The JCB Academy

The JCB Academy is an approved apprenticeship training centre that builds on its engineering and business-focused education to deliver technical training for apprentices on behalf of a range of employers. According to its website, the Academy does not employ apprentices directly, but works in partnership with companies who use its facilities and staff expertise to deliver the academic and technical components of apprenticeship programmes while apprentices are employed by those partner organisations. The JCB Academy offers intermediate and advanced apprenticeships in Engineering and Fabrication and Welding, including Level 2 Welder, Level 2 Engineering Operative, Level 3 Engineering Technician, Level 3 Machining Technician and Level 4 Manufacturing Engineering Technician. Training is delivered across two specialist sites in Rocester: the main Academy, a converted historic mill, and the Dove Engineering Centre, a purpose-designed facility equipped with modern CAD and mechatronics technologies to support project-based learning. This provision is aimed at developing industry-ready skills using industry-standard equipment, with employers drawing on the Academy’s technical environment to upskill new and existing staff through structured apprenticeship pathways.