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Apprentice Of The Month

Mar 13, 2020
1 min

How can hiring an apprentice benefit your business?

Apprenticeships are a great route for individuals to fulfil their own potential in their chosen career and they can also bring big benefi...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Mar 13, 2020
1 min

How Heather became an apprentice

After I left school, I took on various job roles not really knowing what I wanted to do in my future job wise, none of these roles ever r...

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What is the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network?

The Apprenticeship Centre

Mar 13, 2020
1 min

What is the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network?

Our very own Ambassador Jeff Baker explains what the AAN is. “We are a group of people with a common main aim to spearhead new employers ...

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3 myths about the apprenticeship programme

The Apprenticeship Centre

Nov 28, 2019
2 min

3 myths about the apprenticeship programme

Myth 1- “As my levy funds expire after 24 months then I cannot use them to fund all of an apprenticeship that lasts longer than 24 months...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Sep 26, 2019
1 min

Not a Levy payer

If your annual pay bill is less than £3 million you won’t need to pay into the Levy. But you can still benefit from apprenticeships in yo...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Sep 26, 2019
2 min

Train your staff

We are often asked “Can I use the Apprenticeship Levy to train my existing staff?” The simple answer is YES, you can use the Apprenticesh...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Sep 26, 2019
1 min

Understanding your Levy

Let the Apprenticeship Centre deal with the headache that the Levy has created and show you how you can benefit from it. First, we need t...

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What Is The Apprenticeship Levy?
How Can You Benefit?

The Apprenticeship Centre

Jul 30, 2019
2 min

What Is The Apprenticeship Levy? How Can You Benefit?

What is the apprenticeship levy? The Apprenticeship levy was introduced in April 2017. It will be applicable to UK employers in all secto...

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What are the benefits of up-skilling your workforce?

The Apprenticeship Centre

Mar 11, 2019
1 min

What are the benefits of up-skilling your workforce?

Up-skilling your workforce can have lots of benefits to your business. Below are just a few ways in which the training and development o...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Mar 8, 2019
3 min

Chloe - How I became an Apprentice.

Currently doing a business administration level 2 apprenticeship for The Apprenticeship Centre. I decided that doing an apprenticeship wo...

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Everything you need to know about applying for apprenticeships!

The Apprenticeship Centre

Mar 1, 2019
1 min

Everything you need to know about applying for apprenticeships!

Over the coming months we are going to be releasing a number of articles and videos on everything you need to know about apprenticeships ...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Feb 28, 2019
1 min

Deanna Edwards Learner Testimonial

I began my course on August 18th, 2018. I was scared and nervous at first about starting a new course, as I had not attended any educatio...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Jan 15, 2019
1 min

Shelby Fryers - Testimonial

Here is what Shelby had to say upon completing her Apprenticeship. My Assessor Lloyd has been very supportive in guiding me through my qu...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Jan 15, 2019
2 min

Inka Polec - Testimonial

See what Inka had to say about completing her Apprenticeship: Following the completion of my Leadership and Management Apprenticeship lev...

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How to make the most of your apprenticeship.

The Apprenticeship Centre

Dec 5, 2018
3 min

How to make the most of your apprenticeship.

So you have successfully landed yourself an apprenticeship! That's amazing but this is where the hard work starts. An apprenticeship is a...

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The Apprenticeship Centre

Nov 26, 2018
2 min

Getting an apprenticeship job

Apprenticeship jobs can be hard to come by. For some jobs advertised at our centre, we get up to 200 applications for just one job. This ...

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Brexit could be good for apprenticeships

The Apprenticeship Centre

Nov 26, 2018
2 min

Brexit could be good for apprenticeships

https://www.onefile.co.uk/explore/education/how-will-brexit-affect-apprenticeships/index.html HOW WILL BREXIT AFFECT APPRENTICESHIPS? The...

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Private training providers getting better employer feedback than colleges FE Weekly

The Apprenticeship Centre

Oct 25, 2018
1 min

Private training providers getting better employer feedback than colleges FE Weekly

https://feweek.co.uk/2018/10/25/employer-satisfaction-falls-across-fe-but-itps-still-edge-ahead-of-colleges/ Employer satisfaction levels...

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9 Reasons Apprenticeships Might Be For You.

The Apprenticeship Centre

Oct 25, 2018
3 min

9 Reasons Apprenticeships Might Be For You.

So if you're thinking about doing an apprenticeship but are still undecided then these next 9 points may help you make up your mind. Bel...

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WE OFFER END POINT ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER TRAINING COMPANIES

The Apprenticeship Centre

Oct 24, 2018
1 min

WE OFFER END POINT ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER TRAINING COMPANIES

As well as containing information on programme training and assessment, all apprenticeship standards must contain an end-point assessment...

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