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, 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 …
Joseph Bailey was delighted to complete his Adult Care Worker (ACW) apprenticeship in mid June at Creative Support. But on top of this achievement, he received another feather in his cap: Joseph was the first ACW apprentice in the UK …
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. …
More than 2500 employers have developed apprenticeship standards, creating new opportunities and specialist on-the-job training programmes for the workforce of the future. In June, we approved the Clinical Trials Specialist Apprenticeship for delivery, our 300th standard. Hannah Barry, of …
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 …
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