National occupational standards, apprenticeship frameworks and qualifications are the core focus of work outlined in SummitSkills’ new strategic plan for 2015 to 2018. After transitioning last year from a sector skills council to a standard setting organisation (SSO), SummitSkills has…
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Plumbing businesses could get more revenue via apprenticeships
Consumers prefer to do business with businesses employing apprentices, a new report from the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) has revealed. One in four consumers say they would even go as far as paying more for goods and…
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Carillion plans to create 5000 new apprenticeships
Carillion has set a target of creating 1,000 new apprenticeships a year for the next five years. Apprentices will be spread across Carillion’s network of training centres and will be working across the various parts of the business, from construction…
Positive news for apprenticeships
From April 2016 the government will make it cheaper for employers to take on an apprentice by abolishing employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25, George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement. Kevin Wellman, chief executive officer for the Chartered…
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