Apprenticeship Programme

We have run an apprenticeship programme to train our service engineers since 1994. The five year apprenticeship combines training in the latest technologies with customer care skills.  

Technical support manager John Crookes joined Arena’s Apprenticeship programme 10 years ago straight from school after his GCSEs.

He supports a team of engineers and is still on the road himself.

“I’ve grown up at Arena. I joined the apprenticeship programme at 16, not really knowing what I wanted to do. But it was clear that I could progress here and there were good incentives to encourage me."

“The best bit of my job is going out and meeting our customers. It’s important to build a relationship with them.  We’re not simply fixing a machine, but helping a client.” 

21-year-old Craig Russell joined Arena’s apprenticeship programme just over two years’ ago.

“We get the very best training, including the chance to learn from big manufacturers such as Toshiba and Kyocera.  Being able to work on the very latest machines is a real help with my job.”

To find out more about the apprenticeship scheme or to apply for a place please email enquiries@arenagroup.net