Chinara Rustamova, from the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) on how levy businesses could start a transfer conversation. As the year draws to an end, business leaders will be thinking of the coming 12 months. Research shows that one of …
We want to find out how well apprenticeships are working for apprentices. Industry moves fast and we want to make sure apprenticeships move with the times, and remain relevant and effective. But how? We’re starting by getting real-time feedback from apprentices …
From November 2018, levy paying employers with an apprenticeship service account will notice a new “Recruitment” link on their account home page. This new link will give the employer direct access to the Recruit an apprentice tool, enabling them to …
Product owner Paul Kelman tells us about a new apprenticeship feedback service designed to help employers share views on training providers. We’re developing an exciting new feature so that users can give feedback on aspects of their apprenticeship programmes. Initially …
The public sector apprenticeship reporting deadline is fast approaching, so please submit your report before 30 September.
Building digital capability in the public sector is not that easy. Gary Tucker, Head of digital for the apprenticeship service, shares 5 strategies for meeting this challenge
Following on from my last blog and some of the feedback I received, I wanted to share the current delivery roadmap for the apprenticeship service with you. This starts to outline the most significant developments we are currently planning to …
The internet can be an intimidating place for people with mental health issues. I should know. For as long as I can remember I’ve been going into battle daily with the beast known as depression. The simplest tasks can become difficult …
I’m part of the team building the ‘Recruit an apprentice/trainee’ service. It will allow training providers to advertise apprenticeship vacancies and traineeship opportunities on the Find an apprenticeship (FAA) service and manage applications. ‘Recruit an apprentice/trainee’ will replace the existing …
In September 2015, I hired two software development apprentices. In this post I’ll talk about how we recruited them, what they’re working on, and how taking on apprentices is helping us plan for the future.