apprenticeships

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Jobs for the Boys Myth Limits Apprentice Opportunities

Career Climbers / 19th May 2017

School leavers are missing out on potential apprenticeship opportunities because they mistakenly believe that careers available are in so called ‘traditional’ gender specific careers, new research by leading employer Prudential...

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Businesses Reveal Biggest Barriers to Youth Employment

Career Climbers / 27th March 2017

New research by Direct Line for Business has revealed a “chicken and egg” dilemma faced by thousands of apprentices across the UK. Two in five (40 per cent) of the...

Upcoming productivity figures: can Britain catch up?

Career Climbers / 4th October 2016

The Open University advises that apprenticeships must be aligned to skills gaps in order to boost productivity The UK’s poor productivity record is set for another day of reckoning on...