Norton Motorcycles supports British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy; apprentices sought

The bike firm says it is looking to create a sustainable future that will support its long-term growth plans for the brand and the British motorcycle manufacturing industry as a whole, with the academy on the lookout for apprentices, starting September. The BMMA, says the announcement on Norton Motorcycles' website, will bring a unique opportunity to young people in the UK to enter the British motorcycle manufacturing industry. It will give apprentices the opportunity to contribute to the success of a 100-year-old British motorcycle brand and learn a range of new skills. Norton Motorcycles is described as the academy's "initial partner", with the new organisation delivering intermediate apprenticeships via a "modulated accelerated learning approach". Apprentices will achieve, on average, two units every six weeks, with an assessment week at the end of each leaning cycle. They will be taught and encouraged within the Norton factory to learn all aspects of the British motorcycle manufacturing industry. The BMMA is looking for apprentices in the 16-18-year-old age range who: are interested in motorcycles and engineering; are good team players; have excellent time keeping and a solid work ethic. A six-week recruitment phase for full-time apprenticeships will start in early September 2014. Image: Norton Domiracer, wholly designed and hand built in Britain