Sentences with phrase «new apprenticeship»

We take a look at the new apprenticeship levy to see what changes are being made to the current system, how employers are reacting and what this means for apprenticeships and graduate programmes.

An annual survey of graduate recruiters showed an 8 % drop in vacancies on a year ago as companies also cited concerns about a new apprenticeship levy to be paid by all big employers from next April.

Plus, now drivers and diesel technicians can even supplement their income with V.A. benefits in our NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

Around 1,200 employers have stepped up to be «trailblazers», working to create new apprenticeship standards across 29 sectors, thereby challenging pre-conceived ideas of the current limited use of apprenticeships in the workplace.

Employers who pay into the levy scheme should be given access to the Digital Apprentice Service in February 2017 and they can then better plan how the new apprenticeship scheme will work for them.

As part of a new apprenticeship initiative, the Government have launched the «Trailblazer» paralegal apprenticeship in collaboration with a consortium of high profile law firms.

A raft of leading law firms and in - house teams have helped the UK government develop new apprenticeship standards for the legal profession, helping to create a potential new route to qualification.

In addition, with the introduction of the new Apprenticeship Levy in April this year, apprenticeships are set to become more affordable.

As the UK's new Apprenticeship Levy came into force last week, Suzanne Horne, Head of the International Employment Law Practice at Paul Hastings, reveals to Lawyer Monthly she is sceptical that firms will have the motivation to overcome the bureaucratic and cultural hurdles required to make new apprentices a staple of the white - collar workforce in the UK.

However, whilst the new Apprenticeship Levy demonstrates the latest advance, the opportunities and measurable benefits for both employers and individuals remain an ongoing priority.

With potential cost implications from areas such as the government's new Apprenticeship Levy, pension Auto Enrolment, the National Living Wage and business rate assessments, firms will need to maintain control of expenditure if profitability is to be increased.

Use of a PLA for such Public Works could bring broad participation by NYS registered apprentice programs and can lead to new apprenticeship opportunities for a great many New Yorkers working in construction.

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In 2007, as part of the League's ongoing role in preparing students for professional careers, it launched a new Apprenticeship program, designed to provide opportunities for advanced students to work with League instructors in their studios.

The «Metro» Travelodge's will be run by existing managers of nearby larger Travelodge hotels and will provide the perfect training ground for trainee managers, recruited via Travelodge's new Apprenticeship programme — JuMP (Junior Management Programme).

She also questioned Ofsted's capacity to inspect providers of the new apprenticeship, given that the National Audit Office has warned that the watchdog is yet to inspect 48 per cent of initial teacher training routes.

Speaking at a press conference this morning, Bousted said the employers» group involved in developing the new apprenticeship had been unable to answer her organisation's «basic questions» around pay, training quality and teaching time, and said the new programme had not been adequately thought - through.

Several of the schools involved in planning the new apprenticeship told Schools Week of the need for a vocational route to attract those who would not normally consider a university route into the profession, and to allow talented TAs to progress without having to pursue full - time education.

Schools could get additional funding to train their teaching assistants up to degree level using a new apprenticeship route announced in the Conservative manifesto.

Schools Week understands the option of restricting access to the new apprenticeship to those already possessing a degree is now being explored, while it is understood the apprenticeship plan for teaching assistants will only take its learners as far as level 3, equivalent to A-level.

The new apprenticeship levy comes in next year.

A group of schools planning an «entirely vocational pathway» to qualified teacher status (QTS) has sought the backing of government for its new apprenticeship.

Last year, Schools Week revealed that a group of schools was planning an «entirely vocational pathway» to qualified teacher status, and had sought the backing of government for its new apprenticeship.

Alongside the introduction of the levy, the government is also changing the way that apprenticeships are funded, both for the new apprenticeship standards that have been developed, but also for existing apprenticeship frameworks.

Middle leaders in schools could be trained to deliver careers advice through a proposed new apprenticeship.

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities will have to pay the new apprenticeship levy, the government has confirmed.

