From April this year, any adult aged 24 and over who wants to achieve their first full level 3 qualification, will be able to access almost 400 fully funded courses. Courses, are from a broad range of awarding bodies and will be delivered over a variety of durations to ensure adults that need new and [...]
The Open University in association with The 5% Club, commissioned a survey of over 600 employers in England about their plans for apprenticeships in the coming months. The polling was conducted in January 2021 amongst small and large businesses from across the private, public and third sector. The aim of the Build the Future Apprenticeship [...]
According to a recent article Young people less confident in career prospects because of pandemic, young people are more confused about their career path than ever, with more than two-fifths pausing their career or education plans because of the pandemic. The survey of 2,000 young people aged between 16 and 24, commissioned by BAE Systems, [...]
The Building Bridges team is very pleased to be able to share another uplifting story of collaboration, passion and encouragement bringing great results... Sam* was referred to Building Bridges by the Family Support Worker Team in the summer of 2020, as he was looking to move back into education after a bad experience in the [...]
We are encouraging everyone to get involved with the Let's Talk Wiltshire Twitter Festival on Thursday 18th February, 11am - 12pm. During these challenging times it is so important we all focus on our wellbeing and mental health. You will hear from experts in the community and find out about all the information and [...]
As National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close for another year, we thought it would be a great opportunity to support the local employers who have signed up to our Be Involved programme. Be Involved is an initiative that enables employers to support the employability of our young people and the future workforce. By signing [...]
We met with Noel back in October 2019, at the time he was about halfway through a Leadership and Management Apprenticeship offered by his employer Wiltshire Council, and thought it only right that we catch up with him to see how things are now he has completed. What has changed within your role, if anything? When [...]
The South West Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, which we are proud to be active members of, have shared a range of statistics showing the reach of the network, but also how members contribute to the apprenticeship landscape. If you are an apprentice employer in Wiltshire, and would like to know more about he network, and attend [...]
Systemagic, a Bradford-on-Avon based employer, and one of our Be Involved subscribers, are incredibly proud to have provided apprenticeships for the past 12 years. Each year they welcome a new apprentice to the team, creating a role on their help desk and developing young people (in fact sometimes not young – one of their apprentices [...]
Wessex Water have launched their 2021 early careers recruitment campaign ‘Talent Pipeline’ to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week. The company is creating more than 100 roles over the next six months, aimed at young people looking to enter the water industry. “At a time when many are worried about a generation of young people missing [...]
