Jobs at Jaguar Land Rover

At Jaguar Land Rover you will receive support from your Line Manager and your wider team. You will also receive support from the Early Careers Delivery Team and will be allocated a specific Cohort Leader who is your first point of contact for any issues and concerns, and to celebrate your achievements. On joining the programme, you may also be allocated a buddy who is a current apprentice.

As part of the apprenticeship, you will engage in regular reviews. These will be conducted by your ITM (Industrial Training Manager) or WBLM (Work Based Learning Manager) - part of the training provider's support team – and will include input from your line manager.

Your behaviours, study progres and development competencies will be monitored and assessed throughout the programme.

As part of the apprenticeship, you will engage in a tripartite review every twelve weeks. These will be conducted by the apprentice tutor – part of the university’s support team – and will include input from your line manager. All university modules are assessed and each assessment must be passed to complete both the degree and the apprenticeship successfully. As a Jaguar Land Rover employee, you will also engage in an annual appraisal of your performance.

Yes, we welcome your application before your 16th birthday, we just ask you to confirm you will be 16 before the planned start date. You can also apply whilst you are still at school, we will ask you to confirm prior to your start date that you have achieved the required grades.

If you do not have all these qualifications but you have or are studying for qualifications that you believe to be equivalent please contact us at apprent@jaguarlandrover.com to discuss before you submit an application.

Our apprenticeship programmes are developed in collaboration with an education provider which is chosen by Jaguar Land Rover meaning there is no need for you to choose an education provider. More information about your education provider can be found on our apprentice pages.

As an apprentice, you will be a full-time employee with Jaguar Land Rover, splitting your time between the workplace and your education provider. A minimum of 6 hours of your week will be spent studying, either at your education provider or independently. Your study timetable will differ depending on the apprenticeship that you opt for. Most education providers will utilise a blended delivery style with a mixture of in-person, online and self-study modules. Further details will be provided to you before you join.

Yes, apprentices receive a yearly increase.

Our retail network have their own apprenticeships and recruitment site, you can find their roles at retailcareers.jaguar-landrover.co.uk.

All apprenticeships are 4 years in length.

Jaguar Land Rover fund the tuition and course fees. You will incur no costs to studying as part of an apprenticeship. In addition, you will receive a competitive salary.

Each apprenticeship programme will have its own entry requirements. If you have any concerns about these, we would encourage you to contact apprent@jaguarlandrover.com so that we can advise accordingly. You will be required to confirm your grades to our team so that we can advise accordingly. You will be required to confirm your grades to our team on A Level / GCSE results day. Advise on the lead up to this will be provided to you.

As an employee of Jaguar Land Rover, your work will be based on business demand. Apprentices will work with their line managers and cohort leaders to explore development opportunities.

Guidance is provided on the application as to the likely site where you will be located for the programme you have applied to. This will be confirmed to you at the assessment centre and on acceptance of your contract.

You may be required to travel dependent on business need. Your line manager will provide you with this information.

For a limited number of roles, we do require you to have a drivers’ license. For the majority of roles this is not required, however it could be of benefit to you.

As a Jaguar Land Rover employee, you will be eligible for the Privilege vehicle lease and purchase scheme providing discounts on Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. There is also a shuttle bus which employers can make use of, free of charge, which runs to Whitley and Gaydon locations.

Usually not as our roles are allocated based on business need in particular areas.

In many areas of our business, hybrid working is possible. However, this is dependent on the nature of the work that you are doing and the team in which you are working. For all Early Careers hires we require significant in-person working to facilitate learning collaboration and a sense of belonging.

Information about the starting salary for all of our early careers programmes can be found on the relevant programme page. Visit our programme pages to learn more.

You will receive a yearly salary increase.

Your holiday entitlement will be indicated in your contract and for your first year will be pro-rated based on your start date.

There is no relocation assistance. There will be a requirement for you to travel to your site and, where relevant, education provider regularly and when requested, therefore consideration to your living arrangements should be given.

There’s are lots of opportunities to meet other Early Careers hires. The Early Careers Hub social team run numerous social events and activities where you can meet, network and socialise with your peers. From rock-climbing and football to coffee roulettes and a summer ball – there’s lots to enjoy!

As an employee of Jaguar Land Rover, you will benefit from rewards and benefits including a competitive pension scheme, discounts from various retailers and discounts on vehicles. In addition, we will develop you personally and professionally through our Learning Academy. You will find out more about this when you join.

The Employee Learning Scheme (ELS) is a fantastic Jaguar Land Rover benefit which entitles employees to a set amount of funding which they can use to spend on learning experiences outside of the business and are unrelated to the workplace. This could be a language you've always wanted to learn, or a sport you've decided to take up.

We are committed to providing opportunities to young people to experience what it is like to work at Jaguar Land Rover. We will be updating our ‘Supporting Schools’ page in the coming weeks with opportunities that you could get involved in.

Yes, we do. If your school, college or university would like to work with our recruitment team contact us at educate@jaguarlandrover.com.

As a Jaguar Land Rover employee, you can make use of out networking within the diversity and inclusion space. You can read more about our networks here.

There are lots of networks for you to join including gender equality, Pride, Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) and the Women in Engineering & Allies Network. You can read more about our networks here.

As an Early Careers hire, you can join the Early Careers Hub, a social network run by current apprentices, undergraduate and graduates at Jaguar Land Rover. They run regular activities including coffee catch ups, sporting leagues and summer balls.