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New packaging apprenticeship will offer opportunities to join the industry at a key time

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Recently the media has been shining a bright light on the role of packaging and its effect on the environment. In response, businesses across the globe have now pledged to make their packaging more eco-friendly. But, up until now, the …

The first female apprentice to achieve the highest grade in a butchery apprenticeship

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Why did you decide to go into butchery? My great grandfather was a very talented butcher when he was young, and successfully ran three of his own butcher’s shops in Yorkshire. Unfortunately, none of his own children or grandchildren carried …

Francesca Beckett, 21 chose an HR Apprenticeship over going to university. Here, she explains why...

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Francesca, had you always been planning to take up apprenticeship when you left school? No - I didn't know much about apprenticeships. My sixth form college was very ‘university oriented’. Why did you end up choosing an apprenticeship over university? I’m not against …

Why the architecture sector needed apprenticeships – a view from the trailblazers

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Charlotte Sword from Foster and Partners chaired the Architecture Trailblazer group which developed new Architectural Assistant and Architect apprenticeships. We asked her and the group to tell us more about these apprenticeships, and what they will mean for the sector. …

Why advertising apprenticeships needed to change to meet the challenges of the modern world

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Trailblazer, Alan Mead is Head of Learning at Advertising Agency, Bray Leino. Alan has been involved in helping to develop the new Advertising and Media Executive standard. What originally motivated you to start developing advertising apprenticeships? We used to just recruit graduates, and we would …

Do our Eggcellent Easter Quiz!

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As you know, here at the Institute we're eggstraordinarily busy developing a range of exciting new apprenticeships.... Do our Easter Quiz to find about a some that are currently in development that you might not know about! Which forthcoming apprenticeship standard could enable a new generation of apprentices to....                                                        a)  …

See how trailblazer HEINEKEN uses innovative techniques to get young people interested in engineering apprenticeships

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Here, trailblazer, Chris Dilworth from HEINEKEN tells us why he felt it was important to start engaging with schools, and describes the unique methods he uses. What first made you decide to engage with schools? I felt that engineering apprenticeships weren’t getting the attention …