The changing nature of apprenticeships over the last 100 years has been documented in two new studies. While research by Ancestry.co.uk and the University of Lincoln, paints a compelling picture of the journey apprenticeships have made during the last century, new findings from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) shows the impact that apprentices are having on the local economy today. The Ancestry and University of Lincoln research reveals significant changes to the sectors and roles apprentices are working in. Indeed, the sector that employed the most apprentices in 1914...
The team at River Cottage are celebrating after being recognised as one of the nation’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, following the announcement at the National Apprenticeship Awards which took place during The Skills Show in Birmingham. The prestigious Top 100 List, compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service in partnership with City & Guilds, recognises excellence in businesses that employ apprentices. The list features the most exceptional apprenticeship employers from all National Apprenticeship Awards employer categories and showcases the breadth of employers who...
South West Water has been recognised in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list which is compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service to celebrate excellence in businesses that employ apprentices.
The news comes as the company welcomes 14 new apprentices to its apprenticeship programme for 2014.
The list of top 100 employers was announced yesterday (13 November) at the National Apprenticeship Awards in Birmingham.
After a tough selection process the most exceptional apprenticeship employers from all National Apprenticeship Awards employer...
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is holding the Mid Devon Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair on Friday 4th October at Tiverton High School in association with the National Apprenticeship Service and Jobs Centre Plus. The Jobs fair will help school leavers and job seekers find work and get careers advice to give young people the experience and skills they need to enter the workplace.
It follows a hugely successful Jobs Fair held in Honiton organised by Neil Parish earlier this year.
A number of different employers and training providers will be holding stands at the Jobs...
SWH National Skills Academy for Construction welcomes its first female Apprentice in Highways Maintenance.
The Construction Industry is dominated by male workers and many large employers, but organisations such as CITB continue to try and attract more females into the industry. In recent years the construction sector with the support of CITB's National Skills Academy for Construction has invested considerable effort into promoting careers to under-represented groups, and recruitment of females into 'non-traditional' roles is an area of focus.
MORE than 175 apprenticeships are waiting to be snapped up by youngsters looking to start work after their exams this summer, it has been revealed.
School-leavers in Devon and Cornwall are being urged to avoid the post-exam rush and think now about securing an apprenticeship in their chosen career, and not wait until September.
Mark Boulting, managing director of Plymouth-based Skills Group, said: “Learners are in the driving seat right now. We have around 175 vacancies, it is the most we ever have had.”
With so many vacancies, employers are looking to provide more...
Nearly half of the South West’s businesses plan to take on apprentices in the next five years according to a survey of employers across England. The study of 601 businesses, released to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, also shows how Apprenticeships are growing in popularity, with half of all employers in the South West (50%) reporting that they are now more likely to offer an Apprenticeship than they were two years ago. A quarter of employers also reported that they would be taking on apprentices within the next 12 months indicating that more companies are seeing the advantages...
Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Parish joined with the head of the National Apprenticeship Service Karen Woodward and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at the launch of the River Cottage Apprenticeship programme on Friday 6th December.
Neil Parish praised River Cottage in his constituency for the positive impact their Apprenticeship programme is having on the South West and urged more employers in Devon to consider how Apprenticeships could deliver for their organisations.
During the visit to River Cottage headquarters Neil Parish was able to witness firsthand the benefits that...
Landmark Information Group, the UK’s leading provider of land and property search information, with a local office in Exeter, has appointed eight apprentices to join its 430-strong workforce.
Following an extensive interview and selection process, the apprentices will all be undertaking a 12-month Landmark apprenticeship programme designed to equip them with the skills necessary to progress in the industry. Five of the appointments were made in partnership with the apprenticeships provider QA Apprenticeships, and are designed to combine employment with government funded training....
