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Articles tagged with: apprenticeships
Lords praise for top student Partner content
Education
By Sellafield Ltd
Lords praise for top student
First year Sellafield mechanical design apprentice Saarah Hashmi has picked up a top award in parliament from Lord Kenneth Baker.
Flexibility is the key to unlocking success in a digital future Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Flexibility is the key to unlocking success in a digital future
Ahead of the Spring budget next week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology has called for greater flexibility in the apprenticeship levy to allow employers to develop digital skills and unlock the UK's potential in new technology.
UK Advertising’s Talent Shortage Needs Government Help Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising’s Talent Shortage Needs Government Help
The UK's advertising and marketing industry is facing a significant talent shortage, particularly in data and digital skills. The Advertising Association's new report, Investing in Our Talent’s Future, recommends urgent action to address this skills shortage and protect the industry’s status as a global hub for advertising and marketing services.
Small and medium enterprises need to help to benefit from apprenticeships
Education
By Jonathan Gullis MP
Small and medium enterprises need to help to benefit from apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are riding a tide of positive public opinion as more people look for opportunities to gain work experience while they learn or reskill themselves to better meet the demands of today’s jobs market.
We must work to help unlock the potential of apprenticeships
Economy
By Lord Knight of Weymouth
We must work to help unlock the potential of apprenticeships
Governments around the world are grappling with some huge challenges, but this feels especially acute here in the UK.
How apprentices are shaping the future of betting and gaming Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
How apprentices are shaping the future of betting and gaming
The work of our members highlights what can be achieved with a commitment to apprenticeships and we intend to go even further with 5,000 new opportunities created over the next couple of years.
Supporting our nuclear apprentices and graduates to become the industry leaders of tomorrow Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
Supporting our nuclear apprentices and graduates to become the industry leaders of tomorrow
As we mark National Apprenticeships Week 2023, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group (NDA), including Sellafield Ltd, is proud to recognise the more than 1,000 people following early career programmes at its nuclear clean-up sites.
The importance of opening up apprenticeship opportunities to all ages, not just school leavers Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The importance of opening up apprenticeship opportunities to all ages, not just school leavers
The start of February can only mean one thing: National Apprenticeship Week is upon us again. Each year, I like to reflect on how much progress we’ve made over the past twelve months, not just at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), but also as an industry.
Simple steps could unlock thousands more apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Simple steps could unlock thousands more apprenticeships
It’s not often that you get to turn a hobby into a career. But Alicja Juszczyk has been fortunate enough to do just that.
We must scrap the unliveable Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
Economy
By Jack Shaw
We must scrap the unliveable Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage has benefitted millions of Brits. When it was introduced in 1999 it was met with scepticism in some quarters, fearing that employers would cover their costs by scaling back on investment.
NDA group showcase skills and expertise in Westminster Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
NDA group showcase skills and expertise in Westminster
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group are showcasing their contribution to the UK, including skills, community investment and career opportunities, at the Nuclear Industry Association’s Nuclear Week in Parliament.
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023 Partner content
Economy
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023
Sellafield Jobs Map pinpoints the site as an important catalyst for UK economic growth Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield Jobs Map pinpoints the site as an important catalyst for UK economic growth
This month marked the official unveiling of the Sellafield Jobs Map which brings to life the skills and employment opportunities that are being delivered to drive a safer environment for future generations at the Sellafield site in West Cumbria.
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: Why Investing in Green Jobs and Skills is Critical for the UK Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: Why Investing in Green Jobs and Skills is Critical for the UK
With the transition to net zero, new sectors, technologies and industries will emerge. But creating a workforce able to make the most of tomorrow’s opportunities demands action today. Ahead of the publication of their nationwide survey of young people’s views about their future careers, we spoke to leading engineering and environmental professional services consultancy WSP and EngineeringUK to find out more about the challenges of developing the skills and jobs needed to deliver a low-carbon future.
Celebrating the next generation of Sellafield Ltd employees Partner content
Energy
By Sellafield Ltd
Celebrating the next generation of Sellafield Ltd employees
The latest cohort of Sellafield Ltd apprentices celebrate completing their apprenticeships at an annual event.
Hundreds of young people start their career at Sellafield Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
Hundreds of young people start their career at Sellafield
Sellafield Ltd's continued investment in apprenticeship and graduates leads to record breaking intakes.
National recognition for Sellafield's apprentice scheme Partner content
Economy
By Sellafield Ltd
National recognition for Sellafield's apprentice scheme
Sellafield Ltd has been listed in the top 100 apprentice employers in England for 2022.
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB and UCEM team up to deliver an apprenticeship with a route to chartered status
The CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) and University College of Estate Management (UCEM) have teamed up to offer a degree apprenticeship programme which is also a route to chartered status as a construction professional.
Apprenticeships are failing working class school leavers
Education
By Will Tanner
Apprenticeships are failing working class school leavers
A record number of 18-year-olds - almost four in 10 - accepted a place at university last year. Unfortunately, too many of them - around one in five - will graduate encumbered with a lot of debt but no greater chance of higher earnings for their troubles.
The transformative power of apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By Openreach
The transformative power of apprenticeships
For Openreach, apprentices aren’t just the extra pairs of hands needed to build the UK’s fibre network; they’re the beating heart of a strong, skilled and diverse workforce.
We must celebrate the apprentices who are helping build our future
Education
By Jack Lopresti MP
We must celebrate the apprentices who are helping build our future
National Apprenticeships Week enables us to spotlight some of the remarkable work being done up and down the country, by apprentices, employers and educators, to equip people of all ages for the workplace of tomorrow.
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: Delivering the skills required to make net zero happen

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, this episode of Engineering a Better World explores how we can lead the way in delivering the skills required to make net zero happen. 


Host Jonn Elledge talks to Siobhan Baillie MP, and Yvonne Baker and Dr Graham Herries, Co-Chairs of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Education and Skills Policy Panel, and interviews Dr Alex Burghart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills.
National Apprenticeship Week: How we can build skills for the future Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
National Apprenticeship Week: How we can build skills for the future
It’s that time of year again - National Apprenticeship Week is upon us, meaning it’s time to sit up and take stock.