Fifteen apprentices at a Birmingham chocolate maker swapped the office for a country park with the aim of increasing biodiversity.
The staff from Bournville-based Mondeléz International, which makes Cadbury’s chocolate, spent a day helping park rangers at Lickey Hills to transform their woodland into a heathland habitat for National Apprentice Week.
Alexander Fleming, engineering apprentice at Mondeléz International, said: “Volunteers from Mondeléz International help out in the local community as much as possible so it was great to get involved with the side of the business that we don’t always get to see.”
Apprentices at Mondeléz International are also competing in the Brathay Apprentice Challenge; the official search for the apprentice team of the year supported by the National Apprenticeship Service.
Andrew Peckston, manufacturing development manager and apprenticeship programme leader, said: “Our apprentices have a huge impact on our business, working on and developing some of Britain’s most iconic brands.”
* Pictured are Adam Ravenscroft, Andy Reilly, Alex Fleming, Killian Hennessey, Faye Hudson, Paul Morgan, John Ravenscroft and Ben Boazman.
