All Apprentices articles – Page 3
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News
Deliveroo calls for freedom to pass on funds to address ‘chef shortage’
Source: HIT Training/Deliveroo Deliveroo has called on the government to let companies pass a bigger cut of their Apprenticeship Levy funds “down the supply chain” to tackle what it has called a “national chef shortage”. The food delivery company said it was lobbying government to “urgently ...
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Analysis & Features
Farmers of the future: are apprenticeships the solution to a labour crisis?
Britain’s farmers are concerned that Brexit could lead to a shortage of quality managers for their businesses, but could apprentices provide a long-term solution to a potential labour crisis?
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Morrisons invests £2m in supply apprenticeships
The money will be made available to employers in Morrisons’ supply chain
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Veritas Partners is new sponsor of The Grocer Top New Talent awards
The fmcg recruitment specialist is sponsoring the main awards night in November as well as the upcoming TNT Spring Social
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Comment & Opinion
Letters: Businesses are missing out on apprenticeship funding
It’s time that organisations invest in training their current and future workforce and help strengthen the UK economy
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News
Sustainability of apprenticeship programme questioned by NAO
The number of people starting apprenticeships had “fallen substantially” since the introduction of reforms in 2017
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Will Gray, online technician, Premier Foods
Will tells us how Premier’s apprenticeship scheme helped him to secure a role he loves
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News
Morrisons to train up 500 extra fresh counter apprentices
Moves comes after Tesco revealed plans to scale back its food counter offering
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Comment & Opinion
Apprenticeships are the lifeblood of retail post-Brexit
The retail sector could be facing a very real skills challenge, says Nikki Flanders of Opus Energy. Time to take action now
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Comment & Opinion
Apprenticeships and investments in skills will bring rewards
The beauty of apprenticeships in their new format is that they’re not limited by academic or vocational restraints
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News
Iceland hires 200th store apprentice in management scheme
Retailer will add a further 50 apprentices this year
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Calls grow for Apprenticeship Levy to be axed
Latest figures show starts are down on the previous year
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Tesco chairman John Allan urges Apprenticeship Levy reform
Allan said ministers needed to simplify the administration of the levy
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2 Sisters takes on hundreds of extra staff in expansion plan
Supplier will take on 300 new staff as it extends operations at its site in Willand, Devon
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Comment & Opinion
Why aren't companies maximising the apprenticeship levy?
Currently more than £1.28bn of funding that’s been paid into the levy by companies is sitting in National Apprenticeship Service accounts
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Comment & Opinion
Apprentices are the new interns, there's no dark art to it
Rude Health has taken on its first ever apprentice. Camilla Barnard explains why
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Comment & Opinion
Apprenticeship or degree, it's the work that counts
The changed discourse surrounding apprenticeships is finally starting to enter the national business consciousness
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Analysis & Features
10 young people working in food and grocery who inspired us in 2017
It’s been a brilliant year for new talent in food & grocery. Here we celebrate 10 of the brightest young stars who are shaping the future of the industry
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Comment & Opinion
Apprenticeships can help cultivate young skilled workers – but the levy is not delivering so far
Various food industry bodies have previously outlined ambitions to attract 140,000 apprentices by 2020, but that ambition currently seems a million miles away …
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News
MDS to launch apprenticeships for graduates and school leavers
The training company, chaired by GCA Christine Tacon, is to become an accredited training provider in its own right from early 2018