National Apprenticeship Week: Energise your career with BRUSH!
Added by Love Business East Midlands | 13 February 2025
Energy solutions provider BRUSH Group has been gearing up to take on another talented cohort of apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week this week 10 – 16 February 2025.
A team from BRUSH – whose power products and engineering solutions are in high demand as the UK transitions to renewable energy sources – will visit Loughborough College and Coleg Gwent during National Apprenticeship Week to highlight to students the breadth of opportunities available ahead of their next intake of apprentices in September 2025.
BRUSH employs more than 800 people across England, Scotland and Wales, more than 100 of whom joined the firm as apprentices in electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as production, commercial, technical and project management roles.
Local students will also have the opportunity to visit BRUSH factories in Loughborough, Leicestershire and Blackwood, Caerphilly, South Wales, while the firm’s current apprentices will take part in a series of special events including teambuilding activities and awards.
In recent years BRUSH has taken on up to a dozen new Level 3 and Level 4 apprentices every year as it expands to support the modernisation of the UK’s energy grid to help decarbonisation and energy security. Most apprentices work at BRUSH’s Loughborough headquarters and transformer factory (in partnership with Loughborough College) and its dedicated switchgear manufacturing plant at Blackwood in South Wales (in partnership with Coleg Gwent).
The eligibility criteria vary between different apprenticeship roles but typically apprentices should be aged 16 or over, have left full-time education and hold a minimum of five GSCE passes (including Maths and English). BRUSH recruiters are keen to stress that ‘soft skills’ like problem solving, analytical thinking, natural curiosity and ability to work as part of a team are just as important.
BRUSH Chief Financial & HR Officer Stephanie Woodmass said:
“Apprenticeships are a great way for young people to energise their careers, learn on the job whilst studying for a recognised qualification, gain transferable knowledge and skills, and earn a salary at the same time. There are benefits for employers too, especially bringing new talent and fresh thinking into the business, preparing for business growth and succession planning as our most experienced engineers approach the latter stages of their career.
“BRUSH is a local employer, especially in Loughborough and Blackwood, with a rich history of recruiting and developing competent apprentices to work on engineered solutions that are designed, built and delivered in the UK. The evidence of how effective our apprenticeships are at developing talent can be found in the number of employees who began their careers as apprentices, some of whom have been with us for decades.
“We’re a Platinum Partner with Loughborough College in Leicestershire, and we maintain an excellent relationship with Coleg Gwent in South Wales, with whom we’ve delivered quality apprenticeships in engineering, manufacturing and other business-related disciplines for many years. We’re looking forward to the 2025 intake of apprentices who will be the next generation to play a key part in the UK’s energy transition.”
To find out more about apprenticeships at BRUSH visit www.brush.eu/apprentice.
