The 5% Club joins the Youth Employment Group
The impact of COVID-19 on young people’s prospects in the labour market and in education is rapidly becoming a cause for concern. According to the IFS, young workers today will…
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The 5% Club responds to BBC freedom of information Levy article
Gill Cronin, Director of Operations at the The 5% Club said: “In 2017, we welcomed the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy as a proactive means of upskilling the British…
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Commitment to #apprentices wins adi Group coveted place in the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’
Multi-disciplinary engineering firm and member of The 5% Club adi Group has been recognised for its high levels of employee engagement after being awarded a coveted place in…
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WSP announces patronage of The 5% Club in further commitment to STEM and early-career professionals
WSP, the engineering and professional services consultancy, has become a patron of The 5% Club, it announced today as part of National Apprenticeship Week. Members and patrons of…
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Member Update from Founder of The 5% Club, Leo Quinn
Dear Members and Supporters, I write to offer you my belated wishes for an excellent 2020, and to thank for your continuing support as a member of The 5% Club.…
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Minimum wage for apprentices to increase in April 2020
The official minimum wage for apprentices currently stands at £3.90 per hour, but in April it will increase by 6.4 per cent to £4.15. Annual changes to the minimum wage…
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MBE Honour for Frank Clayton, active member of The 5% Club
Congratulations to Frank Clayton, Group Head of Learning of NG Bailey, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for his work promoting and supporting apprenticeships…
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Best of Luck to Bagnalls’ Decorators
Two apprentice decorators based out of Bagnalls’ office in Bradford will take their places among the best young talent in the painting trade as they compete to be named ‘Apprentice…
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The 5% Club supporting OU report ‘Access to Apprenticeships’
The Open University’s new report, ‘Access to Apprenticeships‘ released today (26 Sept), has found that, while two thirds of employers consider hiring candidates with disabilities for entry-level roles is an…
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Expert Opinion. Beyond lip service: Driving real progress on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
This first edition of our new series, Expert Opinion, focuses on EDI, something which is rightly becoming a business priority, but one on which tangible progress is often frustratingly slow.…
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