Britain’s fastest-growing companies to support apprenticeship recruitment...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) 850 AIM-listed companies to open doors to apprentices educational charity to bring together companies and apprentices scheme supports...
View ArticleThousands of apprenticeships lost in key industries including construction...
There has been a sharp fall in the number of apprenticeships in the construction and IT sectors over the past five years, which could prompt parliamentary scrutiny. The Conservatives have hailed...
View ArticleApprenticeships to receive legal protection
14 June 2015 From the section Business The government plans to legally protect apprenticeships, so the term cannot be abused. Under the plans, unauthorised use of the term would be illegal, as is...
View ArticleBMF hopes to see first Trailblazer apprenticeships this September 2015 (BMF -...
(Source: BMF - British Marine Federation) Published on: 18 June 2015 Last week the BMF, in partnership with its working group, submitted the assessment plan for the future boatbuilding apprenticeship...
View ArticleApprenticeships to be given legal protection (CITB - Construction Industry...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) CITB has backed Government plans to give apprenticeships legal protection and make sure they have the same status as university degrees. It is...
View ArticleGovernment kick-starts plans to reach 3 million apprenticeships (Skills...
(Source: Skills Funding Agency) apprenticeships to be given equal legal treatment as degrees commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 will be enshrined in law public sector bodies will be...
View ArticleGovernment kick-starts plans to reach 3 million apprenticeships (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) apprenticeships to be given equal legal treatment as degrees commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 will be enshrined...
View ArticleOn target for a higher skilled workforce (BIS - UK Department for Business...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The government confirmed today (25 June 2015) that it has smashed its target of supporting 20,000 higher apprenticeship starts over...
View ArticleWhat draws school-leavers to apprenticeships?
New apprenticeship standards combine basic skills with training for specific jobs ...
View ArticleApprenticeships in food and drink sector praised (DEFRA - UK Department for...
(Source: DEFRA - UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) During the visit, Minister George Eustice MP was given a tour of McCain Foods' Whittlesey factory in Peterborough. The...
View ArticleNew Apprenticeship To Blaze A Trail For Forestry Skills - 27/10/2014...
(Source: Forestry Commission) Forestry Commission England has joined forces with businesses from across forestry, arboriculture, horticulture and landscaping to begin developing a new set of top...
View Article£2.3 million to open London’s professional services to more apprentices (BIS...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The London Professional Apprenticeship (LPA) programme will provide 250 apprenticeships to attract outstanding young Londoners into...
View ArticlePM announces rollout of flagship degree apprenticeships (British Prime...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) The Prime Minister will be in Lancashire today to announce plans to rollout degree apprenticeships, building on the government's highly successful...
View ArticlePress Release: FDF responds to BIS' "Get in. Go Far" Apprenticeship scheme...
(Source: FDF - Food and Drink Federation) 21 August 2014 FDF responds to BIS' "Get in. Go Far" Apprenticeship scheme In response to the launch of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' (BIS)...
View ArticleNational Apprenticeship Week 2015: Deputy Prime Minister's message (Skills...
(Source: Skills Funding Agency) Accessible Media Player by Nomensa PlayRewindForward Mute-+100% 00:00:00 00:00:00 Full text Every young person has the talent and potential to succeed and, since 2010,...
View Article'Dead end' apprenticeships are failing to help young people find lasting work
Apprenticeships are not improving young peoples' skills enough to provide a real alternative to university, according to new research ...
View ArticleTfL helps develop degree level Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship (The...
(Source: The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) 27/03/2015 15:23 TfL helps develop degree level Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship Transport for London (TfL) has received ministerial...
View ArticleMinisters hail rise in apprenticeships total (CITB - Construction Industry...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) A growing number of people are signing up for apprenticeships and traineeships in the UK, according to new official data. Between August and...
View ArticleMercer leads development of trailblazing, employer-led apprenticeship scheme...
(Source: Mercer LLC) Mercer is leading a team of employers and trade bodies - Government-labelled Trailblazers - in developing an Actuarial Technical apprenticeship standard in England. The standard...
View ArticlePwC comments on Phase 3 of the Apprenticeship trailblazer (PwC -...
(Source: PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) Sara Caplan, PwC education partner, said: "We are proud to lead a team of employers, in a new Government trailblazer, to develop a Management Consultancy...
View Article23,000 new apprentice jobs pledged for National Apprenticeship Week (Skills...
(Source: Skills Funding Agency) Even more young people will be able to 'get in and go far' with an apprenticeship, as more than 23,000 new apprenticeships have been pledged by employers as part of...
