Morrison launches "added value" apprenticeship scheme

Morrison Utility Services has launched an "added value" apprenticeship scheme that it claims goes above and beyond standard apprenticeship programmes.

Morrison said its Apprenticeship Development Scheme (ADS) will be delivered alongside its usual apprenticeship programme to add to the “core specialism” of the apprenticeship occupational standards. It will, according to Morrison, provide "a holistic and structured approach that equips a Morrison Utility Services apprentice with the appropriate behaviours, skills and knowledge to develop both professionally, and personally.”

Energy and Utility Skills’ said it has ensured the programme is “quality assured, mapped to industry and behavioural standards and benchmarked against best practice.” Director of people and organisational development at Energy and Utility Skills, Louise Parry, said: “The [ADS] has been developed to a very high standard and supports the sector’s Apprenticeship Pledge; to work together to create an inclusive culture, employ apprentices and build a diverse and sustainable workforce in a sector pivotal to society.

The first cohort under the ADS started this month “with a mix of in-person and virtual sessions.”