in the engineering and construction industries.

“The redevelopment of the Caunton Academy is testament of our long-term commitment to training our future workforce, giving them best possible skills and experience to harness the new technological developments that are transforming our industry.

“Apprentices who joined the academy have progressed to become structural engineers, quantity surveyors and contract managers within the business — demonstrating the transformational impact of the apprenticeship programme, turning student potential into long-term professional careers.”