apprenticeships

News from Isuzu: Isuzu Truck has launched a new Advanced Apprenticeship Programme to help its dealers train their top technicians of the future.  Acknowledging that the truck industry faces potentially severe staff shortages as the skilled population ages, ITUK has…

Running a traineeship is set to become easier for the CV sector as government looks to give employers more flexibility over the programme, in its latest proposal. Government aims to build on the strong start it has made for its…

A new swathe of 77 Tech Levels have been announced by government today with the aim of providing young people with better vocational training and industry with more skills to draw on. Designed to be on a par with A…

Apprenticeships are going strong and with more backing than ever from government and business their contribution to industry and the wider economy is set to increase even further. Transport News Brief talked Lord Digby Jones, a standard-bearer for the vocational…

Details on the extra grants announced in the Budget for businesses recruiting apprentices have been released. An extra £170 million is being made available for Apprenticeship Grants for Employers (AGE) in total, half for 2014-2015 and the remainder for the…

Following National Apprenticeship Week and a warning from the CBI that many sectors face a skills vacuum, Transport News Brief takes a look at the need for talent and training at the sharp end of the logistics sector.   Operators…

Engineering and manufacturing face a ‘growing skills vacuum’ unless careers in the sectors can be made more attractive, a new report from the Confederation of British Industry says. The CBI is calling for a cut in tuition fees in science,…

The seventh annual National Apprenticeship Week is underway to promote the benefits that the vocational training offers to individuals and business. Running from Monday 3 March to Friday 7 March, the week is coordinated by the National Apprenticeship service and…

More young people are thinking about a career in engineering following a campaign to stimulate interest among school goers. The Tomorrow’s Engineers Week ran in early November last year and aimed to get government, employers and educators enthusing about the…