Birmingham Post

All Apprenticeship Roads Can Lead to University

Apprentices have more in common with university undergraduates than many school students and their families realise; namely that both can lead to the achievement of degree level qualifications. For individuals preparing to leave school and college, this means they have alternative options to consider besides going to university full-time. And for employers, it means their staff can continue their workplace training while benefiting from higher level qualifications and achieving further skills...

Contributing Pounds 3.4bn to All of Our Futures

Apprenticeship completions over the next decade are forecast to contribute Pounds 3.4 billion a year to the economy through productivity gains by 2022. That's according to a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) released in March. The report, Productivity Matters: The impact of Apprenticeships on the UK economy, presents Cebr's analysis of the contribution of Apprenticeships to the economy, examining current trends and future developments and exploring the prod...

Bournville's Apprentices Have Talents Recognised

Confectionery apprentices at Mondelez International in Bournville, the home of Cadbury, have joined fellow apprentices from around the country to be recognised for their contribution to creating some of England's finest and most well-respected exports and goods. The 'Made by Apprentices' project, sees the talents of apprentices celebrated as they are asked for the very first time to put their names on their handiwork and to showcase the projects apprentices are involved in.

Delivering When It Comes to Training

Kaplan is one of the largest and most established training providers in the UK, with over 70 years experience delivering professional accountancy and tax qualifications and training over 2,500 Apprentices every year. and tax including funded* and professionally accredited Accountancy (AAT), Tax (ATT) and Audit (CFAB) Apprenticeships. Our results speak for themselves, over 20,000 students have successfully passed their AAT exams in the last 5 years with exceptionally high pass rates for AAT of...

Cost Effective Way to Grow Your Company

Apprenticeships offer a cost effective alternative to aid business growth and can make organisations more effective, productive and competitive by addressing skills gaps directly. The mixture of on-the-job and classroom-based learning ensures apprentices learn the skills that work best for each business, giving increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent workforce. They ensure that the workforce has the practical skills and qualifications organisations need ...

A Great Way to Put Success On the Menu at Villa Park

Apprenticeships have enabled the success of an award-winning restaurant at Aston Villa Football Club. Aston Villa Football Club opened Villa Midlands Food (VMF) in 2010 to give local young people an opportunity to work in the hospitality industry - its apprentices have already proved essential to the business. The initiative offers Intermediate Apprenticeships in Hospitality and Catering, with apprentices based at the VMF training restaurant in Villa Park, Birmingham.

Apprentices - Let's Get 1,000 in 100 Days

Every week the Post reports on the machinations of the West Midlands economy - the positive signs and the more downbeat ones - but few would argue that without getting people into jobs the region is simply not working. That is why for the third year in a row the Post is signing up to an ambitious Apprenticeship initiative, aimed at boosting employment, improving skills and helping the region's businesses to take significant steps forward.

Babcock: The Uk's Leading Training Provider

Babcock International Group is the UK's leading training provider. We offer Apprenticeships and NVQs in Automotive, Engineering, Hospitality, Retail, Active Leisure and Care as well as cross-occupational qualifications such as Business Administration, Team Leading, Management and Customer Service. We work in partnership with many leading name businesses, in the public and private sectors, and provide the kind of training that 21st century organisations need to remain competitive. Programmes a...

College Leads the Way with Apprenticeships

pprenticeships lead the way with South and City College Birmingham ASouth and City College Birmingham offers a wide range of apprenticeships, and can help local and regional businesses who are thinking about taking on an apprentice to find the right person, navigate the paper work and provide advice and support during the process. The college has placed over 300 young people into businesses since September 2012, from small local businesses to household names such as National Express, Specsave...

Local Pr Agency Sees Apprenticeship Benefits

On starting her A-levels Freya Parsons knew that this route was not right for her; this is when she embarked on finding out more on apprenticeships. For her, this offered the perfect combination of keeping an educational element mixed with real hands on experience of a working environment. While completing the Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Business Administration, Freya is working at Leader Communications; a marketing, PR and communications agency based in Henley-in-Arden.

Transform Your Workforce

How can your business improve your bottom line, fill your skills gap and motivate your workforce? Pera Training is delighted to be supporting the Birmingham 1000 in 100 Days Campaign 2013. For over 60 years, Pera Training has been a leading provider of high quality, outcome focussed workplace training; specialising in apprenticeships and learning programmes that deliver workforce transformation. All our training is designed to drive your business forward by ensuring it has the range and depth...

Invest in the Future with an Apprentice

learndirect is the UK's largest provider of online learning and Apprenticeships. We can help you boost the confidence and efficiency of your staff through new skills and qualifications. Whatever your business challenge, we can design a solution to meet your needs. With our trusted brand and reputation, your business is in good hands. Our Apprenticeships ensure your workforce has the practical skills and qualifications your organisation needs for the future.

Vast Experience and Training Insight

Established 18 years ago, Lifetime Training has worked in partnership with 4,000 businesses and currently support 20,000 young people through Apprenticeship training programmes across the country every year. Founded by Heather Frankham, an inspiring entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast Lifetime initially focused on training programmes within the active leisure arena. Following rapid growth Lifetime diversified into a variety of other industries and today deliver workbased learning Apprenticesh...

The Smarter Way to Benefit Your Business

Hospitality apprenticeship specialist HIT Training provides hospitality and catering apprenticeships, and ongoing staff development training, at all levels and across all areas of hospitality throughout Birmingham and the UK. Hospitality is one of the few sectors in the UK that continues to recruit and expand - and increasing numbers of employers are realising that apprenticeships are the smart way to help grow and develop their own business.

Hassle-Free Route to Finding an Apprentice

The Apprenticeship Works is one of a small number of nationally approved Apprentice Training Agencies, and the only one in the West Midlands to have met new rigorous quality standards set by the National Apprentice Service. The agency was set up in 2009 with the sole aim of helping employers cost effectively recruit young people to their business. The Apprenticeships Works is different from traditional recruitment agencies. We employ the Apprentice, deal with wages, holidays and paperwork, an...

Nas - a Division of the Skills Funding Agency

The National Apprenticeship Service focuses on increasing the number of apprentices in England. We work with employers to help them introduce apprentices into their businesses, help those looking to start their careers find an Apprenticeship opportunity and contribute towards the costs of the training and qualifications within an Apprenticeship. We engage with a wide range of partners to help design the frameworks for apprentices and we implement all Government policies aimed at setting the h...

There's Never Been a Better Time to Employ an Apprentice

Apprenticeships are thriving in England, with significant Government investment and a talent pool of over a million potential employees making it the ideal time for companies to take advantage of the opportunities for business growth provided by employing apprentices. Research among employers demonstrates Apprenticeships can help businesses grow by developing a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce. Each Apprenticeship lasts for a minimum of twelve months, and 96% of apprentice employers...

Higher Apprentices 'Most Employable' Young People

Former apprentices are outpacing their peers when it comes to being fit for the workplace, according to new figures released today. The study by ICM Research reveals that employers in England rate qualified apprentices as 15 per cent more employable than those with other qualifications.

Key Facts for Businesses Considering Taking On Apprentices

What types of Apprenticeship are there? Apprenticeships cover over 170 industries and 1500 job roles, in a range of sectors from marketing to accountancy, engineering to veterinary nursing, community arts to construction. There are three levels: Intermediate - equivalent to 5 A*-C GCSEs; Advanced - equivalent to 2 A-Levels; Higher - equivalent to foundation degree and Level 4 or 5 vocational qualifications; The government has also announced plans to extend Apprenticeships to even higher l...