Apprenticeships

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Covid-19 halved our orders but apprentices are helping us build our business

6 February 2022

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Apprenticeships

14 September 2021

What impact have apprenticeship reforms had on employer behaviour?

Apprenticeship reforms have accelerated the trend towards existing employees undertaking higher-level apprenticeships. The levy has led to a reduction in apprenticeship recruitment by non-levy payers...

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Apprenticeships

3 September 2021

Can apprenticeships solve the skills gap?

It’s more important than ever for business leaders to equip their company and employees with the skills they need to help them grow and create...

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Apprenticeships

18 February 2021

Skills recovery requires renewed focus

The Government’s Skills for Jobs White Paper set out a positive direction of travel for skills recovery post-Covid and post-Brexit. It was heartening to see...

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Apprenticeships

22 June 2020

Guide to tapping into apprentice levy transfers

Every HR director in organisations with an annual payroll of £3 million or more will be well aware of the Apprenticeship Levy. With 0.5% of their total payroll going to the Levy, that amount of...

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Apprenticeships

7 December 2019

Apprenticeship Levy needs ‘shake up’ to serve businesses and communities

Bates cites Basildon, which grew up around the automotive industry in the 1960s, as an example of a community which could benefit from this approach....

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Apprenticeships

21 October 2019

Apprenticeship Levy needs ‘shake up’ to serve businesses and communities

Baumback and Bates argue that the best way to achieve long-term employer buy-in is to link these strategies. Allowing levy funds to be used for...

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Renaissance, but not quite the full picture
Print – Issue 174 | Article of the Week

15 May 2019

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Apprenticeships

24 March 2019

Levy in crisis – should top-end apprenticeships still be funded?

Funding for these apprenticeships should instead be consistent with whatever the Post 18 Education and Funding Review proposes for full time higher education with a...

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Apprenticeships

23 March 2019

Top tips for employers on getting the best out of apprentices

Institute of Student Employers (ISE) asked its members about the 76,000 entry-level staff they have hired over the last three years, including graduates, apprentices and school...

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Apprenticeships

7 January 2019

Apprenticeships are the answer to falling uni numbers

Many commentators have blamed high tuition fees for a falling number of young people applying for university, raising fears of a lack of social mobility....

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Garnering value from levy funds

1 December 2018

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