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The 5% Club tackles ‘diversity deadlock’ with new recommendations

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...

Breaking the Deadlock: accelerating towards a genuinely diverse workforce

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...

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

My Amey apprenticeship: I really feel like I’m personally contributing to the difference we’re making.

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

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

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 successful apprenticeship programme that the...

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

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