No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else It was National Apprenticeship Week last week. How do I know this? I know this because my email inbox was awash with news releases highlighting it. There were case studies galore, comment, news pieces, …
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This National Apprenticeship Week, The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is encouraging employers to engage in the week-long celebration to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships and skills make to individuals, construction employers and the wider construction industry. CITB has shared updated figures for its New Entrant …
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Always two there are, a master and an apprentice. It’s National Apprenticeships Week, so it’s fitting that I begin this with a congratulatory slap on the back for the Builders Merchants Federation, which has hit its target of 15,000 by 2030 five years early. With target management like that, there’s …
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Keyline Civils Specialist, part of Travis Perkins plc, has announced that Michael Dixon, branch operations manager is the Group’s 2,000th apprentice graduate, earning a distinction in the Level 3 First Line Manager Programme. “Travis Perkins plc is a leading provider of apprenticeships so the fact that Michael is the Group’s …
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