The focus on apprenticeships is very evident, national apprenticeship week took place recently and Sir Alan Sugar has been advertising the value of apprentices to business on television.
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This month’s show looks at apprenticeships from a number of different perspectives. We hear from the Government department responsible for apprenticeships, the newly set up National Apprenticeship Service, an employer who has recruited over 100 apprentices in 100 days and two ‘Apprentices of the Year’.
My first guest is Ian Watmore, who is currently the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and he talks to me about why the Government is focusing heavily on apprenticeships and his plans for recruiting more apprentices into the Civil Service.
Next up is David Way from the National Apprenticeship Service, which came into being on 1st April this year. David tells me why the service was set up and what support they are able to offer.
Following David, Sue Williams from Knowsley Council shares some of the secrets of their highly successful apprenticeship scheme, as well as giving some tips how to recruit and retain the best calibre apprentices.
Finally, we hear from two apprentices who have both achieved the accolade of ‘Apprentice of the Year’. Kirsten Taylor is an apprentice with North West Employers Organisation and Warrington Council’s ’Apprentice of the Year’ and Amy Eddleston is an apprentice with Bramall Construction and is Women in Construction ‘Apprentice of the Year’. They both talk about what prompted them to join their organisations, what they like best about their schemes and their plans for the future.
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