Apprenticeships
Boost apprenticeship access for women to increase diversity
The government should remove any barriers preventing young women embarking on apprenticeships, according to a report published today by the...
Large employers fear inability to fill technical roles
Employers are becoming increasingly concerned for their ability to recruit sufficient numbers of graduates for technical roles as Brexit looms,...
Apprenticeships increase fails to mask downward trend
Apprenticeship starts in the first quarter of the 2018-19 academic year have risen in relation to figures reported at this...
More than nine in 10 want more flexibility on apprenticeship spending
Nine out of 10 (92%) employers want more flexibility in how they can spend their apprenticeship levy allowance, with some...
Manufacturers favour apprentices over graduates, says EEF
Apprenticeships
Employ an apprentice
What can employers spend apprenticeship levy funding on?
Employers now favour employing apprenticeships over graduates, a...
Young people least likely to value apprenticeships
People under the age of 25 are least likely to see the value in apprenticeships, according to research from the...
‘Drop snobby attitude to technical education’ demands Damian Hinds
The education secretary insists the UK needs to alter attitudes if it wants to close the skills gap and boost productivity
Use apprenticeships to get ready for the workforce of the future
Apprenticeships will play a vital role in helping employers embrace new developments in technology, according to research from The 5%...
Personnel Today Awards 2018 winners: Morecambe Bay Hospitals take top trophy
UHMBT scooped the "best of the best" award at the 2018 Personnel Today...
Vintage year for Mitchells & Butlers L&D Team at Personnel Today Awards
Pub and restaurant giant Mitchells & Butlers won Learning & Development Team of the Year at tonight’s 2018 Personnel Today...
Public service HR accolade moves to HM Land Registry
The success of its first apprenticeship scheme persuaded the Personnel Today Awards 2018 judges to award the Excellence in Public...
London Borough of Croydon lauded as Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
Croydon Council headed up the shortlisted companies in the 2018 Personnel Today Awards’ Apprenticeship Employer of the Year category with...
‘Real’ Living Wage increases by 2.9% outside London
The “real” Living Wage, the rate of pay set by the Living Wage Foundation, has increased 25 pence to £9...
Two-thirds of businesses concerned about high-skilled roles
Two-thirds of businesses are worried that they will not be able to find sufficiently skilled people to fill high-skilled roles,...
Why the public sector must embrace apprenticeships
Requirements for public sector employers to ensure a certain percentage of their workforce is apprentices may pose some organisational challenges,...
