The chancellor has announced that the 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved
Read More »Budget 2018: Small business apprenticeship fees halved to 5%
Tag Archives: Adult Apprenticeships
The Apprenticeship Levy: a radical reorganisation of the UK skills map
Think of it as a skills levy, not an Apprenticeship Levy, argues Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Managing Director of City & Guilds Group
Read More »Thousands of apprentices are being underpaid and receiving less than minimum wage, say TUC
A new study has revealed that 135,000 apprentices in England are being ‘shafted on payday’ by being paid less than £3.50 an hour
Read More »Apprenticeships: ‘It’s the money that puts people off’ with two in five paying to work
"If you are being paid £3.50 an hour, how are you supposed to live?" asks business administration apprentice, Tia Spencer
Read More »Solving the UK skills gap: Introducing the new professional apprentice
To improve the UK’s poor productivity record, the government is urging employers to develop new apprenticeship standards
Read More »The Apprenticeship Levy provides an opportunity for businesses to improve
With the Apprenticeship Levy now in force, the UK Government is keen for larger organisations to get serious about apprenticeship programmes
Read More »Budget 2016: Highlights on education, apprenticeships & lifelong learning
Here are some of the highlights of George Osborne’s eighth Budget as chancellor
Read More »Apprenticeships being ‘misused’ by businesses
Businesses are “misusing” apprenticeships by training existing adult employees according to new research
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