View ArticleCH2M HILL Proud Contributors to Government's New Railway Engineering Design...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CH2M HILL welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of State for Skills and Equalities, Nick Boles MP, on the publication of the new Railway Engineering Design Technician...
View ArticleGovernment rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The government has today (12 March 2015) announced the roll-out of 9 new industry designed Degree Apprenticeships - an innovative new...
View ArticleCH2M HILL proud contributors to government's new Railway Engineering Design...
(Source: CH2M Hill Companies Ltd) August 20, 2014 CH2M HILL welcomes today's announcement by the Minister of State for Skills and Equalities, Nick Boles MP, on the publication of the new Railway...
View ArticleConstruction employers secure Trailblazer apprenticeships (CITB -...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) A partnership of employers, supported by CITB - the Construction Industry Training Board, is to lead a trailblazer to improve construction...
View ArticleOver 20,000 new apprentice jobs pledged for National Apprenticeship Week (BIS...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Even more people will get an opportunity to earn while they learn, after more than 20,000 new apprenticeships have been pledged by...
View ArticleApprenticeships no longer just 'jobs for the boys' (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The Deputy Prime Minister is today (Wednesday 11 March) marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating the phenomenal growth of...
View ArticleApprenticeships and traineeships move from strength to strength (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The number of people taking part in apprenticeships and traineeships is on the increase, new figures published today (25 March 2015)...
View ArticleMore than 700 employers to design top quality apprenticeships (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) more than 700 employers are to design 76 new apprenticeships in professions ranging from TV production to welding employers including...
View ArticleYoung apprentices brief Prime Minister at No.10 Cabinet meeting (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) This morning (10 March 2015) Business Secretary Vince Cable was joined at Cabinet by 2 young apprentices to celebrate National...
View Article£52 million boost for skills and training in UK science sectors (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Science Minister David Willetts will today (8 July 2014) announce a £52 million investment in new and emerging science talent,...
View ArticleMore apprentices progress into Higher Education (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Thousands more apprentices are progressing into Higher Education following their apprenticeship, Matthew Hancock announced today (12...
View ArticleDavid Meller announced as the new Chair of the National Apprenticeship...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has today (24 March 2014) announced the appointment of David Meller as the new Chair...
View ArticleNew qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Degree Apprenticeships will revolutionise the way young people develop digital skills new industry accredited short courses will set...
View ArticleFigures confirm record numbers of apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) More people than ever before are taking part in an apprenticeship, according to published figures. Nearly 870,000 people were on an...
View ArticleNew nursing apprenticeships for those who have proven they can care (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) A trailblazer group are developing a degree level apprenticeship which will widen access to nursing. It will be targeted at the...
View ArticleApprenticeship trailblazers continue to gain momentum (UK Department for...
(Source: UK Department for Education) Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock today (27 June 2014) announced a new range of apprenticeships that will be developed by employers under the...
View ArticleNational Apprenticeship Week 2015 – flying high and walking tall (Skills...
(Source: Skills Funding Agency) National Apprenticeship Week 2015 activity got off to a flying start on Monday when apprentices from across London met Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, at...
View ArticleFunding for apprenticeships helps small business and postgraduates (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) In the Budget statement the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced new funding packages to further encourage small businesses to take...
View ArticleEmployers unveil new industry designed apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Hundreds more top employers have joined the government's successful Trailblazers programme to design high quality apprenticeships in...
View ArticleMore businesses blazing the way for apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The Prime Minister has announced the businesses involved in the second phase of the successful apprenticeship trailblazer programme,...
View ArticleEncouraging start to the year for apprenticeships and traineeships (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The government has today (29 January 2015) welcomed figures showing that the number of young people taking part in apprenticeships...
View ArticlePM announces rollout of flagship degree apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) The Prime Minister will be in Lancashire today to announce plans to rollout degree apprenticeships, building on the government's...
View ArticleMinister reinforces importance of apprenticeship reforms (BIS - UK Department...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock spoke today (2 June 2014) at the annual Association of Education Learning Providers...
View ArticleVince Cable celebrates two million apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department for...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Business Secretary Vince Cable today (9 December 2014) announced that the government has fulfilled its commitment to starting 2...
View ArticleBusiness Secretary visits Emmerdale set to launch apprenticeship campaign...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Vince Cable today (20 August 2014) visited companies across Leeds to celebrate the launch of the government's new campaign calling on...
View ArticleApprenticeship trailblazers continue to gain momentum (BIS - UK Department...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock today (27 June 2014) announced a new range of apprenticeships that will be developed...
View ArticleGet In and Go Far with new apprenticeships (BIS - UK Department for Business...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) In a campaign launched today (20 August 2014) government and top employers are calling on young people to 'Get In, Go Far' by...
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