This week is National Apprenticeship Week and a chance for Princes to celebrate the achievements of our 45+ apprentices around the country. This year’s theme is #skillsforlife and we’re sharing the stories of a number of apprentices on our website. Barry McDonnell, Chief Operations Officer for Princes Food and Drink Group, and leader of the...

I’m in my final year as an engineer apprentice and I work at our EOL site in Erith. My main duties are reacting to breakdowns as well as looking to perform improvement work on the production lines. Whilst at school I knew that sixth form was not for me so, when I left school, I...

I am currently an apprentice on the Princes Fast Track Developing Leader Programme. My development has always been important to me and, after attending the Princes internal Leadership Essentials Programme, this qualification felt like the natural next step in my career. It was the first opportunity I had for a formal education in the UK....

I’ve recently completed my engineering apprenticeship and I am now a multi-skilled Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer. I stayed on at school at 16 and did a year at sixth form studying Maths, Physics, Biology and Product Design. I was unable to find a job that would fit around my studies, so I decided to...