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Key Steps to Avoid Learners Leaving Apprenticeships Early

1 year ago

Have you spoken to your teams recently who are on apprenticeship programmes?

The Value of Training Needs Assessments for Apprenticeships

1 year ago

Training Assessment (sometimes called Training Needs Analysis or TNA) is the process of identifying the gap in employee training and…

Apprentice Minimum Wage increasing for 2023/24

1 year ago

The Apprentice Minimum Wage is set to rise on 1st of April 2023, from £4.81 to £5.28 per hour. At…

Developing a Culture of Learning and Development

2 years ago

Do you want to boost your ability to retain your best talent? Learning and development is a systematic process to enhance…

What is Off the Job Training?

2 years ago

All learners on an apprenticeship are entitled to time for off the job training, to support their qualification. This is…

Are Apprenticeships for me?

2 years ago

We know that many people have questions or thoughts when they see the word ‘apprenticeship’. What exactly is an apprenticeship…

How to choose the best apprenticeship provider

How to choose the best apprenticeship training provider

3 years ago

Choosing a training provider – it’s not as simple as it looks, is it? We offer some simple advice to…

Tips and techniques for End Point Assessment – Professional Discussion, Presentation, Portfolio of Evidence and Showcase

3 years ago

Discover everything you need to know below — from key insights to helpful tips that make a difference. Back to…

How to Retain your Apprentices

3 years ago

Seems simple, doesn’t it? There are a wide range of reasons that some apprentices leave their programme early or fail…

Time Management Tips

3 years ago

Discover everything you need to know below — from key insights to helpful tips that make a difference. Back to…

Asking Questions in National Conversation Week

3 years ago

Have you started an apprenticeship or are supporting an apprentice? Do you have new responsibility or a change of workload?…

Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

3 years ago

Last month was Stress Awareness Month and this month follows with Mental Health Awareness Week (9th – 15th May 2022).…

Functional Skills Maths – How to overcome your barriers

3 years ago

Maths is a huge barrier for a lot of our learners and can stop learners completing their apprenticeship. But why…

Unlock Business Growth with Apprenticeships: 9 Key Benefits for Employers

3 years ago

Apprenticeships have many benefits to the apprentices and employers who use them. Some of these you might not be aware…

Measuring the Return on Investment of your Apprenticeship programme

3 years ago

Large businesses with a pay bill of over £3m have been paying the Apprenticeship Levy since 2017. Some departments may…

Key steps to a successful partnership between employers and their apprenticeship training provider

3 years ago

Once you’ve selected a training provider, how can you set up your apprenticeship programme for success, and reduce the risk…

Apprentice Minimum Wage increasing for 2022/23

3 years ago

The Apprentice Minimum Wage is set to rise on 1st of April 2022, from £4.30 to £4.81 per hour. At…

Why do employers keep spending their apprenticeship levy on managers?

4 years ago

Discover everything you need to know below — from key insights to helpful tips that make a difference. Back to…

How Retailers are spending their Apprenticeship Levy

4 years ago

Discover everything you need to know below — from key insights to helpful tips that make a difference. Back to…

5 Steps to Develop and Apprenticeship Strategy Linked to your Business Objectives

4 years ago

Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, apprenticeships are being discussed in the Board Room as well as in the…

Apprenticeships: Ultimate Guide for Line Managers

5 years ago

As a line manager your role is crucial to the success of the apprenticeship. Without line manager support most apprentices…

12 Ways to Support your Employee During an Apprenticeship

6 years ago

Whether you have hundreds of apprentices or are considering taking your first one, there are a number of ways you…

Employer Focus: 5 Things you need to know about the new Apprenticeship Standards

7 years ago

We wrote a piece back in April 2017 with information on the new Apprenticeship standards; nearly a year on, we…

5 Signs you should Invest in Training

7 years ago

Discover everything you need to know below — from key insights to helpful tips that make a difference. Back to…

From enquiry to launch. Your Apprenticeship programme reality…

8 years ago

If you work within a levy paying employer, you have no doubt by now heard about the new apprenticeship funding…

New apprenticeship standards – 5 things you need to know

8 years ago

From May Fareport will be launching many new apprenticeship standards with our employers. Find out more about how a ‘standard’…

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Key Steps to Avoid Learners Leaving Apprenticeships Early

The Value of Training Needs Assessments for Apprenticeships

Apprentice Minimum Wage increasing for 2023/24

Developing a Culture of Learning and Development

What is Off the Job Training?

Are Apprenticeships for me?

How to choose the best apprenticeship training provider

Tips and techniques for End Point Assessment – Professional Discussion, Presentation, Portfolio of Evidence and Showcase

How to Retain your Apprentices

Time Management Tips

Asking Questions in National Conversation Week

Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

Functional Skills Maths – How to overcome your barriers

Unlock Business Growth with Apprenticeships: 9 Key Benefits for Employers

Measuring the Return on Investment of your Apprenticeship programme

Key steps to a successful partnership between employers and their apprenticeship training provider

Apprentice Minimum Wage increasing for 2022/23

Why do employers keep spending their apprenticeship levy on managers?

How Retailers are spending their Apprenticeship Levy

5 Steps to Develop and Apprenticeship Strategy Linked to your Business Objectives

Apprenticeships: Ultimate Guide for Line Managers

12 Ways to Support your Employee During an Apprenticeship

Employer Focus: 5 Things you need to know about the new Apprenticeship Standards

5 Signs you should Invest in Training

From enquiry to launch. Your Apprenticeship programme reality…

New apprenticeship standards – 5 things you need to know

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