Many UK employers believe young people aren’t ‘job-ready’ and lack important workplace skills, with a fall in earning and learning opportunities cited as a key reason, according to the CIPD’s latest report ‘Changing face of the youth labour market‘. The ...

VIVO Defence Services has gained a gold rating at The 5% Club due to the number of its employees taking apprenticeships  – just 10 months after joining. Employers who join the club commit to empowering their employees through ‘earn & ...

In just one week, Mitie has welcomed 222 colleagues, new and existing, to three apprenticeship programmes – Women in Leadership, Data, or Engineering. The apprenticeships, which span technical, digital, and leadership roles, supporting career progression across the entire business, further ...

Business Critical Solutions (BCS), a specialist business dedicated to optimising digital infrastructure across the globe, has enrolled five new recruits onto its 2024 apprenticeship programme, its largest intake since it started the scheme six years ago. Run in partnership with ...

Mitie has been named as a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer for the third consecutive year, in recognition of its comprehensive apprenticeship offering and commitment to building sustainable careers for its colleagues. The awards recognise England’s outstanding apprenticeship employers and their ...

To mark this year’s International Security Officer’s Day (24 July), ISS has launched a new suite of security apprenticeship schemes to expand career opportunities for those working or wishing to work in security. The scheme will allow ISS security employees ...

FM provider, OCS, plans to offer apprenticeship pathways in each of its services lines to develop future talent and support career progression. The company has made a commitment to increase its number of apprenticeship placements in the UK and Ireland ...

Twenty learners have enrolled on Mitie’s new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Level 2 apprenticeship programme. The Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship offers specialised training and development opportunities for colleagues in the early stages of their careers in the commercial cleaning sector. This ...

The Department of Education has awarded NIC Group a place on the Apprentice Provider and Assessment Register, enabling the business to deliver its own apprenticeships in-house. As the first Employer Provider for Apprenticeships in its field this initiative will enable ...

Mitie has exceeded the £2 million milestone for its Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges, which has enabled over 30 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local community services across the UK to fund apprenticeship schemes for future talent. With less ...