Your Future Career
Apprenticeships 2019
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If the best people are already within our organisation; we’re investing in upskilling
John Fenton has worked at HMG Paints for over 22 years and is the Personnel Director in charge of employee training and development. The company is one of the UK’s Largest Independent Paint Manufacturers offering paints and powder coatings. “As an organisation, HMG work closely with our trade organisation and more pertinently their training body,” says...
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An apprenticeship is a real job with training
Apprenticeships help individuals of all ages to build their confidence and fire up their career. Apprenticeships benefit people of all ages and backgrounds – from those with children returning to part-time work and looking to re-train; young people who are strong academically, but don’t just want to do an academic course and those for whom...
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Quality students are applying for both uni degrees and apprenticeships
The key to successful apprentice recruitment is to think a little bit differently. Anyone looking for talent has their go-to sources, their local feeder schools that deliver the goods – but whether you’re looking for your next business whizz, an up and coming legal eagle, or some budding engineers, it’s always worth taking a different...
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Think laterally about your route into employment
With more choice than ever before, where do you start? You might already be researching a degree, but did you know more and more universities are working with employers to offer degree-level apprenticeships? Over the past five years, we’ve seen a real change in the way apprenticeships are viewed by students and teachers. One in...
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Learning career skills and life lessons through an apprenticeship in the RAF
An RAF apprenticeship offers much more than ‘basic training’. In fact, its mix of theory and hands-on, practical learning is a springboard to new opportunity, say two engineering apprentices. Aircraftman Alamin Hussain, 25, and Aircraftman Liam Perry, 18, joined the RAF last year on a Vehicle and Mechanical Equipment Technician Apprenticeship course, carrying out repairs...
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Degree apprenticeships are changing perceptions
Degree apprenticeships, like The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA), are boosting diversity, social mobility and transforming perceptions of vocational and technical education, according to new CMI research. Degree apprenticeships are an innovation that allows learners to gain a full bachelor’s or master’s degree alongside their apprenticeship. They have been developed by employers, universities and professional...
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A booming UK tech sector is creating huge opportunity for the next generation
Fantastic career opportunities in tech are now available to young people, but how often do you hear about them? The pathway into a tech career is different for everyone, but the belief that a degree – in computer science or similar, is necessary, has persisted. It can be difficult, and sometimes overwhelming, to work out...
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Debunking the common misconceptions of apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are really coming into their own now, and with good reason. Initially the reformed standards and new processes were received with caution. However, with successful cohorts coming through into the workplace, these upgraded apprenticeships are gaining the respect they deserve. The timing couldn’t be better: the continued cost of university combined with the comprehensive...