JLR welcomes prospective female engineers

Jaguar Land Rover is engaging with over 90 female students aged 15-18 who have a keen interest in pursuing engineering careers.

The company’s four-day Young Women in the Know programme gives prospective female engineers the chance the tour JLR’s design and manufacturing facilities, speak and work with female mentors, as well as brush up on career skills such as CV writing and interview technique. The scheme is taking place at five JLR Education Business Partnership Centres in the Midlands and Merseyside.

“The whole automotive industry is facing a shortfall of engineers, and for Jaguar Land Rover, encouraging more girls and women to consider a career in engineering is a vital part of addressing this shortage,” said JLR’s Nick Rogers, executive director, Product Engineering.  

“We’ve seen our female engineering workforce grow from 9 to 11 per cent over the past four years due to our initiatives like Young Women in the Know and our Women in Engineering undergraduate sponsorship scheme, and it’s great to see these programmes are helping us attract more female talent to our business.”