DS Smith Paper’s Kemsley Mill (U.K.) has announced the graduation of the first Paper Technology Apprentices from its inaugural three-year apprenticeship program. 

The Paper Technology Apprentices joined the Learning and Development Program at Kemsley Mill in 2014. Alongside practical experience at Kemsley Mill, the Apprentices studied at The Paper Centre in Gernsbach, Germany, which offers a higher standard of training than is currently available in the U.K.

 

The graduating Apprentices will now progress into full-time roles within Kemsley Mill.

 

 

DS Smith is committed to sustaining and further improving the program. Five more Apprentices are currently studying Paper Technology, with further recruitment planned for the future. 

Glenn S Milgate, operations development manager (People & Systems) at Kemsley, added that the Kemsley Paper Technology Apprenticeship scheme offers a three-year program in partnership with the Paper Centre at Gernsbach, where the apprentices attend courses eight weeks per year. The aim of the program is to produce skilled employees to replace those retiring from the mill. 

The course covers academic skills required for papermaking, from wood pulping to finished paper. As part of the program, apprentices also perform practical placements within every area of the mill.