A rethink on apprenticeships at epyx has seen nine people recruited recently.

Working across a variety of technology disciplines, they include apprentices who will be based entirely at our Meriden office, and others who will be available as a shared resource with our parent company Corpay.

They are software developers Oleh Collins, Theo Eddy, Zohirul Islam and Harvey Keeling; data analyst Ronan Law; business analyst Jamie Warmington; and information communication technicians Luke Shaw, Daniel Wang and Josef Whitehouse.

Natalie Harries, HR Director at Corpay, said: “As a technology business, it’s crucial that we have the right skills available for the future and we take apprenticeships very seriously. Last year, we looked afresh at how we were handling our apprenticeship programme and, as a result, have adopted a new apprenticeship partner called Just IT and recruited more people across a wider range of skills than ever before.

“The people we have taken on range in age from 16 to 25, with some joining after finishing school and college, and others having completed university level qualifications. They are all completing two-year Level Three and Level Four apprenticeships that will see them rapidly upskilled and we hope and expect, become part of our long term future.”

Just IT’s software developer programme focuses on enabling the learner to cover a range of coding languages and the fundamentals of web development; the data analyst apprenticeship is based on the latest approaches and techniques for data analytics; the business analyst course enables learners to make practical improvements in how they identify, evaluate and define options for digital improvement within their business; and finally, the information communication technician curriculum emphasises the latest knowledge in IT support.