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How will the Corona Virus affect Apprenticeships? We are currently facing an unprecedented situation, not just in the world of apprenticeships, but in the world period. Due to lockdown in the UK, including the temporary closure of many businesses, lots …

Read moreFinding an apprenticeship during the Covid-19 crisis.

This is your Best Apprenticeships weekly news roundup 28/03/19… A first for UK degree apprenticeships. From April, Sheffield Hallam University will become the first institution in the UK to offer degree apprenticeships in Physiotherapy and occupational therapy. The intensive 30-month …

Read moreOverspending, underpayments, and the return of the Master Craftsman.

This is your Best Apprenticeships weekly news roundup 21/03/19… Apprenticeship impacts. Director of Apprenticeships, Education & Skills Funding Keith Smith writes in OpenAccessGov, “Two years ago, the government reinvigorated the apprenticeship system, following feedback from employers that apprenticeships were too …

Read moreThe impact of apprenticeships, failing diversity, and record employment figures.

This is your Best Apprenticeships weekly news roundup 15/03/19… Levy fee to be halved to 5% for small businesses. Philip Hammond confirmed during his spring statement that the contribution non-levy paying companies make towards apprenticeship training would fall to 5% …

Read moreBusiness school boon, small business Levy, and a voluntary living wage pay rise.

This is your Best Apprenticeships weekly news roundup 18/12/18… A positive shift for apprenticeship hiring. A report examined in The Times suggests a behavioural shift towards hiring apprenticeships over graduates; particularly when the role requires technical skills. The article continues …

Read moreHigh flyers, cybercrime stoppers, and a much needed technical skills shift.