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British Gas offer 200 new apprenticeships

British Gas have announced 200 new apprenticeships.

 

The apprentices, who will graduate to jobs installing, servicing and repairing energy efficient boilers and central heating systems in homes across the UK, will benefit from two years of tr

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Video: Apprenticeships in the financial sector

A new film from The National Apprenticeship Service sheds light on what you can get out of an apprenticeship in the financial sector.

 

In the film, four former and current apprentices working in different roles across the sector recount t

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Apprenticeships seen as "weaker option” than university

Apprenticeship schemes need to challenge the perception that they are a weaker option than university education, after a survey of parents found that less than a fifth believe that an apprenticeship has the same status as a university degree.

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Apprenticeships must be on equal footing with university degrees, according to major report

As the latest NEET figures reveal numbers are still at a record high, a new study highlights the role apprenticeships play in getting school and college leavers into work

Just under a million 16 to 24 year olds are currently unemployed in the UK.

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Manufacturing & Engineering Apprenticeships provide focus for new film

The National Apprenticeship Service has today launched a new film to encourage more young people to explore the wide range of Apprenticeship opportunities available in manufacturing and engineering. In the film, four former and current apprentices wo

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AGR winter survey: Graduate jobs and salaries to grow in 2013

Graduate vacancies are set to rise by 9% in 2013 and the average graduate salary will grow to £26,500, according to a new winter report by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) released today.

The mean number of vacancies per employer wil

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New film inspires young talent to pursue an Apprenticeship in the creative sector

A new film has been launched this week by the National Apprenticeship Service to encourage more young people to take up an Apprenticeship in the creative sector.

The film features four young people working in different creative industries who s

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Unilever named in Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list

Following a successful year for its apprenticeship programme, Unilever UK & Ireland has been recognised for the first time in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list, announced at the National Apprenticeship Awards at The Skills Show in Birming

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Report reveals females are paid less on apprenticeships

UNESCO’s tenth Education for All Global Monitoring Report shows that young female apprentices earn a fifth less than their male counterparts.

Aside from pay, the report suggests that discrimination is also prevalent in the labour market with j

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Travelodge jump start their very own search for the next apprentice

Hotel chain, Travelodge, have announced that this spring, the company will be looking for a further 40 apprentices to join their Junior Management Programme (JuMP).

JuMP provides A-Level students an alternative route into education, where they wil

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