Landia promotes UK Government investment in apprenticeships to solve skills shortage

Landia, the leading pump and mixing technology manufacturer, has enthusiastically endorsed the UK Government's commitment to providing tens of thousands of new apprenticeships and training initiatives.

With approximately one million 16-to-24-year-olds in the UK not yet in education or employment, Landia continues to lead the way, with its effective, tailored apprenticeship schemes. The business has a genuine commitment to the long-term value of investing in young people who want to make careers in engineering and manufacturing.

One of the key individuals to engage with the apprentices and offer them support is Tamas Rieder, Landia's Service and Aftersales Manager. He said:

“To reap the rewards of seeing homegrown apprentices mature into skilled employees, companies must now take full responsibility and realise that your workforce is only going to be as good as you train them to be.”

“Arm your apprentices with the proper tools to do the job, encourage them, give them time and proper hands-on experience.”

“There’s no doubt that this is a long process, but it is very rewarding and totally worth all the effort. It is a big win-win; young new engineers who already have first-class skills and the right attitude towards serving our customers. In addition to our five fully qualified apprentices (three of whom have been at Landia for over a decade) our current apprentice, Will Lewis, is soon to complete his first 12 months with us.”

Rieder added:

“Gone are the days when smaller firms would just cash in for free on a flood of new apprentices that came out of the big businesses hungry for work. Those big industry names simply aren't there anymore.”

“Anything the government can do, as they say, ‘to back the next generation by giving young people more opportunities to learn a trade, earn a wage and achieve and thrive’ should be welcomed.”

“Successive governments decided that it was far cheaper to import skills than help train our own children, so no wonder we have so many unskilled, unmotivated young people in the UK because nobody has trained them. It is high time to put this right.”

Landia’s approach highlights the importance of meaningful engineering apprenticeships in addressing the UK’s skills gap and creating long-term benefits for both employers and future generations.

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