We do encounter some resistance from scientific communities about apprenticeships. There seems to be an 80’s legacy misconception that apprentices aren’t smart enough to stay in school and an apprenticeship is their only option. This dated view is nothing but damaging...
One of Youthforce’s driving philosophies is that everything we do should be driven by a win-win solution as the outcome. This means we look for solutions that create value for all involved. We strive to find ways to improve our offer to benefit employers and...
In the 2015 budget, the government announced a commitment to boosting productivity by investing in people by helping develop vocational skills and increasing the quantity and quality of apprenticeships – the Apprenticeship Levy came into force in 2017, alongside other...
UK business needs to create a virtuous circle of positive change, says Ben Farmer, with successful women becoming inspirational role models for the next generation of builders, innovators and inventors The UK’s ongoing STEM skills shortage is a key issue for employers...
Making predictions can be a fool’s game. We don’t know what’s going to happen next week, let alone what our world will look like in five years, or 50. Still, history teaches us to expect change. Take the workplace as an example. The jobs that were a staple a century...