Mitsubishi Motors have taken on a fresh intake of 18 new apprentice recruits destined to work in the UK dealer network. 

The Japanese brand’s dealers from all over the UK have committed to training at the firm’s UK HQ in Cirencester, Gloucestershire as part of their three-year Level Three Diploma in light vehicle repair, from the Institute of the Motor Industry.

Talking about the scheme, Glyn Lewis, apprentice programme controller, said, “For the second year in a row the demand for places for apprentices has been very high, which is a reflection of how confident the Mitsubishi dealers are feeling. The dealers are secure about their future and they are investing in more staff as a result. The dealers want people that are trained from the ground up and able to work on Mitsubishi products, like the Outlander plug-in hybrid vehicle.”

2015 saw 20 apprentices start training while in 2014 there was 11 apprentices on the scheme and in 2013 there was just eight. The company took on a new apprentice technical trainer, Gary Preece, to meet the increased demand for places last September.