Grow your own talent: how to start an apprenticeship scheme

Lesley Nelson, Finance Manager at the Big Lottery Fund, talks us through the steps and considerations employers need to take when startin...

Why apprenticeships are gold for SMEs

A business of any size can take on an apprentice. Hayley Fisher explains how her SME has successfully implemented an apprenticeship scheme.

This week is meant to showcase the benefits apprenticeships bring to business, education, and economy. But the scandal around Lord Sugar'...

Do you have to be a graduate to have a "real career"? Hardly.

The idea that university is the only way to success is dying - and that's good for business...

MPs have published a report on the Government's apprenticeships programme, calling for "urgent reform" and a stronger focus on quality ra...

There is a miscommunication issue between the education system and the working world. The result? Business leaders are feeling a skills-g...

What is happening to apprenticeships? That they're losing their value is a national tragedy, thinks Charlie Mullins. They're a career pat...

The Employment Minister's comments that bosses should "hire a hoodie" and turn "surly men into motived young employees" miss the point. P...

The government has introduced a minimum 12-month limit for all apprenticeships, starting in August this year. The measures are designed t...