The first meeting of the UK’s Green Jobs Delivery Group took place yesterday (11 May), co-chaired by energy minister Greg Hands and E.ON CEO Michael Lewis. The group, comprised of representatives from... Read more »
Entry-level apprenticeship starts in England have plummeted, while higher-level apprenticeships, often taken up by older people, have boomed. The post Entry-level apprenticeships down 72% since 2014 appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »
Photo: Shutterstock Most single parents are being locked out of apprenticeships because of a lack of part-time opportunities and the difficulty of supporting children with such low pay. Single parents make ideal... Read more »
Improving the UK’s poor management performance is the definitive way to fix the economy, says organisational psychologist Professor Sir Cary...
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Only £268m was spent by levy-paying employers on apprentices in the programme's first year of operation, 2017-18. This equated to just 13% of the Treasury's £2.01bn apprenticeships budget and contributed to a... Read more »
Training providers air criticism of the government's apprenticeship levy as surveys reveal the extent of ignorance over the scheme.
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Employers are becoming increasingly concerned for their ability to recruit sufficient numbers of graduates for technical roles as Brexit looms,...
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Apprenticeship starts in the first quarter of the 2018-19 academic year have risen in relation to figures reported at this...
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What can employers spend apprenticeship levy funding on?
Employ an apprentice
What can employers spend apprenticeship levy funding on?
Employers now favour employing apprenticeships over graduates, a...
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Most employers feel that middle and senior managers would be unwilling to be seen as an apprentice, meaning that businesses...
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