National Apprenticeship Week targets SMEs
As the eighth National Apprenticeship Week 2015 takes place, apprenticeships ambassador and entrepreneur, Jason Holt CBE highlights the opportunity for SMEs
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BT creates 1,000 new UK apprenticeships and graduate jobs
BT talks about its new apprenticeship and graduate programmes
YMCA: Training needed to combat youth unemployment
Central YMCA, which supports young people into work through its national YMCA Training operation, has today launched a roadmap of eight key recommendations designed to tackle youth unemployment, along with research highlighting the financial prize of getting it right
A cross-party plan for skills is needed, says Sir Charlie Mayfield
The event has been convened by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth, a cross-party group of leading parliamentarians working across the political divide to identify ways of ensuring the UK’s success is more fairly shared. This will be…
Government working with leading engineering firms to create pathway to specialist skills
The Improving Engineering Careers project is a part of the government’s response to the November 2013 Perkins Review of Engineering Skills, which noted the huge positive impact an increasing base of engineers would have on the UK economy
March 2015
The general election is just round the corner…
TJ Awards news
Debbie Carter reports on the latest news related to the TJ Awards
New apprenticeship resources launched for staff in the education and training sector
The resources include guides, tool-kits, staff training materials and videos, and have all been designed to support staff involved in current apprenticeship delivery
Focus on quality of apprenticeships for UK prosperity, new report urges
The report is launched in the run up to a general election where both Labour and Conservatives have promised a huge increase in the number of apprenticeships
Reasons to be cheerful about next five years, say training leaders
Employment and skills issues are at the top of the political agenda as we move towards the next general election. Developing skills and improving productivity are also at the core of sustainable growth. That means there are significant opportunities for good…
