Apprenticeships are expected to be essential for the UK’s energy sector to meet the growing demand for people with the skills to develop and progress the country’s green economy.
Apprenticeships Critical To Tackling Climate Change
Research by the National Grid has revealed that the UK needs to fill 400,000 jobs in order to achieve net-zero by 2050.
Gov Publishes Skills For Jobs White Paper
The paper suggests a series of reforms to ensure that everyone develops the skills they need, no matter what stage of life they’re at.
Apprenticeships May Be A Solution To Cyber Skills Shortage
Cybersecurity industry leaders have said they are increasingly open to the idea of apprenticeships as a solution to help bring more young people into the sector.
New Apprenticeship Academy To ‘Eradicate Digital Skills Gap’
A Burnley-based technology business has launched a brand-new apprenticeship academy. The +24 Academy will be the UK’s first fully digital apprenticeship course, designed and delivered by industry professionals. The Burnley Express reports that the course will provide apprentices with advanced education in the latest digital marketing trends and allow professionals to share their knowledge, wisdom, experience, and practical skills. +24 …
Government Shares Skills For Jobs White Paper
The UK government has published its Skills for Jobs white paper, which sets out its vision for education and training post-16 and is designed to ensure that people of any age are able to develop the skills they need to progress in the workplace.
BAE Hires Record Number Of Apprentices In 2021
British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, BAE Systems is hiring over 1,250 new trainees onto its early careers programme in 2021
Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations Delivered Well Despite Circumstances
The IfATE External Quality Assurance report was the first annual independent report into apprenticeship assessments and highlights the ways in which apprentices and their employers adapted to the current circumstances.
Craft Bakers To Recieve Free Apprenticeship Training
An initiative led by the NSAFD, is helping smaller craft bakers to get access to free apprenticeship training with the help of large baking manufacturers.
Winners Unveiled: National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
The National Apprenticeship Awards has unveiled the best of England’s apprentice employers, apprentices, rising stars, and individuals who champion apprenticeships.
How The Kickstart Scheme Helps Build Your Future
The Kickstart Scheme is a way to provide new opportunities for young people at risk of long-term unemployment.
Apprentice Schemes Coping Well During Second Lockdown
The government has acknowledged that apprenticeships will play an important role in the economic recovery, and has put together a comprehensive support package with ESFA.
Aim For The Stars With A Space Engineering Apprenticeship
In the very first of its kind to receive government approval, apprentices can now launch their careers into orbit with a new Space Engineering Technician apprenticeship
UK Apprenticeships Decline 50 Per Cent During Pandemic
Business products and services comparison website Small Business Prices has released data from a study that looked at the best industries for apprentices in 2020/21.
HS2 welcomes over 400 new apprentices
HS2 Ltd has announced that 412 new apprenticeships have been created on the project. The latest figures come just a month after main construction started on Phase 1 between London and Birmingham. Within HS2’s Skills, Employment and Education Strategy released back in 2018, was a commitment to the creation of at least 2,000 apprenticeships over the lifespan of the project, …
Apprenticeship Figures Show Youth Hit Hardest
Provisional data has revealed that apprenticeship starts for the 2019/20 academic year fell with a total of 319,200 starts, compared with 389,000 in 2018/19.
What Encompass Did For National Apprenticeship Week 2020!
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 will recognise how businesses across all sectors and industries, have risen to the challenges presented by the pandemic.
New Law To Help Apprentices Finish Training After Redundancy
The UK government is in the process of introducing a new law that would enable apprentices who are made redundant to complete their training.
National Apprenticeship Awards To Broadcast Online For First Time
The National Apprenticeship Awards ceremonies will be broadcast online for the first time in 17 years, it was announced by the Government.
Apprenticeships Increase As A Result of Lockdown
Experts have predicted that the demand for apprenticeship providers to double in the coming months.
Apprenticeships ‘Can Deliver Inclusive Future’
A recent survey revealed that many young people in the UK are hopeful that apprenticeships will bounce back quickly from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Scarborough’s Skills Village Relocates To A New Site
Scarborough’s Construction Skills Village is undergoing a 12-week relocation and using a new green model to support future eco-friendly housebuilding.
Government Increases Cap On Small Business Apprentices
From 15 July 2020, the number of apprentices that a small business can start through the digital apprenticeship service will increase from three to ten.
Chancellor Announces Bonuses To Boost Apprenticeship Schemes
The government is trying to encourage businesses to become one of the best apprenticeship providers by offering bonuses for those that take on trainees.
Report Reveals Social Mobility Challenges For Apprenticeships
A report shows there has been a 36 per cent decline in apprenticeship starts by those from disadvantaged backgrounds between 2015/16 and 2017/18.
Firms To Receive £3,000 For Apprenticeships
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak plans to give businesses £3,000 for each apprentice they hire in the fight against growing youth unemployment.
Covid-19 Chaos ‘Could Impact Youth Unemployment’
Apprenticeship schemes have never been so important, as young people potentially face their greatest employment challenge.
Apprenticeship Guarantee “Vital” For Young People
Boris Johnson has said that guaranteeing apprenticeships will be “vital” for young people, as the risk of being unemployed is highest for this demographic.
Why Apprenticeships Are Good Option Right Now
You may think now isn’t the time to be taking on apprentices, but as a recent article explained, now is actually the perfect time to invest in apprentices.
Practical Guidance Published To Drive Workplace Safety
The government has published practical guidelines to help give people the confidence to go back to work during the pandemic.