MP Julie Minns visits Auto Windscreens’ Carlisle service centre to discuss apprenticeships and skills

Julie Minns, MP for Carlisle visited Auto Windscreens' service centre in Grearshill Road last month. Julie met with Regional Manager, Jeremy Hall and ADC Training and Development Manager, Scott Malone and their team to discuss apprenticeships and skills.

Julie was given a tour of the site, spoke to the technicians and discussed the company’s apprenticeship scheme and its work to promote skills in the automotive industry.

Jeremy Hall commented: “We were pleased to show Julie around our site, which will soon welcome one of our new apprentices, who will be mentored by Lewis Waugh, our Base Technician here. We have recruited 42 apprentices this year in locations all over the UK. Our team were proud to showcase their roles which have become highly technical due to ever-evolving vehicle safety features which are often mounted on windscreens.”

Julie Minns added: "It was great to meet the team at Auto Windscreens in Carlisle and hear about the work they’re doing to train the next generation of technicians. Apprenticeships are such an important way for young people to gain skills and build a career and it was inspiring to see the enthusiasm of staff here passing on their knowledge.

“I’m really pleased that Carlisle is playing a part in a national effort to grow the workforce in this industry. More widely, I am working alongside my colleagues in Parliament to deliver on our manifesto promise of a Youth Guarantee, which is ensuring every young person aged 18 to 21 has access to training, an apprenticeship or support to find work. Opportunities like the ones I saw show just how important that commitment is for the future of our area and our country.”