Apprentice Scheme

Candidates on the Smiths News apprentice scheme are chosen on merit and overall potential to rise through the ranks. Over the course of 18 months each apprentice spends seven weeks learning about the day/night pack operation, newspaper and magazine returns, stock cage management, transportation and customer services. 

After 12 month’s assessment, successful candidates will attain an NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship in warehouse and storage.
   
Ambitious Jade Ilyas, 17, is currently the youngest trainee on our apprentice scheme. Jade started with us in the customer service team. She enjoyed working in a busy environment and was eager for more responsibility. Her organisational and people management skills caught the warehouse manager’s attention, who recommended her for an apprenticeship. Jade is well on her way to achieving a managerial position one day. She said: "Working in a fast-moving business is great. I’m extremely excited about my career and the future."

Graduate Scheme

Graduate trainee Angela Sproston has just completed her first six-month placement in our corporate development team. The role gave her experience of market sector analysis and strategy development during an exciting phase of acquisition activity.

Angela will spend the next six months focusing on the operations side of the business working with some of the best logistics experts in the industry, while being trained on the latest distribution technology systems.

She will spend the remaining sixmonths in the commercial team working with some of the leading brands in publishing and retailing, such as News International, Associated Newspapers, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s. Angela will hone the techniques needed to provide first-class customer service and develop strong client relationships. She said: "No other traineeship offers such an in-depth experience into how a blue-chip FTSE company maintains its market lead."