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McDonald's is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with its 3,000th apprentice award
Amy Johnson is the latest McDonald’s employee to be awarded an Apprenticeship in Hospitality, two years after the fast food giant launched its apprenticeship programme. More than 8,000 employees are working towards their apprenticeship in addition to the 3,000 staff that have completed the qualification.
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Banks boost UK jobs and skills market with the creation of over a thousand new apprenticeships
A number of major high street banks will create new apprenticeship schemes and offer more places to young people, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today.
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Barclays creates 1,000 new apprenticeships
Barclays Retail and Business Banking is creating 1,000 new apprenticeships and offering young people the opportunity to build careers in the financial services industry through a major programme launching in April.
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ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment calls for action
With 1 in 5 young people not in employment, education or training and a quarter of a million unemployed for over a year, the Commission says youth unemployment is not only one of the greatest challenges facing the country in human terms, but is also a £28bn timebomb under the nation’s finances.
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Apprenticeships more valuable to UK economy than Olympics
The UK is set to benefit from a £5.57 billion increase if a million extra apprenticeship places are created by 2013, comparable to a £5.1 billion uplift expected as a result of the Olympic Games, according to new research released by City & Guilds.
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UK IT industry widens Apprenticeship recruitment pool and signs up to IT Services Apprentices Charter
Top 9 IT services firms sign up to first UK sector-wide charter for employing apprentices
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City & Guilds: A Million Extra
New City & Guilds report predicts UK businesses would be boosted by £459 million per annum by creating an additional million apprenticeship places
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New Qualification fills the GAP
Business in the Community's Graduate Acceleration Programme (GAP) has recently enhanced the programme's offering by providing two new certificates for participating graduates.
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Henderson Group employability intervention a great success
Working closely with Business in the Community, the Henderson Group has just completed its fifth phase of its work placement programme – ‘Roots to Wings’ and is delighted to announce the appointment of more people who have secured jobs.
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£4.5m Social Impact Bond for Merseyside
Triodos Bank , GMCP (Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership) and Business in the Community win £4.5m DWP Innovation Fund payment by results contract to help support young people in Merseyside who may be unemployed or at risk of unemployment
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