International Youth Day 2019

Today marks the annual celebration of International Youth Day. It is an international day of awareness, recognizing youth across the globe and empowering the world’s youth to make positive contributions to their communities and nations. International Youth Day is not to be confused with World Youth Day. World Youth Day was founded by Pope John Paul […]

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New Apprenticeships Campaign: Fire It Up

A new national apprenticeship campaign is now live: ‘Fire It Up’ will help raise awareness of the huge variety of apprenticeship options available for people of all ages and backgrounds and the positive impact they can have for apprentices and employers. The new campaign includes national TV and social media adverts, and a new website […]

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Apprentices at Clarion

Clarion Housing Group is the country’s largest housing association, with over 125,000 properties nationwide. Through its partnership with the IOEE’s Apprenticemakers programme, Clarion helps people to access employment and training opportunities through its charitable foundation, Clarion Futures. Alex Dean is Clarion’s National Apprenticeship Manager, and this month we caught up with him to talk about […]

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How are Marstons taking on the 2017 Apprenticeships Levy?

We’ve had the opportunity this month to speak to Jo Bradford, Group Apprenticeship Manager at Marston’s and find out exactly how they have been able to utilise the current apprenticeship levy. When asked on Marston’s stance on Apprenticeships & their use of the Levy Jo said “Apprentices are a key part of our People Strategy, […]

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