For VET Leaners to have an understanding of training and learning environments and cultures in a different country/Band. Improve their language skills, Enhanced / Developed competencies in specific training area. Improve their soft skills by supporting and buddying incoming placements. Increase collaboration between VW Apprenticeship colleagues to share best practice internally and develop personal networks across VW Group Increased awareness and understanding of another VW brand and it’s digital / IT landscape, way of working, culture, factory and location Exposure to external best practice in the innovation / digital space Awareness and understanding of other Apprenticeship frameworks and how they differ to those delivered at Bentley Motors Lamborghini specific - Shadow a manager who runs a supply chain operation for the Aventador Line as it has been updated with new processes and warehouse. This will be cascaded to other brands within Group. Develop understanding of Lamborghinis build integration level process and how this could improve the process at Bentley. Experience and view new vehicle Technolgies featured within sister company vehicles.
We originally applied for this project funding to allow VET Learners to travel to Group Partners and learn new techniques and processes used within a manufacturing environment in a different country. This was to support their vocational studies and development of soft skills to include behaviours expected across Group brands. We also wanted to send staff over for training to exchange working methods and collaborate new ideas and exchange ways of working to improve programme outcomes.