Bentley Motors has opened applications for its 2026 apprenticeship programme, offering 25 opportunities in key business areas as the company continues to invest in developing skilled talent for its long-term future. Launched to coincide with
National Apprenticeship Week, the scheme supports Bentley’s Beyond100+ strategy and its transition towards electrified and sustainable mobility.
The company has run apprenticeship programmes for more than 40 years and credits them as an important pipeline for the engineers, specialists and leaders who have shaped its development. The 2026 apprentices will be based at Bentley’s Crewe ‘Dream Factory’, gaining hands‑on experience across manufacturing, R&D, sales and marketing, finance, quality, mulliner, strategy and product lines. Opportunities will be available from Advanced to Higher Apprenticeship levels, including pathways equivalent to A‑Levels, foundation degrees and full degree qualifications.
Dr Karen Lange, member of the board for people and culture at Bentley Motors, said: “For 40 years, our apprenticeship programmes have been a powerful engine for innovation, craftsmanship and progress, enabling talented individuals to turn ambition into impact. As we transform Bentley through our Beyond100+ strategy, it is the curiosity, creativity and technical excellence of the next generation that will define how we lead the industry forward. Investing in young people today is how we secure sustainable success for decades to come.”
Industry leading excellence]Sophie Reynolds, degree apprentice in product strategy, said: “Bentley drew me in as a relatively small company where I could build close relationships, get hands-on experience in real business activities, and gain exposure all the way up to the executive board. Being within the luxury automotive sector, you get a real understanding of the impact of a customer, and how every team in the business contributes to industry leading excellence.
“My apprenticeship has taken me on placements across product strategy, product line delivery, manufacturing, R&D, and a stint internationally in Porsche. Through the opportunities, responsibility, exposure, events, projects, and extra-curricular work that I have been involved with through Bentley's apprenticeship programme I have achieved more than I ever expected, ultimately winning a national award through
MAKE UK, as this year’s ‘Business Apprentice Rising Star’.”
Bentley Motors was recently recognised as a
UK Top Employer for the 15th consecutive year by the
Top Employer Institute, reflecting its focus on workplace culture and career development. Applications for the 2026 apprenticeship programme close on 20 February 2026. For further information click
here.