The employers involved in the development of the Research Scientist Apprenticeship Standards (chaired by Robert Watts, Covance), have been collaborating with the Royal Society of Biology, Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry on fast-tracking the process in …
This June the Sona Peskin became the first person to pass an EPA on the new Adult Care Worker standard. But what does this new apprenticeship involve? At the age of 46, Olu Abiola, decided to leave his job working in transport to enrol on the same adult care …
Sona Peskin, from Durham, became the first apprentice to complete the new Adult Care Worker standard after completing the final assessment component, a professional discussion on Monday (30/4/18) and achieving a merit overall. Naturally both Training Qualifications UK and Creative …
In May, we held three webinars for trailblazers to explain the new funding process. Since we introduced the funding process in February 2018, there have been a lot of questions about funding bands. We therefore wanted to give trailblazers a …
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 …
Involved in the theatrical arts and thinking about taking on an apprentice? Here, Mel Wells, a lighting apprentice at London’s Royal Opera House, lifts the curtain about exactly what’s involved. Mel, where did you see the apprenticeship advertised? I saw …
Involved in the theatrical arts and thinking about taking on an apprentice? Get the lowdown from two people who are working as apprentices at London’s Royal Opera House. Here, Alexander Dillon-Mcqueen, a technical theatre apprentice and Mel Wells, a lighting …
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) …
Recently, I’ve been struck by the need to ensure there is clarity on end point assessment and external quality assurance (EQA). This is the process of monitoring end-point assessment in practice to ensure that different end point assessment organisations (EPAOs) …
We know that many parents and teachers have long been in favour of quality apprenticeships – but just not for their own children. We know that under the previous apprenticeship programme, not all apprenticeships delivered the levels of skills …
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 …
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