Shipbuilder Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, part of the APCL Group, which is to build the first Mersey ferry in 60 years, has announced 50 new apprentices.
Originally the newbuild was to have been built overseas, as Afloat also reported newbuild was to have been built overseas, as Afloat also reported, and that the new ferry costing in the region of £25m is to be delivered from the UK facility towards the end of 2025.
As for the apprenticeship programme, which APCL runs across the north-west, south-west and north east of England, this year has seen 72 apprentices join the Group in total.
Together, A&P and Cammell Laird recruit at least 70 apprentices each year, and the vast majority have gone straight into full-time, permanent employment upon completion of their initial training.
Cammell Laird has recruited 50 new apprentices this year. This involves 15 welders, five mechanical fitters, one machinist, six riggers, two shipwrights, 19 platers, and two pipefitters.
The new cohort of apprentices started with the business almost a month ago and will also attend The Engineering College while they learn their trade.
