Princess Yachts
A luxury yacht manufacturer, established in 1965 in Plymouth, England. They specialize in motor yachts ranging from 40 to 95 feet, known for their blend of traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology. Princess Yachts has a global reputation for design, engineering, and manufacturing excellence.
Years awarded: 2020, 2025
Region: South West
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Manufacturing
Crafting a future workforce through world-class apprenticeships
Themes: Apprenticeships
Topics: Bespoke training; Craft skills
Princess Yachts continues to lead in preserving traditional marine craftsmanship through its high-impact apprenticeship scheme. With 138 apprentices trained since 2021 and plans to double its intake, the programme supports business growth and skills retention. Realistic mock-up cabins, VR welding and site rotations enhance learning. Apprentices are 60–80% productive by year four, with attrition down to 5%, securing Princess Yacht’s legacy of bespoke yacht building.
Positioning apprenticeships as a viable career choice
Theme: Apprenticeships; Talent pipeline / Career pathways
This organisation which builds luxury yachts has invested in its apprenticeship programme to ensure that it has a strong talent pipeline in place. Apprenticeships are open to employees of any age, 10% of managers are former apprentices and getting an apprenticeship with Princess Yachts is viewed as an attractive career opportunity in the region.
News and case studies featuring Princess Yachts:
A decade of excellence: Royal recognition for UK and Irish organisations honoured at the Princess Royal Training Awards
The Princess Royal Training Awards are the UK and Ireland’s premier awards programme for recognising training excellence. On Tuesday 2 December, in an awards ceremony at Fishmongers Hall, the City & Guilds Foundation had the honour of recognising 56 outstanding...
HRH The Princess Royal celebrates best-in-class workplace training in 10th anniversary year for Awards
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, awards employers for outstanding training and skills development programmes which have positively impacted organisations, people and wider society. 15 August 2025: City & Guilds has...
Celebrating the Award class of 2020
On 15 December, we celebrated the innovative training and development successes of the 43 recipients who achieved a Princess Royal Training Award in 2020. By necessity the ceremony was a little different this year. Whilst it needed to take place virtually rather...
39 UK businesses receive excellence in training Award commended by HRH The Princess Royal in 2020
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact 39 businesses celebrated at virtual ceremony for their innovative training programmes in the Princess Royal Training...
A Princess Royal Award for Princess Yachts’ Apprenticeship Programme
South Devon College employer partner, Princess Yachts, are thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a Princess Royal Training Awards for their #Apprenticeship scheme. The awards are selected by HRH The Princess Royal and the President of City & Guilds...
In the press: Princess Yachts receives Princess Royal Training Award
Princess Yachts has announced that is has been awarded a Princess Royal Training Award for its apprenticeship scheme, awards are selected by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the president of City & Guilds Group to recognise organisations whose training...
UK businesses’ training is recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact Businesses continue to deliver excellent training programmes in the Princess Royal Training Award’s fifth year, despite...