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Action from business heads, industry sectors and the Government, is urgently required to drive a more diverse and inclusive uptake of earn and learn[1] placements, according to The 5% Club in its new report, ‘Breaking the Deadlock,’ published...

Action from business heads, industry sectors and the Government, is urgently required to drive a more diverse and inclusive uptake of earn and learn[1] placements, according to The 5% Club in its report, ‘Breaking the Deadlock'. 'Breaking...

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 contribution that family firms make in the UK. In addition to...

Taking the leap from school to the working world can be daunting. But choosing an apprenticeship that offers real life work experience combined with opportunities to continue studying can be a perfect bridge. Aged 16, at school, we have to...

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 300th member, pledging to work towards a minimum 5% of its UK workforce enrolled in “earn...

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 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The 70-year-old...

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 successful apprenticeship programme that the...

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 – according to The 5% Club, an employer led body comprising of...

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 Sheffield City Council for the coveted award, which...

ComRes, a leading research consultancy in the fields of communications, public policy and reputation, runs an established graduate programme, employing new graduates each year over the past decade. In Autumn 2017, the latest group of graduates...

I always wanted to go to University and it felt like the natural next step to me after A-levels. However, after completing my first term at University I knew it wasn’t for me so I decided not to go back. When I was looking for opportunities that...

An apprenticeship offers young people a fantastic chance to build a career where the limits are only as high as they choose. To illustrate this, we have chosen to share the story of Richard Britten, who has risen from apprentice to Main...

Lee started his apprenticeship with VGC in 2013; by 2015 he was an engineer’s assistant. When MP Nick Hurd visited VGC’s head office in November 2014, Lee was among the apprentices invited to meet him. Nick said: “The VGC Group’s apprentice...

STEM Learning is proud to invest in their apprentices and want to celebrate the amazing work that they do. In this video, we hear from Chantelle Lawrence, a Trainee Laboratory Assistant, who shares her experiences of her apprenticeship and...

"Our training programme goes very much hand in hand with our growth strategy and we know that by investing in our people we can continue to grow a healthy, successful and sustainable business." - Tim Wilkins, CEO Dale Power Solutions is one of...