As part of Labour’s Party conference in Manchester, leader Ed Miliband said that Apprenticeships would be one of his party’s “national goals” if they were in government. Mr Miliband stated that he would like to see the number of apprentices match the number of university goers by 2025 as part of a 10 year plan to transform the UK. Mr Miliband stated that many young people he has spoken to argue that schools are not giving the necessary support to for them regarding their apprenticeship options and that previous governments had been “useless” in making proper provision for alternatives to […]
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Apprenticeships are just as good as university
Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary last week launched a new campaign to support apprenticeships. The ‘Get In. Go Far’ campaign is designed to encourage more young people into Apprenticeships by showcasing the huge variety of Apprenticeships available and the quality of the training and qualifications gained through vocational training. The campaign features real apprentices sharing their experiences. At the launch of this new ‘Get In. Go Far’ campaign, Cable stated that “For too long there has been a divide between university and vocational education which has been damaging for both employers and young people. Placing university degrees and apprenticeships […]
Boost for Engineering Apprenticeships
The UK government has committed to investing £30 million in the engineering sector, with particular focus on increasing the supply of engineers, inspiring women to join the sector and eliminating skills shortages in small engineering businesses. As we have discussed here in the ATG News pages before, there are several different types of Engineering Apprenticeships available, and lots of different job roles that you could go for. And engineering is changing from being such a male orientated profession, with more women now joining the sector – just look at ATG Apprenticeships Engineering Apprentice Fay Chicken, who was the only girl […]
Encouraging more women into ‘male’ apprenticeships
New research by a leading think tank has suggested that it could help to close the gender pay gap by encouraging more women to carry out apprenticeships in industry sectors that are traditionally very male-dominated. The company compared the full-time pay of staff in industries with high percentages of male apprentices to that of staff in industries that have high proportions of females, and found there to be a large pay gap. They suggest that encouraging young women into apprenticeships in the ‘male industries’ would help to decrease the pay gap across all types of work. Whether you are male […]
National Apprenticeship Week 2015
Next year’s National Apprenticeship Week has now been announced, and will be taking place from Monday 9th March to Friday 13th March 2015. More and more young people are now starting apprenticeships, and National Apprenticeship Week will celebrate Apprenticeships and the success of these young people, and the positive impact that they have on businesses and the economy. National Apprenticeship Week is run and co-ordinated by the Skills Funding Agency and consists of a whole range of events and activities. This year’s National Apprenticeship Week was hugely successful and resulted in a pledge from employers across a range of industry […]
Increasing popularity of Apprenticeships
The popularity of Apprenticeships has continued to increase – this year, the number of 16 and 17-year-olds on Apprenticeship schemes has risen by 15%, according to Government figures. And it’s not surprising – with increasing numbers of Apprenticeships available with a huge range of employers across a variety of industries, they’re a great alternative to university. If you are coming towards the end of school and starting to think about your options for the future, why not look at Apprenticeships and see why so many other young people are choosing to go down this path? At ATG Apprenticeships, we’ve got […]
Minimum Apprentice Wage is Increasing
The Government has announced that from October 2014, all minimum wage brackets will be increasing, including the National Minimum Apprentice Wage. When these new brackets are introduced, the minimum wage for apprentices will increase by 5p an hour, so all apprentices will earn at least £2.73 an hour. If you’re considering an Apprenticeship, this is of course good news! But in reality most apprentices actually earn more than the National Minimum Apprentice Wage. In fact, the average apprentice earns around £170 per week. This is just one of the many benefits of undertaking an Apprenticeship – earning while you’re learning. […]
Success of National Apprenticeship Week
Last month saw National Apprenticeship Week 2014 take place. This annual event celebrates Apprenticeships and the positive differences that they make to individual, to businesses and to the economy. The ongoing success of Apprenticeships means that more and more UK businesses are embracing them, which means that there are even more opportunities for you to find the Apprenticeship placement to suit you! In fact, employers from across a huge range of business sectors have pledged to create over 20,000 new Apprenticeships! And Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the Government is committed to creating two million Apprenticeships over the […]
University vs Apprenticeships
When you’re coming towards the end of school and start thinking about your options for the future, often uni seems to be the obvious choice – but is it the right option for you and your career future? Perhaps an Apprenticeship would be a better option? Well, an important thing to remember is that it’s not really a final choice between one or the other – if you decide to undertake an Apprenticeship, this doesn’t mean that you’re ruling out university. In fact, when you complete a Higher Apprenticeship you are gaining a Level 4 or higher qualification such as […]
