This week brings together businesses that are passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate and highlight the benefits, values, and opportunities that apprenticeships bring to an organisation.
The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is “Skills for Life”. Highlighting how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and employers to develop a workforce with ‘future ready’ skills.
Here we highlight what some of our members are doing to support apprenticeships:
Funding boost for degree apprenticeship provision at ARU
ARU invests in new School of Apprenticeships and six employment-focused courses. The university has received a £300k boost to its degree apprenticeship provision and will also open a new School of Apprenticeships dedicated to delivering excellence in these work-based qualifications. Read more.
Building an apprenticeship community with support from Combined Authority skills service
A fast-growing Peterborough business has said unlocking young talent through apprenticeships has been crucial to its success and highlighted how a dedicated Combined Authority skills service is supporting its goal to build an ‘apprentice community’. Read more.
New apprentice opportunities at Domino Printing
Domino Printing is offering four roles across its business: one in Formulation Chemistry, one in Software, one in Supply Chain and one in Continuous Improvement. Entry levels for each vary from open entry through to A-level or HNC level 3 or 4. Read more.
The key benefits of apprenticeships
Trusted apprenticeship provider First Intuition shares some of the top benefits of apprenticeships for employers and students. These were stated in panel discussions with FE industry leaders on the ‘Apprenticeship Stage’ at Form the Future’s Annual Conference. Read more.
Form the Future’s Apprenticeship Careers Fair 2024 inspires over 1200 students
1200 students attended Impington Village College to explore a wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities presented by 26 esteemed Cambridgeshire employers at Form the Future's recent event. Read more.
National Apprenticeship Week: the engineer who made the switch to sales at Zeiss
A former apprentice at Cambridge-based company, ZEISS, is sharing his diverse career trajectory from engineer to account manager as part of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. Read more.
Here’s a selection of the latest apprenticeship jobs from some of our members:
Business Administration Apprentice with AstraZeneca
Laboratory Technician Degree Apprentice with University of Cambridge
Level 6 Apprentice Engineer - Project Manager with Arm
Engineer Technician (Machinist) Apprentice - Level 3 with Cambridge Consultants
Level 3 Apprentice Service Desk Engineer with Bridge Partners