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The Club's CEO, Mark Cameron is interviewed on the Youth Misspent Podcast: Episode 1

How can apprenticeships bridge the growing skills gap and be the route to career success for young people? This episode explores the opportunities apprenticeships can offer young people and employers, some of the challenges many currently face...

Could some students be better off going to an FE college instead of university?

Social Mobility Commission calls for central information hub on labour market returns for HE and FE A new report out today shows a wide variation in how different higher education and further education courses improve earnings. The research...

Only 4% of employers are spending their full apprenticeship levy funding

New research from City & Guilds and The 5% Club finds that employers have spent an average of 55.5% of their apprenticeship levy funding in the last five years - meaning nearly half of the generated funding has not been used by Levy paying...

And the winners are ……..Best in Class of The 5% Club UK National Employer “Earn & Learn” Awards

#attachment_17116 {margin-right:20px;} [caption id="attachment_17116" align="alignleft" width="300"] Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan MP with Mark Cameron, CEO of The 5% Club[/caption] Today, Wednesday, 30 November, at its...

Further Recognition for members of The 5% Club - Award Winners to be announced

This Wednesday, 30 November, The 5% Club is set to further recognise its outstanding members by identifying 12 top performing companies across six award categories, from those who have been shortlisted. Members who have achieved The Club’s...

The 5% Club celebrates it’s outstanding Bronze, Silver and Gold Members

Today, at its Annual Symposium, The 5% Club has announced the award of Bronze, Silver and Gold Membership to 129 members who participated in its accredited membership scheme, the Employer Audit. One hundred and seven members met the Gold...

The 5% Club Launches “Earn & Learn” Awards

The 5% Club is today announcing the launch of its UK National Employer “Earn & Learn” Awards for 2022 to be presented during a celebration of its Gold, Silver and Bronze members at the House of Lords 30 November 2022. One hundred and thirty...

Apprenticeship Levy Reform – A Letter to the Chancellor

Today, as the new Government gets in its stride and back to business, and ahead of tomorrow's "mini-budget", The 5% Club calls for greater transparency, ease of access and efficiency in the Apprenticeship Levy System. In particular, it seeks...

New “Partnership for support” to Apprentices and their Employers

The 5% Club and The Association of Apprentices are pleased to announce a new “Partnership for support to Apprentices” which will see them working more closely and collaborating more to maximise their combined effect in encouraging employer...