Five international apprentices visited global construction and mining equipment manufacturer XCMG?s headquarters in Xuzhou, China for a one-week immersive XCMG Apprentice Program from January 18 to 24. The programme was the company?s first time bringing global apprentices to China; five apprentices from the United States, Brazil, Russia, Kenya and Pakistan stood out from a global selection.

The participants came from different backgrounds but shared the same interest towards the construction and machinery industry. In addition to the comprehensive tour led by XCMG employees that included visits to the crane assembly factory and Asia?s largest vibration and noise lab, as well as engaging activities like operating excavators, the apprentices also acted as their mentors? assistants, learning about the state-of-the-art technologies in construction machineries through a day?s work.