To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (13-17 May), St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton, a charity that provides specialist mental healthcare for people with challenging mental health, is highlighting apprenticeships as a route into working in…
Northamptonshire Trust and NHS Partners announce winners of…
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (4th - 8th March) leading healthcare organisations in Northamptonshire organised their second annual awards this month to celebrate the achievements of apprentices working across health and care services in the…
Parents prefer apprenticeships to degrees for their children,…
More parents in the UK want to see their child undertake an apprenticeship than a university degree, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders. To mark National Apprenticeship Week in England and…
Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership Apprenticeship Awards 2019
On Monday 4th March, Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership will celebrate the first day of National Apprenticeship Week 2019 with a county-wide apprenticeship awards ceremony. This event builds on the success of the first Apprenticeship…
Apprenticeships are plummeting because of Apprenticeship Levy, warns…
Apprenticeship starts are falling because of the Apprenticeship Levy which needs to be made more flexible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s reaction is in response to statistics published yesterday by…
VR simulators attract young construction talent
As the battle for apprenticeship talent hots up, Training experts from Welsh developer Lovell used a virtual reality simulator to open up the world of construction for students attending one of South Wales’ largest careers…
Chancellor right to make Apprenticeship Levy more flexible,…
The Chancellor is expected to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference today to announce that employers will be able to share a quarter of their apprenticeship levy pots with their supply chain. The…
STEM professionals react to huge gender imbalance shown…
As today ends the nervous wait for A level results for thousands of young people across the UK, HR professionals and leaders in the tech industry are expressing concerns about a clear gender gap when…
3 out of 4 recruiters don’t see value…
Only one in four recruitment leaders believe the Apprenticeship Levy will help to attract and develop talent in the sector. That is according to the latest research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).…