Apprenticeships tour to spread the word over half term
Apprenticeship provider Paid to Learn will hit the road during half term on a shopping centre tour in a bid to raise awareness of the opportunities afforded by apprenticeships.
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Apprenticeship shop opens in Wakefield
Would-be apprentices in West Yorkshire can get advice and information at a new one-stop shop that has opened in the city.
Government pledges £25 million for apprenticeships
The Skills Funding Agency has set aside an extra £25 million for colleges and training organisations to provide apprenticeships for 16 to 18-year-olds.
Devolved nations seek assurance over apprenticeship levy
Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have urged the government to provide more detail on the planned apprenticeship levy.
Rio Ferdinand Foundation and BT team up to help youngsters into work
The Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF) and BT today announced a new partnership to help young people learn the skills they need to help them get into work.
Schools can help reach public sector apprentice targets, NST says
National Schools Training (NST) has welcomed Whitehall’s pledge to increase apprenticeships in the public sector, highlighting the advantages apprentices can bring to schools.
Ofsted blow for ‘inadequate’ Pearson
An Ofsted inspection has graded Pearson’s apprenticeships as inadequate, judging that its provision quality had declined “significantly”.
Investment bank to offer degree-level apprenticeships
Goldman Sachs is launching a degree-level apprenticeship programme in partnership with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Consultation launched to seek views on public body apprenticeship targets
The government has today (25 January) launched a consultation on plans to set legal targets for the number of apprentices public sector organisations must employ.
Schools must promote apprenticeships and end ‘snobbery’, government says
A new law will compel state schools to put apprenticeships on an equal footing to university when it comes to promoting further and higher education.
