63% of managers still haven’t heard of the apprenticeship levy
93% of UK business owners and managers still say they won’t or don’t know if they’ll be making use of the levy, despite only having until May to spend their initial funds. Findings from CIPD course providers, DPG, also found that well over half of their respondents hadn’t even heard of the levy. DPG says the data highlights the need […]
Diversity-driven apprenticeship scheme launched by news publisher…
ESI Media’s newspaper brands, London Evening Standard and the Independent, has joined forces to introduce a diversity-driven apprenticeship scheme for candidates to promote greater workplace variance in newsrooms. Eligible to candidates with five GCSEs at grades A-C – with a minimum of grade C in Maths and English – all apprentices will be paid the […]
Are apprenticeships delivering enough value and productivity?
A new report developed by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the Department for Education (DfE) has failed to create any concrete plans on how it will use the increase in apprenticeship numbers to deliver improvement in productivity, as well as its strategy on ‘influencing the mix’ of apprenticeships in a bid to […]
CMI launches government-supported leadership and management apprenticeships…
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has introduced two new apprenticeship schemes which aim to contribute a ‘range of options’ for productivity boosting investment in the next generation of managers. Backed by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the schemes have been created by 30 employers led by Serco and Civil Service Learning and provide professional qualifications for team leader […]
