Apprenticeships

Amazon investment in UK totals £40bn between 2025 and 2027, creating thousands of new jobs, mainly outside of London and the South East.

Decision to cut Level 7 apprenticeship levy funding for those aged over 21 will cost employers around £214m in additional training costs.

Employees had a more a positive outlook on proposed plans to close the skills gap than business leaders, the O'Reilly research suggests.

We round up reaction from labour market commentators to chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review, published today.

AI and tech skills provider Multiverse has announced the creation of 15,000 new AI apprenticeships over the next two years....

Impact of limiting Level 7 apprenticeship funding to 16 to 21-year-olds will be felt by the NHS, accountancy firms and leadership training.

Government confirms it is “refocusing” funding away from higher level apprenticeships, removing funding for people over 21 years old.

The government is to cut the length of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships from 12 to nine months to bring them in line with the school year.

Spending on high-level apprenticeships - equivalent to a Master’s degree - has more than doubled in the past five years.

'Army' of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030. 

Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.

The government recently announced plans to make apprenticeships shorter and more flexible. How does apprenticeship reform benefit the construction sector?

Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants.

Nichola Hay examines how a greater emphasis on skills rather than predefined roles can create a more dynamic and flexible workforce strategy.

Sheila Attwood discusses upcoming changes to apprenticeships and the implications on employers.