Awarding organisation NCFE recently carried out research to establish parents’ attitudes to apprenticeships. Buoyed by the success of National Apprenticeship Week, it appears that attitudes towards apprenticeships are on the up.

Women take competition with other women at work too seriously and it could be damaging their careers, new research from UCL School of Management reveals.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has been asked by to manage the Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund.

Employers of young apprentices are set to save thousands of pounds after the government abolished employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 years of age.

Jak Webster joined Merseyside’s Fletchers Solicitors last year as an accounts assistant in the firm’s accounts department and hasn’t looked back since, relishing the chance to learn new skills and gain an education on the job.