Jet2.com and Jet2holidays celebrate record cohort of apprentices

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have celebrated their biggest ever cohort of apprentices, with 76 colleagues graduating from the companies’ apprenticeship scheme at a ceremony in Leeds.

 

Held at The Centenary Pavilion, the fourth annual graduation ceremony saw successful apprentices from departments including sustainability, engineering, finance, flight operations, ground operations, in-flight retail, IT, contact centre, contracting, marketing and customer service mark the completion of their apprenticeships.

 

All graduates passed their end-point assessments first time, with many colleagues being awarded distinctions.

 

Each apprentice was presented with their apprenticeship certificate by their department director, and the ceremony included speeches from chief executive Steve Heapy and Miriam D’souli, HR director.

 

Graduates Ellie Wittingham and Archie Drummond also took to the stage to share their experiences of successfully completing their apprenticeships.

 

D’souli said: “Our apprentice colleagues put in so much hard work, so it was fantastic to recognise their success and mark this important career milestone.

 

“These apprentices have developed enormously over the course of their studies, forging bright futures ahead of them.

 

“We are delighted to be expanding our apprenticeship programme into the next year as our business continues to grow, with our apprentices at the very heart of our success story.”

 

With more than 200 apprentices currently enrolled with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the airline and tour operator employ apprentices in 45 different apprenticeship standards across the business, ranging from Levels 2-7.

 

The companies will continue to expand their apprenticeship scheme into 2026, on the back of the success of its most recent cohort.