Compass Group UK & Ireland has ranked 25th in the Department for Education’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2026 rankings, jumping 10 places from its position last year. Since 2025, the Government and ‘Higherin’ have teamed up to co-deliver the Top Apprenticeship Employers. The ...

To mark Youth Employment Week 2026 (6-10 July) Sodexo UK & Ireland has pledged to recruit 100 foundation-level apprentices to help, primarily 16–21-year-olds kick start their careers in catering and hospitality services as part of the government’s Youth Guarantee scheme. ...

Sodexo UK & Ireland has relaunched its Grow with Sodexo Academy with a new pioneering dual-provider model, bringing together two providers, GLP Training and HIT Training, to strengthen leadership capability, improve workforce agility and support long-term career progression. Bringing together ...

Sodexo UK & Ireland is future-proofing its workforce and accelerating digital transformation with the launch of a new AI Academy in partnership with training provider, Corndel. The new AI Academy has launched with 60 colleagues enrolled to complete the 12-month ...

Pauline Gunn, Head of Leadership and Development, and Sarah Hayes, Director of HR at Securitas UK on the advantages apprentices bring to building tomorrow’s security In the security industry, frontline roles often experience high turnover. Due to the nature of ...

There is a growing interest by young people in apprenticeships; yet, a report revealed the underutilisation of the Apprenticeship Levy, with over £3.3 billion in unused funds returned to the Treasury between 2019 and 2022. How can we ensure that ...

A new route into a career in environmental health has opened in the East of England. The University of Suffolk’s Environmental Health Degree Apprenticeship has now been accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). This new apprenticeship will ...

Paul Cottam, Managing Director, VINCI Facilities on the importance of apprenticeships for the future of the sector, how they shaped him and why they’re the foundation of how he leads and develops others My passion for apprenticeships started long before ...

Underutilisation of the Apprenticeship Levy saw over £3.3 billion in unused funds returned to the Treasury between 2019 and 2022. A new study launched from The Coders Guild, experts in digital skills training, reveals a critical ‘perception gap’ that is ...

Faye Szpytma joined Sodexo as a chef apprentice at Colchester Garrison in 2023 and has quickly become one of Sodexo’s brightest rising stars. Today, she stands as a powerful example of how passion, opportunity and the right support can unlock ...