by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
As school leavers across England prepare to receive their exam results in the latter stages of August, a poll of 1,000 young people aged 14-18 reveals that 60% consider apprenticeships to be a valuable pathway to a career. However, 59% still think that they need to go...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
The Apprenticeship Growth Pilot is now launching, but eligible training providers won’t automatically receive funding. To participate, providers must confirm their involvement by signing a contract variation. If you plan to claim funding for FY 24/25 based on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
The most recent labour market data (covering the period April to June) sees a slight improvement on the very poor figures over recent months. Employment has edged up to 74.5%, back to where it was three months ago; unemployment has edged down to 4.2%, its lowest since...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, issues have emerged with the UK’s official labour market data. The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) main data source on the labour market, the Labour Force Survey (LFS), estimates that there are over a million fewer...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
Unemployment in the UK fell to 4.2% in the three months to June, down from 4.4% in the previous quarter. However, wage growth slowed to an annual rate of 5.4%, the weakest in about two years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Despite the drop in...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 12, 2024 | News
A new Hays report outlines which countries boast the strongest talent profiles, which are struggling with the biggest talent deficits, and where organisations can find the most cost-effective talent networks. UK appears among the top five countries with skills...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 12, 2024 | News
88% of universities believe that higher and degree apprenticeships hold the key to the newly elected Labour government driving economic growth and addressing the urgent skills gap across the UK. The survey by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) of its...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 12, 2024 | News
New research from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that there is a growing recognition of the benefits that school leaver apprenticeships can offer young people, with parents more likely to encourage their child to apply for an...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 11, 2024 | News
The Department for Education has released revised projections using corrected data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Revised employment and skills projections for the Skills Imperative 2035 from the National Foundation for Educational Research...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 11, 2024 | News
Companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve safety on construction sites, reduce time spent repairing the railways and cut emissions across supply chains are amongst a number of projects set to receive a share of £32 million in UK Government funding....
