Identifying internal talent to upskill, reskill and retrain using Degree Apprenticeships
Dr Ben Silverstone, Senior Teaching Fellow and Degree Apprenticeship Tutor – WMG, University of Warwick With the rate at which the organisational environment changes in modern business, it can be difficult to maintain a clear view of what a businesses’ capabilities are at any given time. Financial capital, estates and equipment can be straightforward to […]
Driving collaboration between industry and education to help boost economic recovery in 2021
By Sue Parr, Director of Apprenticeships and Part-time Programmes – WMG, University of Warwick In 2018 the unemployment rate for graduates that were six months out of university was 5.1%, the lowest in the last 40 years. This year, of course, has changed that significantly, although graduates with the right skills are still in demand particularly […]
The online learning environment: From a short-term fix to a long-term solution
By Sue Parr, Director of Apprenticeships and Part-time Programmes – WMG, University of Warwick The global pandemic has impacted every area of our lives and education is certainly no exception. It has been estimated that around the world nearly 1 billion learners have been impacted by the crisis. 2020 has brought about massive changes in […]
Reskilling and training: The key to helping businesses recover
By Sue Parr (pictured), Director of Apprenticeships and Part-time Programmes – WMG, University of Warwick It is clear that the economic situation worldwide is unprecedentedly challenging and the recently released UK figures for June to August show a downward trajectory that reveals unemployment rates of 4.5%. Many companies have previously spent a lot of time […]
