Apprenticeships

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Are apprenticeships the answer to falling Uni numbers?

Apprenticeships

16 December 2018

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9 August 2018

Big firms urged to grasp 10 percent levy move

It's welcomed news that large employers are now able to transfer their levy funds to other organisations. But caution is urged in managing the process...

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17 June 2018

Government’s 2020 apprenticeship target in serious doubt

The drop in the number of apprenticeship starts shows that government needs to make apprenticeships a lot more flexible and a lot less bureaucratic. This...

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4 June 2018

Most recruiters don’t see value in Apprenticeship Levy

Just one in four recruitment leaders believe the Apprenticeship Levy will help to attract and develop talent in the sector, according to research. The findings...

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9 April 2018

£1.28 billion sitting unused in apprenticeships accounts

Analysis of data reveals that one year on from the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, organisations have paid in more than £1.39 billion but only...

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4 March 2018

UK leaders back apprenticeships for all ages

More than two-thirds (69 percent) would like to have a management and leadership apprentice in their team. Majority of managers (63 percent) agree the Apprenticeship...

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15 January 2018

Levy “straitjacket” forcing re-branding of training as apprenticeships

More than half of employers currently paying the apprenticeship levy want it replaced with a training levy. CIPD survey of employers warns of unintended consequences as...

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2018 the year the government must act on skills crisis

Apprenticeships, Government

5 January 2018

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29 October 2017

Concern as firms fail to take up apprenticeship levy

A two-year time limit on accessing funding, firms were facing a ticking time bomb after which the money they paid into the levy would be...

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27 September 2017

Millions of pounds of apprenticeship levy money is unused

According to new research by Evolve Learning Group Ltd and West London College only one in three (32 percent) of employers who qualify for the...

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17 September 2017

Just one in ten students considering apprenticeships

A recent study conducted by leading student-focused research company trendence UK has revealed that school students are still far less likely to consider an apprenticeship...

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Apprenticeship levy must upskill too

Apprenticeships

9 August 2017

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