Apprenticeship Archives

Companies to receive £1k ‘bonus’ for every employee they bring back from furlough

Jul 8, 2020 | 1 |

“If you stand by your workers, we will stand by you.”

Employers to receive £1,000 for every trainee they take on

Jul 6, 2020 | 2 |

COVID-19 could lead to over a million young people being unemployed.

End of 2020 could see over a million young people unemployed

Jul 3, 2020 | 0 |

The Government should inject £3 billion to help avoid this dilemma.

National Apprenticeship Week: Skill shortages can be plugged by apprentices

Feb 4, 2020 | 0 |

Despite people believing apprenticeships outrank university education there is still a stigma.

Interview with Aaron Jeffries, apprenticeship programme lead at Covea Insurance

Jan 3, 2020 | 0 |

“Its all about changing those myths and dispelling those stigmas for apprenticeships.”

HR managers feels ‘let down’ by their apprenticeship training provider

Sep 13, 2019 | 0 |

What are the crucial reasons behind businesses feeling disappointed in these providers?

Are Apprenticeships vital for our future?

Nov 29, 2018 | 0 |

Apprenticeships are key to skills shortage solution, says 5per cent Club report.

Matthew Connell: Bridging the work vs education divide

Nov 9, 2017 | 0 |

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

Nov 8, 2017 | 0 |

Apprenticeships have been a big topic this year. In April a new Apprenticeship Levy came into...

Anchor Trust ranked top of RateMyApprenticeship Top 100 Employers

Nov 6, 2017 | 0 |

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

Nov 6, 2017 | 0 |

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

Jun 14, 2017 | 0 |

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

Jun 13, 2017 | 0 |

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

Apr 6, 2017 | 0 |

In the light of the apprenticeship levy introduction today, HRreview interviewed Claire Berrett, a...

Apprenticeship system needs radical reform in order to succeed

Aug 11, 2016 | 0 |

Vocational training experts agree that the current system will not deliver the quality...

Charles Hipps: Emerging talent pool has potential to widen through apprenticeship levy

Mar 16, 2016 | 0 |

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.