Bosses at Staffordshire County Council have pledged to work hard to get jobs for the county’s graduates at the new Jaguar Land Rover plant near Wolverhampton.

The council has said it will work more closely with Staffordshire and Keele universities to ensure hundreds of graduates will have the chance to kick-start their careers at the new plant.

Staffordshire County Council is investing £18.5million to build a new dedicated junction on the M54, which will be matched by an investment from Wolverhampton City Council.

The new engine plant will create 750 jobs, with more than 1,000 set to follow in the supply chain. Many of the jobs will be skilled engineering posts – ideal for graduates.

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