In early October, CLAAS UK welcomed 16 of them, along with their family members and dealership representatives to Saxham for their Graduation Ceremony. Unfortunately three were unable to attend as they are currently in New Zealand or Australia where they are participating in the Landpower Exchange Programme run by CLAAS UK.
The Graduation ceremony is just the start of their careers. Working with their respective dealerships, the newly qualified engineers will have access to ongoing training and development to further enhance their skills, and the opportunity to move into more specialised Master Mechanic or higher level Master Technician roles, or move into management positions within their dealerships or within CLAAS UK.
Of those receiving their Certificates, nine completed their training at SRUC Barony near Dumfries and seven trained at Reaseheath College in Cheshire. The ceremony marked the end of an era as next year will see the first group of students complete their training and graduate from the in-house CLAAS ACADEMY Apprenticeship Programme, instead of at Reaseheath College.
This year’s Graduates are from:
- CLAAS MANNS (Spaldwick, Kent & Market Harborough)
- CLAAS WESTERN (Evesham & Cirencester)
- HAMBLYS (Honiton)
- LEINSTER FARM MACHINES
- MCCARTHYS
- MORRIS CORFIELD (Craven Arms)
- OLIVERS (Luton)
- RICKERBY (Carnforth, Bowburn, Penrith & Carlisle)
- SELLARS (Oldmeldrum x 2)
- SHARNFORD TRACTORS (x2)