Speaker A
I'm here in Staffordshire at the world-famous JCB factory. Now, we've all seen those bright yellow diggers on building sites. Well, this is where they're made.
Suella Braverman and Sarah Pochin visit JCB factory, highlighting British manufacturing, apprenticeships, and Reform UK's skills revolution plan.
Key Takeaways
- JCB is a key player in British manufacturing and innovation.
- Apprenticeships are vital for developing young talent in manufacturing.
- Reform UK aims to double apprenticeships and support businesses hiring apprentices.
- Skills development is central to economic growth and job creation.
- Supporting SMEs with wage credits can boost apprenticeship uptake.
What the video covers
- The video is filmed at the JCB factory in Staffordshire, known for producing iconic yellow diggers.
- JCB is celebrated as a British success story in design, innovation, and manufacturing.
- JCB operates 22 manufacturing sites worldwide and employs 20,000 people, with 8,000 jobs at the Staffordshire factory alone.
- The company strongly supports apprenticeships, with hundreds of young people joining their scheme annually.
- Reform UK advocates for a skills revolution to double the number of apprenticeships in the UK.
- Reform UK proposes supporting small and medium-sized businesses with an apprenticeship wage credit.
- The video emphasizes the importance of skills development for the future workforce.
- Suella Braverman and Sarah Pochin represent Reform UK's commitment to manufacturing and skills policies.
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Speaker A
And JCB is a British success story, a paragon of British design, innovation, [music] and manufacturing. They operate around the world in 22 [music] manufacturing sites employing 20,000 people. And here alone in Staffordshire, 8,000 people, 8,000 jobs. They're also
Speaker A
great champions [music] of apprenticeships. Every year, hundreds of young people take up their apprenticeship scheme here at the factory. At Reform, we want to see [music] a skills revolution. We want to double the number of apprenticeships. We want to support small and medium-sized
Speaker A
[music] businesses who take on an apprentice with our apprenticeship wage credit. So, vote Reform for our skills [music] revolution.
Topics:JCBBritish manufacturingapprenticeshipsskills revolutionReform UKSuella BravermanSarah PochinStaffordshireinnovationSMEs
