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Higher apprenticeships may benefit operations management industry

25 July 2011
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Higher apprenticeships may benefit operations management industryApprentices in operations management could account for some of 10,000 new placements in sectors including engineering, advanced manufacturing and IT starting from October this year.

Unveiled by the prime minister during a visit to the Midlands, the advanced and higher apprenticeships are intended to provide the UK with hi-tech skills, something that may create more operations management professionals.

David Cameron announced the plans as he met with trainees at Jaguar Land Rover's Gaydon headquarters, revealing that a £25 million Higher Apprenticeships Fund is being established to support the creation of places, which industry representatives will bid for a share of.

He stated: "We are investing in apprenticeships because we know they work - they are good for people who want to get ahead, good for business and good for the country."

JLR chief executive Dr Ralf Speth commented that the company works alongside schools and academic institutions in order to create engineers and technologists who will "shape the future of our business".ADNFCR-3058-ID-800632730-ADNFCR
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