Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, accompanied students from Codsall High School to the Education Business Partnership Centre at the Jaguar Land Rover factory at the i54 park in Bilbrook, where students learned how they could follow a career in engineering and business.
The centre, which opened this year, gave pupils the chance to see the inner workings of the new factory and gain an understanding of how engines are made. The Centre uses a varied range of cutting-edge technologies to demonstrate how Jaguar Land Rover’s engines are manufactured. Visitors are also given the opportunity to learn how to control and manipulate miniature robots, similar to those used in the factory.
Commenting on his visit Gavin commented: “I had such an interesting time visiting the Education Business Partnership Centre with pupils from Codsall High School. I think that it is wonderful that companies such as JLR are providing this vital career advice to encourage young people from South Staffordshire to pursue jobs in this important field, especially with the proud local heritage that we share in manufacturing.
“As a father of two daughters, who I am encouraging that being engineers is absolutely the right career for them, I thought it was fantastic to see how many girls were interested in a future with JLR. Opportunities like this will not only attract talented young people to become the next generation of engineers but also support our manufacturers here in South Staffordshire.”