Training
Local partnership wins National Lottery funding for five-year employment support initiative
A local partnership of Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Rosebery, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC), Surrey County Council, East Surrey College, and the charity Good Company, has won National Lottery funding for a visionary five-year employment support project called Work Smart Surrey & Sussex, which began last month.
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Lower Thames Crossing Skills Hub pilot launches
A partnership designed to help overcome training and employment barriers and create a skills legacy linked to the Lower Thames Crossing has launched a training initiative.
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New research shows growing parental support for school leaver apprenticeships over university
New research from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that there is a growing recognition of the benefits that school leaver apprenticeships can offer young people, with parents more likely to encourage their child to apply for an apprenticeship than to university after leaving school.
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Parker & Son’s Kian Lambert celebrates completing apprenticeship
Kian Lambert is celebrating after finishing his two-year apprenticeship with building, roofing and surveying contractors Parker & Son, based in Ninfield, East Sussex.
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Hospital trust team named apprenticeship champions
The apprenticeship team at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (EKHFT) have been awarded the highest prize at the East Kent Apprenticeship Awards.
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Cripps apprentice wins at BPP awards
Kent-based top 100 law firm Cripps has announced that its paralegal apprentice Callum Benson has been named BPP Apprentice of the Year (Level 4-5) at the annual BPP Apprentice of the Year Awards.
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Walker Construction offers Apprenticeship Levy transfer to support local businesses
Walker Construction, based in Kent, has announced a new initiative to support South East businesses through the transfer of up to 50% of its Apprenticeship Levy fund.
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UVAC warns of threat to region’s skills gap posed by apprenticeship levy reform
A new report by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) has warned that drastic reform or the abolishment of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme will have a hugely detrimental impact on the skills gap across the South East.
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Kent housebuilder encourages more young people into construction
Ahead of National Careers Week (4-9 March), Kent housebuilder Redrow is encouraging more young people to consider a career in construction.
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Guildford housebuilder welcomes new graduate to trainee scheme
Guildford-based housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Southern Counties is helping to tackle the construction industry skills shortage, having recently recruited its latest graduate trainee.
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15 new trainees embark on a ‘Platinum’ career path with Carpenter Box
Sussex and South East accountancy firm Carpenter Box has recruited 15 new trainees onto its premium training programme.
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IACS unveils training and education subsidiary
Westerham-based inspection, engineering and testing consultancy IACS Ltd, which specialises in pipeline construction, has announced a multi-million-pound investment in people and skills development with the launch of IACS Training and Education.
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Sparshatt Truck & Van continues apprenticeship scheme for a third year
Sparshatt Truck and Van, a Kent-based Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealership, has opened applications to its apprenticeship scheme in Dartford, Sittingbourne, Ashford and Tonbridge for the third year running. Through the scheme, the company hopes to encourage more young professionals into the industry and bridge the gap between the number of skilled technicians available. The Sparshatt […]
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Major skills improvement plan for Kent approved
Kent & Medway’s Local Skills Improvement Plan 2023 (LSIP), the employer-focused skills initiative, has been approved by The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan, Secretary of State for Education. Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce acted as the government’s designated Employer Representative Body and led on the plan, which is designed to address skills needs and shortages and […]
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Nine South East employers recognised by The Princess Royal Training Awards
HRH The Princess Royal, president of the City and Guilds Institute of London, is awarding nine employers in the South East for their outstanding training and skills development programmes. Now in its eighth year, The Princess Royal Training Awards continues to recognise organisations in the South East of England truly demonstrating exceptional commitment to learning […]
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Sittingbourne training firm judged to be ‘outstanding’
Sittingbourne-based Mainstream Training Limited, which specialises in providing adult employability courses to alleviate the country’s HGV driver shortage, has received a first-class report following a recent Ofsted inspection. The inspection, the first full inspection since 2017, follows a significant expansion of the training that Mainstream delivers. The four-person inspection team found the Quality of Education, […]
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Canterbury businesses offered free training to tackle violence against women and girls
As part of the Safer Streets campaign, Canterbury businesses are being offered free training to help them respond to incidents of violence against women and girls (VAWG). VAWG is an umbrella term encompassing acts of violence or abuse that disproportionately affect women and girls. Many groups can however be affected by these crimes, including men […]
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