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Lady Cobham CBE, Director General of The 5% Club, responds to the government’s announcement of 12 'Institutes of Technology' “The 5% Club welcomes the government’s announcement of 12 ‘Institutes of Technology’ in England. Providing young people...

WhiteHat, a tech start-up building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships, and The 5% Club, an industry led initiative focussed on driving momentum into the recruitment of apprentices, graduates and sponsored students,...

Young people still prefer a high level of human ‘touch’ when applying for jobs, believing human recruiters to be better at identifying talent versus technology, according to a new survey published today by The 5% Club and Schneider Electric...

The National Audit Office, today, published the following report The apprenticeships programme Lady Cobham CBE, Director General, The 5% Club comments: "The 5% Club welcomes today's report by the National Audit Office. The report further...

Keith Smith, Apprenticeships Director, Education and Skills Funding Agency 2019 is shaping up to be a truly exciting year for apprenticeships. Already it’s been a great start, with the launch of the new apprenticeship ‘Fire It Up’ campaign in...

“Many of our members are from sectors that are already experiencing skills shortages. One way our members offset this is to offer ‘earn and learn’ training opportunities. However, they are very concerned about today’s plans to...

The 5% Club visits Babcock’s Rosyth facilities in Fife Business leaders from across Scotland today (Wednesday 5th December) attended a conference hosted by training and skills campaign group The 5% Club to raise awareness of the value of...

Less than 2% of businesses are fully confident that their employees are well placed to take advantage of the rising use of new technology, says The 5% Club in a survey of its employer-members. However, 78% of businesses surveyed strongly believe...

Bagnalls was overwhelmed at winning the 2018 Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards – Apprenticeship category, sponsored by Engie. Bagnalls is a family-run business with a heritage of investing in apprentices since Victorian times....

Recognising the benefits of achieving your DofE for personal and career development has seen several businesses in the UK integrating the DofE into their apprenticeship programmes. The DofE is supported by UK employers including Balfour Beatty,...

Lady Cobham CBE, Director General of The 5% Club “We thoroughly welcome and support the government’s announcement today to introduce reforms to the Apprenticeship Levy, and are very interested to hear more about the £100 million funding for...

On Friday, 7th September, Critical power product and services provider Dale Power Solutions (Dale) officially received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Promoting Opportunity 2018. A Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is one of the highest recognitions...

Improving social mobility and better education and training are two key ways to address the UK’s productivity gap, says a new report from The 5% Club, published today (Thursday 13 September). ‘Playing to our strengths: Unlocking social mobility...

Two of the UK’s largest hotel groups are backing a drive to encourage more ‘earn and learn’ training opportunities to be provided by businesses in the hospitality sector. Hilton and Edwardian Hotels London are both supporting the call to action...

At Highfield, we are passionate about apprenticeships; we believe that they are a great way to give individuals their education as well as an insight into the working world. As a recruitment agency, we don’t just think our consultants are the ones...