Jet2 and Jet2holidays have celebrated 48 apprentices graduating from the companies’ apprenticeship scheme, its biggest cohort of graduates ever, at a special ceremony in Leeds.
The successful apprentices from across Customer Service, Engineering, Finance, Operations Control, Ground Operations, HR, IT, Marketing, Procurement, Planning and Product marked the completion of their apprenticeships at the graduation ceremony, which took place at The Centenary Pavilion.
This third annual ceremony marked the largest graduation that Jet2 and Jet2holidays have ever held for their apprentices, after a record number of graduations. The exciting celebration has become a staple event each year as the companies’ apprenticeship programme continues to grow.
The successful cohort of apprentices passed their end point assessments first time, including many colleagues proudly achieving distinctions for their outstanding submissions.
In recognition of their achievements, each of the high-flying apprentices were presented with their certificate by their department Director. Apprentices’ families, colleagues, training providers and mentors were also in attendance to celebrate their success.
In addition, the ceremony included speeches from Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2 and Jet2holidays, and Miriam D’souli, HR Director, to acknowledge the apprentices’ commitment and achievements. Graduates Cerys Glynn and Tanveer Bajaj also shared their personal experiences of successfully completing an apprenticeship.
Miriam D’souli, HR Director at Jet2 and Jet2holidays, said: “We are extremely proud to see 48 of our apprentices graduate from our apprenticeship scheme in our biggest-ever graduation ceremony. After years of hard work and dedication, the apprentices should be thrilled with their achievements as they mark this important career milestone. It has been a pleasure to watch our apprentices develop over the course of their apprenticeship, and I am confident that they each have a hugely successful future ahead of them. Our apprentices are at the heart of the growth and success of our business, which is why are continuing to grow our apprenticeship programme into the next year.”
Jet2 and Jet2holidays, the UK’s third largest airline and UK’s largest tour operator respectively, currently have over 200 apprentices on-programme in 40 different apprenticeship standards across the business in HR, Procurement, Engineering, Customer Services, Ground Operations, Marketing, IT, Finance, Operations Control and more, ranging from Levels 2-7.
Following the success of the most recent cohort, the companies are continuing to expand their apprenticeship scheme into 2025.
Earlier this month, Jet2 and Jet2holidays picked up three awards at the Yorkshire and Humber Apprenticeship and Skills Awards 2024, including Large Employer of the Year, and have progressed into the finals in this year’s National Awards.