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Don’t leave it until September – use our improved public sector apprenticeship reporting tool now
‘Never put off until tomorrow, what you can do today,’ said grandmothers everywhere. Here at the apprenticeship service our grandmothers would be proud of us because our new revised public sector reporting tool allows organisations to submit their report a …
How we are keeping users at the heart of the apprenticeship service
At the apprenticeship service, we know the importance of focussing on user need. An important part of my role as lead user researcher is to bring together the knowledge of our user’ needs into a format which makes them accessible …
How the Apprenticeship Service is leading the way in digital innovation
Here at the Apprenticeship Service, we are known for our digital innovation. In 2018, we won the Digital Public Service Innovation of the Year award. We are planning new innovations at present, which will be the subject of blogs in …
“The transfers process was simple and took minutes to do”
How Royal Mail is supporting North West Ambulance Service by transferring apprenticeship funds “All of the apprentice information is managed by NWAS. Simple!” Royal Mail Group Talent Development Manager Tracy Fairhurst We became interested in transferring funds when our funding …
Employers: How to recruit your apprentices using the ‘Find an apprenticeship’ service
Recruit an apprentice allows both levy paying employers and training providers to advertise on Find an apprenticeship (FAA). We are members of the vacancy services team and user research team at the apprenticeship service. We are responsible for ensuring …
Levy paying employers - did you know you will see an increased transfer allowance in your account this April?
This will be 25% of your annual levy funds that you declared in 2018 to 2019. This increase replaces the previous 10% allowance. You will see your new allowance at the end of April. You can transfer this allowance to …
‘Quick, intuitive, easy’: How we have improved apprenticeship service applications for end-point assessment organisations
We are launching a new digital system to improve the process for end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) submitting applications to assess apprenticeship standards. The learning requirements for standards are set out in an assessment plan. We know from feedback from users that …
Recognising prior learning creates dynamic apprenticeships
We all know it’s not fun repeating the same tasks over and over. Anyone who has had to learn by rote, simply by repeating a fact or a theory until it ‘sticks’, will testify to how tedious a task it …
Risky business – how delivery manager Andrew Howe’s approach to risk affects his life in and out of the apprentice service
This year I will be racing my Ducati 959 Panigale bike in the British Superbikes Ducati Trioptions Cup, so I am used to risk. Whether I am racing or running the replica environment for the apprenticeship service, I have a …