The Apprenticeship Levy may be a game changer, but it certainly has its challenges. The major shake-up, designed to create 3m new apprenticeships by 2020, will see employers with a wage bill over £3m pay a 0.5% levy, whilst non-levied employers will pay 10% towards Apprenticeship training. On the supply
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Almost 1,250 people applied for 23 cyber security apprentice roles in three-week application period. Successful recruits will be placed in the sectors of energy, water and transport companies – industries in which cyber criminals often target – in a programme being led by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and part
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that a record number of places are available for the company’s 2017 Apprenticeship Programme. Since the programme was launched in 2006, numbers have progressively increased, with 2017 offering a record 20 candidates the opportunity to join the team at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood,
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A local employer is ‘despairing’ over a government apprenticeship scheme that isn’t delivering apprentices. Preston-based Clayton Recruitment, a national recruitment brand, has sought out six apprentices for its ongoing training and development programme, however the firm has faced major challenges as a result of ineffective communication channels from training providers. The
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