Apprenticeship levy – is your business missing out?
1st March 2018
By Fiona Baldwin Practice Leader Grant Thornton Northampton IN April 2017, the government launched the apprenticeship levy to encourage businesses to invest in training new and...
Apprenticeships are growing in popularity as an increasing number of employers realise the value of taking on a new member of staff in a way that is both cost-effective and beneficial to the growth and development of that individual and of the company as a whole. Business Times’ Focus on Apprenticeship feature looks at the benefits of taking on an apprentice and features those who provide the help and advice to make the process run smoothly.
1st March 2018
By Fiona Baldwin Practice Leader Grant Thornton Northampton IN April 2017, the government launched the apprenticeship levy to encourage businesses to invest in training new and...
1st March 2018
LATEST figures show homebuilder Barratt Homes Northampton has provided 1,800 jobs directly and through contractors and suppliers, including directly employing 10 new apprentices, trainees and...
1st March 2018
THE apprenticeship levy will not deliver the three million apprenticeships targeted by the Government without urgent change, according to a report from The 5% Club. In its latest paper, The 5%...
1st March 2017
TRESHAM College of Further and Higher Education has won a prestigious award from Weetabix in recognition of the excellent service and performance of their apprenticeship and training service...
1st March 2017
A NEW report launched in Parliament last month sets out the path to overcoming the sector's looming skills crisis by encouraging more women to start their career in engineering. The Engineering Skills...
1st March 2017
PROSPECTIVE students and their parents will be given the chance to have-a-go at Skills Fest 2017 - an open event showcasing the courses on offer at Northampton College. A range of hands-on...
1st March 2017
A SURVEY carried out recently by City and Guilds revealed that a third of employers liable to pay the new apprenticeship levy when it comes into force in April are not even aware of it. The new scheme...
1st March 2017
The government is changing the way it funds apprenticeships in England as part of a drive to increase the number of apprenticeships in England to three million by 2020. All employers in the UK with a...
1st March 2017
NATIONAL Apprenticeship Week is an ideal time to celebrate the concept of bringing young people into the world of work to develop both their professional and personal skills. Gary Woodhall, Head of...
1st March 2017
FIVE star housebuilder Barratt Homes is supporting the future of the construction industry by welcoming two new joinery apprentices to the division. William Yates, 23, and Jake Schultz, 18, were...
1st March 2017
A FORMER apprentice from Northamptonshire has taken his career in construction to the next level and earned a foundation degree thanks to the support of David Wilson Homes' bespoke site management...
1st March 2016
STUDENTS at Northampton College can learn the art of welding using the very latest in virtual reality technology thanks to a state-of-the-art new simulator. The college, based in Booth Lane,...
1st March 2016
NEW images showing the state-of-the-art building at Northampton College's Daventry Campus have gone on display, with prospective students the first in line to see the plans. The latest artists...
1st March 2016
THE Government has pledged to create three million new apprenticeships to help young people into jobs and give a boost to UK productivity. Northamptonshire has one of the fastest growing UK...
22nd February 2016
When people ask me about recruitment I often advise them to consider employing an apprentice, if the role was suitable of course. Although you might think I’m only saying that because I own part...