With a bold March pledge by the government to unlock 20,000 more apprenticeships, providers need to know the details of potentially game-changing opportunities.
What Are Advanced Learner Loans?
It can be difficult to know how best to go about funding your new training courses and programmes, and this can often be offputting
The UK Needs 217,000 New Construction Workers By 2025
As major projects such as HS2 begin ramping up, infrastructure will be a major source of demand in the next few years, as well as the requirement to retrofit existing buildings to meet net-zero emissions targets, according to a new report from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The Construction Index reports that the latest CITB Construction Skills Network (CSN) …
Greater Support For Adult Education Called For In UK
Investing heavily in adult education could help the UK to bounce back from the economic challenges help the country deal with the unemployment crisis.
Pandemic Job Losses Hit 16-25 Year-Olds Hard, Study Reveals
New research has revealed that more than one in ten people aged between 16 and 25 have now lost their job during the pandemic.
What Skills Do You Need To Be A Good Team Leader?
As a team leader, there are numerous skills that could prove particularly valuable to have under your belt.
United Utilities Search For Next Generation Of Key Workers
United Utilities, the North West’s only FTSE100 listed company, is on the lookout for 62 new apprentices with a wide range of schemes being offered.
Why Do Employers Offer Apprenticeships?
Every year, the Department of Education carries out a survey of employers who provide apprenticeships to find out how their apprentices perform. Read more .
How to work from home
by Aimee Weatherill. As someone with a lot of experience working remotely, I thought I’d share a couple of tips of how I manage to work from home and stay sane at the same time.
Apprenticeship Career Progression
by Richard Morley. So you’ve finished your apprenticeship, what next? Your apprenticeship has provided you with many transferable skills you could use in your future career plans.
Communication in Business
by Aimee Weatherill. Whose responsibility is it to ensure effective communication? We all have a degree of accountability to communicate and be communicated with.
The Benefits of Customer Focus Orientation
by Aimee Weatherill. Why is a Customer Focus Orientation important for organisations and how do we utilise this at Encompass?
What is a Buyer, and what is Procurement?
by Sharron Reetham MCIPS BSc (Hons). Procurement is the process of acquiring goods, services or works from an external source, but what does this mean for your business?
The Mystery of 20% Off-the-Job
by Christine Cary CMgr. What counts as 20% Off The Job activities and what doesn’t? Find out here.