Apprenticeships

Winners of the 2021 National Apprenticeship Awards revealed

'Dedicated' apprentices and leading employers have been handed gongs

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships

Do better: schools urged to up £4.30-an-hour apprentice TA wage

Some schools and trusts are offering TA apprentices less than £7,000 a year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships

Lords committee urges levy spending focus on the young and on lower level courses

The government has again been warned changes are needed for the apprenticeship levy

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships

Deliver more apprenticeships, Zahawi tells college leaders

Currently around 30% of apprenticeships are delivered by colleges.

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Qualifications

Labour shortages: logistics, retail and construction on what needs to happen next

Sector bodies want greater flexibility in the apprenticeship levy as well as more level 2 provision

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships

Insolvency Service to take no action against directors of collapsed provider 3aaa

The Insolvency Service began investigating the company’s directors’ conduct following its collapse in 2018

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Universities could be incentivised to run degree apprenticeships, minister suggests

University representatives have highlighted other areas which should be tackled first, though

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships, Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Red tape forces small firms to turn their backs on apprenticeship cash incentives

The scheme this week received its second extension from the chancellor   

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Conservative Party Conference, Kickstart

Sunak extends apprenticeship employer incentives and Kickstart scheme

Apprentice incentives will run until end of January while Kickstart will go until end of March

Billy Camden
Billy Camden