Despite people believing apprenticeships outrank university education there is still a stigma.
National Apprenticeship Week: skill shortages can be plugged by apprentices
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Interview with Aaron Jeffries, apprenticeship programme lead at Covea Insurance
“Its all about changing those myths and dispelling those stigmas for apprenticeships.”
HR managers feels ‘let down’ by their apprenticeship training provider
What are the crucial reasons behind businesses feeling disappointed in these providers?
Are Apprenticeships vital for our future?
Apprenticeships are key to skills shortage solution, says 5per cent Club report.
Matthew Connell: Bridging the work vs education divide
What are the best ways to cope with some of the challenges of transitioning from education to work? Matthew Connell talks to us about education and employment.
Adam Harper: Removing the barriers companies face when hiring apprentices
Apprenticeships have been a big topic this year. In April a new Apprenticeship Levy came into force, designed to help achieve a target of three million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, which the government has committed to and believes will help to boost productivity. In July, trailblazer apprenticeships were introduced to many industries, designed…
Anchor Trust ranked top of RateMyApprenticeship Top 100 Employers
RateMyApprenticeship announces that Anchor Trust, England’s largest not-for-profit housing association, has been ranked the best apprentice employer in the UK in their Top 100 Employers table.
Two in five are paying to do apprenticeships
A new report released to mark the midway point in the Government’s apprenticeship target has found that two in five apprentices spend more money completing their apprenticeship than they earn – and women face an eight per cent gender pay gap.
Edwina McQueen: How to develop a high quality apprenticeship system
What are the pros and cons of being an employer provider and what are the important issues for early talent professionals in this space? Edwina McQueen, Director of Apprentices at City & Guilds discusses.
Theresa May sacks apprentice minister Robert Halfon in reshuffle
The ex Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon was asked to leave by the PM and revealed she did not give a reason for her decision, adding: “The Prime Minister has to make these decisions, I wasn’t really given a reason”.
Interview: Claire Berrett at British Gas discusses apprenticeships and their benefits
In the light of the apprenticeship levy introduction today, HRreview interviewed Claire Berrett, a British Gas qualified engineer and British Gas Apprentice of the Year 2016 on her views on apprenticeships and how her experience helped her to learn new skills. Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m 38 and from Bournemouth, and completed my…
Apprenticeship system needs radical reform in order to succeed
Vocational training experts agree that the current system will not deliver the quality apprenticeships necessary. Radical reforms are needed to raise the quality of apprenticeships and ensure they are regarded as a genuine alternative to university, highlights a new report from the CIPD. The findings are based on a collection of essays written by a…
Charles Hipps: Emerging talent pool has potential to widen through apprenticeship levy
Last month, the Government published its draft legislation on the introduction of the apprenticeship levy. The draft confirmed that from April 2017, employers with a wage bill of more than £3m will have to pay a 0.5% levy to fund apprenticeships.
National Apprenticeship Week launches
New research released to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week has found businesses place apprentices at the heart of their plans to rise to the top and rank hiring the right staff as the most important factor in helping them grow.
Sue Husband: Five reasons to hire an apprentice
The eighth National Apprenticeship Week takes place this week (9 to 13 March 2015). The Week will celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy. The overarching theme for this year is a challenge to us all to think about what we really know about apprenticeships. Every day will…