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Tag: Apprenticeships

4 ways apprenticeships can help boost small businesses

August 6, 2018

By Staff writer

Recruiting and retaining team members is a key priority for any firm. Yet in the media we hear endless stories about employee morale and loyalty being at an all-time low, with many looking around for new opportunities.

The Apprenticeship Levy is unworkable, and our youngsters are paying the price

April 9, 2018

By Charlie Mullins

Where ministers want to give the Apprenticeship Levy time to find its feet, Charlie Mullins is calling for complete change in a system that’s inefficient and unworkable.

Apprenticeship Levy: The government has made a dog’s dinner of the scheme

March 12, 2018

By Charlie Mullins

Up and down the country last week, businesses of all shapes and sizes celebrated the importance of National Apprenticeship Week 2018

Apprenticeship decline could spell extinction for university alternative

January 29, 2018

By Charlie Mullins

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

November 22, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

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.

Fraudulent university model is not serving its purpose as dropouts increase

September 25, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

After what feels like an eternity, it appears that people are finally starting to open their eyes and see what I’ve been saying all along. Universities are cash-hungry con jobs.

University brainwashing is impacting employment of young people

August 7, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

The amount of young people out of work and study is creeping up and I believe it’s down to the culture of university brainwashing.

Salaries rise to combat skills shortage across the UK

July 12, 2017

By Letitia Booty

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.

Cash-hungry fraudsters want to feed off dreams of schoolchildren

July 10, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

Charlie Mullins opens fire, declaring universities are cash-hungry fraudsters and insisting schoolchildren needn?t buy into them for business success.

It’s important to use your general election vote to voice your personal needs

June 5, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

With only a few days to go until our country takes to the polling booths for a general election vote, it’s more crucial than ever for people to elect a party that has our best interests at heart.

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