Due to new Apprenticeship standards, there is an improvement in skills, behaviour and knowledge levels within the Apprenticeship schemes, as well as increased requirements for maths, English and ICT which in turn, drive up the quality within the sector.

Speaking at a press conference, Bousted said the employers» group involved in developing the new apprenticeship had been unable to answer her organisation's «basic questions» around pay, training quality and teaching time, and said the new programme had not been adequately thought - through.

The new apprenticeship will provide hands - on experience for new recruits and a chance to learn from excellent, experienced teachers during training, as well as the incentive of potential employment as a qualified teacher at the end of the course.

The introduction of a new apprenticeship levy is a big ask for business, but one that recognises the acute skills shortages industries such as construction will face in the future unless significant investment is made in training.

To raise awareness of the value of culinary apprenticeships, ACF is providing resources and success stories to encourage employers to explore the creation of new apprenticeship programs and prospective apprentices to enroll in local opportunities at http://www.acfchefs.org/Apprenticeship.

Other education related initiatives include resolving the issue of the Alberta teachers» pension plan shortfall and preventing a teachers» strike for five years; creating 1000 new spaces for post-secondary education students in energy, the environment, and economic studies; and creating 6000 new apprenticeship seats.

As the first station in the new - build programme, Hinkley Point C alone will create around 5,600 jobs on site at peak and 400 new apprenticeships, as well as avoiding the emission of 10m tonnes of CO2.

[94] He also announced a raise in the income tax personal allowance to # 11,000; [95] measures to introduce tax incentives for large corporations to create apprenticeships, aiming for 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020; and a cut in the benefits cap to # 23,000 in London and # 20,000 in the rest of the country.

A «higher apprenticeship fund» worth # 6 million is being set up to pay for new apprenticeships in sectors of the economy the government is keen to develop, including aerospace, energy and renewable technologies.

Small businesses will be paid # 1,500 when they take on their first young apprentices — a move ministers hope will support up to 40,000 new apprenticeships over the next year.

Amongst other achievements, the Welsh Liberal Democrats secured an increase in the Pupil Premium so every school receives # 1,150 per pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprenticeships.

«Whether it is stopping work on the M4, delivering funding for thousands of new apprenticeships, or securing millions of pounds of extra investment in capital projects, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have a record of delivery for our communities.

In budget negotiations we have delivered # 60m extra for our region's schools, discounted bus travel for 2,600 of the region's young people, thousands of new apprenticeships, and so much more that wouldn't be happening without the Welsh Liberal Democrats.

Creating a quarter of a million new apprenticeships.

And we need to develop the skills of our workforce which is why we've delivered over 450,000 new apprenticeships in the last year alone, a success welcomed today by the Public Accounts Committee.

And also 250,000 new apprenticeships over the next four years - the largest apprenticeship programme ever.

These include: the Pupil Premium which means every school receives # 1,150 per pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprenticeships.

funding for around 5,000 new apprenticeships; # 95m capital investment in infrastructure that will provide a strong boost to jobs and the economy;

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities could face an apprenticeship tax to support the creation of new apprenticeships.

Trump Wants 4.5 Million New Apprenticeships in Five Years — with Nearly the Same Budget (CNBC) Robert Schwartz weighs in on President Donald Trump's proposed apprenticeship plan.

QA Education worked with teen magazine Future Mag to find out about these new apprenticeships and how you go about getting one.

The campaign is part of the government's wider aim to achieve three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 and will see MPs across England securing apprenticeship pledges from businesses to achieve a minimum of 100 new apprenticeships in the next 100 days.

Many employers appear to prefer to recruit older existing employees onto apprenticeships - in 2014/15 only 25 % of new apprenticeships went to those under 19 years old, while 48 % were filled by existing staff.

They include the implementation of a new largely skills - based school curriculum in line with what was recommended by Professor Graham Donaldson's review, retaining free breakfasts in primary schools and «lunch and fun clubs» during school holidays, continuing to prioritise tackling the impact of poverty on education, strengthening school leadership, and creating over 100,000 new apprenticeships.