Diageo targets schools for Scotch apprenticeships

Diageo is recruiting for young apprentices to join its Glendullan Scotch production in Speyside by visiting local schools in the area.

Four young apprentices are being sought for work at Diageo’s Glendullan Distillery

The drinks group is offering four electrical and mechanical engineering apprenticeships to students of four schools in the area to “develop the next generation of talent”.

Sean Pritchard, Diageo production development manager, said that having traditionally advertised its apprenticeships online, Diageo is now turning to the local community to “promote the benefits of a career in a sector that plays a major role in the economic success of the country”.

“Diageo is investing in the future of our Scotch whisky business and that is not just about building new distilleries, it is about developing the next generation of talent to take our company forward and we want local people to be very much part of that,” he added.

The group will be holding information sessions, which are open to anyone, at Speyside High School, Aberlour on 16 April, Elgin High School on 17 April, Dingwall Academy on 18 April and Charleston Academy, Inverness on 22 April.

Each presentation will give an overview of the business, and a talk by existing Diageo apprentices on their experiences.