Are you clued up about the apprenticeship levy?
Real Business columnist Charlie Mullins discusses some shocking figures around the apprenticeship levy.
Tag: Apprentices
Scrap Apprenticeship Levy for a plan that puts employers in the driving seat
When it comes to learning, there’s a nice little pearl of wisdom I often use when talking about apprentices. It goes: “Tell someone three times and they might remember, show them once and they won’t forget?.
Should apprenticeships be regarded equally as high as university degrees?
By Jan Cavelle
While full employment may seem a laudable goal, in nearly achieving it the UK has added to the pressure on SME’s to find the right staff, with the right attitude, and the right skill set.
Coffee chains and fast food giants are disguising basic jobs from young people
Some businesses, including coffee chains and high street retailers, are using the Apprenticeship Levy in ways which it wasn?t designed for.
Apprenticeship Levy: The government has made a dog’s dinner of the scheme
Up and down the country last week, businesses of all shapes and sizes celebrated the importance of National Apprenticeship Week 2018
Britain has never needed a strong apprenticeship system so badly
By Jan Cavelle
With the first week in March marking National Apprenticeship Week 2018, serial entrepreneur Jan Cavelle identifies why Britain has never needed a super-strong apprenticeship system so badly, and why it should follow France’s lead.
Apprenticeship decline could spell extinction for university alternative
The freefall in the number of new apprentices is one of the most depressing statistics I have read in a long time.
Kids have a warped sense of reality about what degrees will provide them
When I was a kid, there was an air of exclusivity that came with having a degree, much of which came from the fact that they were only accessible to well-off families who could afford to send their children to university.
Salaries rise to combat skills shortage across the UK
With the skills shortage across the UK putting pressure on companies to recruit the right staff, it’s perhaps not surprising that permanent starting salaries rose at a sharp and accelerated rate.
Learning to take a step back has been great for my business
By John Savage
Opening new sites and growing the company meant John Savage has had no alternative but to step back at times something he’s found progressively easier.