Family Business Apprentice of the Year Winner
The Family Business of the Year Awards (‘FBOTY’) are a real highlight in the family business calendar, organised by Family Business United and now in their sixth year, marking the…
Amey Becomes The 5% Club’s 300th Member
Amey commits to 5% of its workforce in “earn and learn” positions by 2023 and encourages industry peers to do the same Amey is proud to become The 5% Club’s…
Straight-talking skills champion recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Richard Bridgman, skills champion and founder of Thetford engineering business Warren Services,member of The 5% Club, has been awarded an OBE for services to training young people in the 2018…
Members of The 5% Club, Dale Power Solutions awarded Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Promoting Opportunity 2018
Critical power product and services provider Dale Power Solutions has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Promoting Opportunity 2018. The award has been given in recognition of the very…
Further Education failing to deliver for half of employers
The Further Education sector urgently requires a coherent strategy and clear vision for the future, or it will fail to provide the skilled workers desperately needed by UK employers –…
Clarkson Evans named Apprentice Employer of the Year at the inaugural AAC Awards
Electrical contractor Clarkson Evans has been named Apprentice Employer of the Year at the first ever AAC Awards. The company was up against heavyweight organisations such as BT, Capgemini and…
Apprenticeships seen as the Cinderella option for young people
77% of parents agree that apprenticeships are given a much lower profile in society than university education. 85% of parents think it’s important that school leavers develop practical job skills…
Clarkson Evans named as regional and national finalists in inaugural AAC Awards
Electrical contractor Clarkson Evans has been announced as a regional and national finalist at the first ever AAC Awards. The company was shortlisted in the Apprentice Employer of the Year…
Fulfilling our potential: How skills training unlocks shared prosperity
The Apprenticeship Levy will not deliver the 3 million apprenticeships targeted by the Government without urgent change, according to a report from The 5% Club. In our latest paper, Fulfilling…
Electrical Engineering Advanced Apprentice, Hannah Magowan speaks at the House of Lords
Jason Hunter and Hannah Magowan from Dale Power Solutions were invited to speak at the House of Lords on 25 January about the problems facing young people in Scarborough, an…