Apprenticeship
Welsh businesses urged to rethink recruitment strategies amid workforce crisis
With Apprenticeship Week Wales underway (Feb 7-13), Welsh businesses are being urged to rethink existing recruitment strategies to best manage…
3,000 new apprenticeships created in Swansea Bay City Region
UK Government Minister for Wales David TC Davies has met young people set to benefit from a new £30m initiative…
Project supports more than 300 young people into employment, education and training
A project run by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Youth Service has supported more than 300 young people to help get…
Deadline for apprentice recruitment incentives for businesses further extended
The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022. The Apprenticeship…
RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services inspire next generation of building services professionals
South Wales-based building services provider, RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services, continues its 33-year long tradition of exhibiting industry-leading commitment to fill the skills gap and inspire the next generation of building services engineers. The electrical and mechanical service…
Council launches apprenticeship scheme to find social care staff of the future
Pembrokeshire County Council is launching a bespoke apprenticeship programme to boost the numbers of people entering the caring profession and…
Royal Mail to recruit one of the UK’s largest intakes of apprentices
Royal Mail has today announced the launch of its new Postal Apprenticeship scheme for would-be postmen and postwomen. Successful apprentices…
Gower College Swansea wins at prestigious Further Education awards
Gower College Swansea has won the apprenticeship programme of the year award at the 2021 Tes FE Awards, announced this evening in…
Technical apprenticeship scheme celebrates 100% success rate
The Technical Shared Apprenticeship scheme, first launched by Cyfle Building Skills in partnership with NPTC Group of colleges in September 2017, continues its 100% success…
FE colleges lead the way on the future of apprenticeships
ColegauCymru believes that the Welsh Government’s confirmation of investment in the FE-led work-based learning sector is essential to support Wales’ economic recovery post-Covid. Details of the WG Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement were published…