Amazon has announced the creation of an Amazon Apprenticeship Fund to help small businesses across England take on apprentices through the levy transfer scheme.
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Teenagers helped to look at apprenticeships as real alternative to university
Sixth-formers will find it easier to apply for leading apprenticeships after the universities admissions service pledged to tackle the “outdated stigma” about vocational qualifications.
UK business has £1bn in unspent apprenticeship levy cash
The government faces new calls to overhaul the apprenticeship levy after it emerged that more than £1 billion has recently gone unspent by businesses.
Employers on apprenticeships: ‘It’s proved to be a brilliant way of recruiting’
Small business owners may believe in the ethos behind apprenticeships, but many feel they lack the time, resources or knowhow to take on one themselves.
The Chancellor’s ‘Restart’ missed the turning marked apprenticeships and wound up in the ditch
The Chancellor put himself in the driving seat to ‘Restart’ the economy but the ignition failed and someone appears to have stolen the satnav.
Boris can’t just prop up the bars, he has to dig deep for apprenticeship schemes
It has never been clearer to me that the way out of this Covid crisis is by properly supporting apprenticeships, but the Government is failing in this by every measure.
Sunak must learn from failure of the apprenticeship levy
Ahead of the chancellor’s July statement, when extra funding for training and skills is expected to be announced, Nigel Morris, tax director at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, says the apprenticeship levy has failed to help the government reach its target of 3 million new apprenticeships, and any new training fund must be less bureaucratic.
Warning over ‘fake’ apprenticeship courses duping low skilled workers
Half of apprenticeship courses in England have been accused of being “fake” by an education think tank.
Thomas Cook new owner Hays Travel creates 1,500 jobs & apprenticeships
The company that bought the Thomas Cook UK store estate following the tour operator’s collapse is to create 1,500 new positions.
New brewing apprenticeship scheme announced to promote diversity in beer
Laine Brew Company, the independent pub and brewing business is unveiling a new brewing apprenticeship scheme that seeks to attract and inspire budding brewers from diverse backgrounds.
Further reform urgently needed for effective apprenticeship levy
Urgent steps must be taken by Government to reform the Apprenticeship Levy in England, so firms can offer more of the high-quality training they need to succeed.
Why failure of apprenticeships reforms spells trouble for small business
Skills shortages in construction have been well documented, and the new report by MPs suggesting that reforms to the apprenticeships programme have failed to deliver was the latest disappointing news on this front for the industry.
£3bn is sitting unused in apprenticeship levy accounts
More than £3bn in apprenticeship levy funding in England remains untouched, as organisations use only 14 per cent of available funding.
City & Guilds Group urges Government to remove employer investment in apprenticeships barriers
As employers wait for Government consultation, research reveals 92% say they want to see flexibility in how they can spend funds
Get apprenticeships moving, with policy change & free travel for trainees
If the UK is to overcome its skills problem, the Government has to do something about the ‘square peg, round hole’ solution it is persisting with.
