Jaguar Land Rover to Train 29,000 in new Skills for All-Electric & Connected Future

Jaguar Land Rover has announced a global upskilling drive to train 29,000 people in the next three years for its connected and data capabilities, and to support the rapid transition to electrification. The company’s Future Skills Programme will see more than 10,000 Jaguar Land Rover and franchised retailer employees in the UK, and nearly 19,000 across the rest of the world trained in skills vital to electrification, digital and autonomous cars.

The Programme is part of JLR's Reimagine strategy, which will see all Jaguar and Land Rover modern luxury cars available in pure electric form by the end of the decade.

 By the end of the decade every one of JLR's models will be available as full BEV.

 47,000 people are both directly employed by JLR and those employed by JLR franchised retailers.. 

Barbara Bergmeier, Jaguar Land Rover Industrial Operations Executive Director, says: “Our plans to electrify our product portfolio are running at pace, and we are rapidly scaling up our future skills training programme to ensure we have the right talent to deliver the world’s most desirable modern luxury electric vehicles. Developing the skilled global workforces needed to design, build and maintain the vehicles of the future is foundational. I’m proud to say we are committing to help plug the electric and digital skills gap with a comprehensive, global training programme, which will power charge electrification both here in the UK and abroad.”

Karl ’Freddy’ Gunnarsson, a Jaguar Land Rover Lead Cell Engineer, adds: “The transition from working on internal combustion to electric was fairly straightforward. Both require a good understanding of material chemistry, and I was able to dedicate around 30 per cent of my time to independent learning. Now, working on electric vehicles, I can see the longevity of the programme and how it supports the company’s Reimagine strategy.”

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors since 2008, JLR has access to leading global players in technology and sustainability within the wider Tata Group.