Just found this article again. This is an apprentice at Alliance Technology who worked with TranZed Apprenticeships to develop deliver and graduate the first cyber…
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Paul Champion. After nearly two years working with the exceptional team at Chesterfield College it's time to move on. I have learnt so much…
https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/feature/mixing-hard-and-soft-skills-training-best-businessreality, tasks we carry out in a successful modern workplace require both soft and hard skills, Marc Zao-Sanders saysWith the result of the forthcoming General Election and…
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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/10/uk-plumbers-builders-engineers-skill-crisis-economyConstruction and technical companies blame recession for lack of apprentices and call on government and schools to promote trades Some companies are having to employ Portuguese…
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http://news.tes.co.uk/further-education/b/news/2014/07/08/ofqual-to-increase-focus-on-vocational-qualifications.aspx Ofqual is set to increase its focus on vocational qualifications, it was revealed today. Jeremy Benson, director of policy at the regulator, told a…
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Detailed findings from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills' (UKCES) Employer Skills Survey 2013 relating specifically to Scotland. download from link below https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukces-employer-skills-survey-2013-scotland
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion chief executive Dave Simmonds explained that plans to integrate skills and employability “are nothing new”. http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1144558/skills-integrated-employability-experts?WT.rss_f=Learning+and+development&WT.rss_a=Skills+must+be+more+integrated+with+employability%2C+say+experts p
The recently introduced higher apprenticeship in project management provides the focus for a new 'Sector in the Spotlight' film, which has been produced by the…
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Rob (left) is an apprentice electrician and Tom (right) has already done a four-year course It's claimed that many small businesses might stop taking on…
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By Ruth McKee LONDON mayoral candidate Boris Johnson has pledged that apprentices working in the capital will get the same cheap travel entitlements as full-time…
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Hi All, It has been quite a tough week this past week for the brand of apprenticeships, skills and employability hasn't it? The Panorama programme…
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http://bdaily.co.uk/news/lifestyle/02-04-2012/clegg-launches-1bn-youth-contract-to-combat-unemployment/ Clegg launches £1bn Youth Contract to combat unemployment Published in Lifestyle on 02 Apr 2012Nick Clegg has launched the Government’s £1bn Youth Contract scheme…
http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/business-comment/ Training's in your hands RECENTLY, I was asked by Age UK to say a few words at a seminar which they had arranged on…
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UK Construction Sector Sees Unexpected Boost The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the industry rose to 56.7 in March from 54.3 in February, suggesting that…
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http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2012/04/home-group-welcomes-new-minimum-apprenticeship-length/ Home Group welcomes new minimum apprenticeship length Home Group, a provider of social housing and employer of apprentices, says it is “100% behind the…
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/extra-500k-help-for-young-jobless-1.1156654 Extra £500k help for young jobless A SCHEME offering training opportunities for all is up and running in Glasgow, with an extra £500,000 pledged…
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http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9622711.National_Park_Authority_gets_apprenticeship_boost/ National Park Authority gets apprenticeship boost 8:45am Friday 30th March 2012 in News A SCHEME to teach traditional rural land management skills to youngsters…
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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education-and-Training/Jobs/Boom-in-apprentice-schemes-in-region-28032012.htm Boom in apprentice schemes in region It’s good news for apprenticeships, with four in 10 businesses now operating schemes in the region and saying…
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/islamabad/27-Mar-2012/-skilled-manpower-in-high-demand-in-global-market ‘Skilled manpower in high demand in global market’ ISLAMABAD – For the first time in Pakistan, the British Council on Monday held an International…
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http://feweek.co.uk/2012/03/27/study-shows-schools-restricting-pupils-access-to-alternative-education/ AoC survey finds schools providing ‘poor, limited or no access’ to vocational options Schools with sixth forms are restricting pupils’ access to information about…