Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisors to SMEs, is celebrating its 443 apprentices across the UK as it demonstrates its commitment to ‘Build the Future’ – the main theme of National Apprenticeship Week this year. In total, Azets have over 900 students studying professional qualifications and 443 of them are doing this […]
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is looking to improve the diversity of the financial advice profession by introducing a new diversity and inclusion requirement for employers who use the Aspire apprenticeship scheme. Since Aspire launched back in 2017 more than 500 registered firms have signed up to the programme, which offers structured training to apprentices […]
A second funding deal in 18 months for Huntingdon-based recruitment firm CJ Logistics Solutions, brokered by Reach Commercial Finance, has delivered a six figure injection of working capital and a similar increase in the firm’s existing invoice finance line. The new deal, secured by the leading brokerage firm, will help the business to manage increased […]
Global professional and financial services recruiter Morgan McKinley has released its new look, interactive 2021 Salary calculator showing hiring managers what to pay employees and giving professionals a benchmark on what they can expect to earn. To launch the new salary calculator, Morgan McKinley surveyed 1,087 UK employees and employers about the ‘World of Work’ […]
Stuart Allen, executive director of curriculum and quality at The Skills Network In just one year, the business world as we know it has changed dramatically, and ensuring your business succeeds throughout challenging times can seem like an impossible task. The unpredictability businesses have been facing during the pandemic, means planning ahead has been extremely […]
AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualifications have been included in a new list of almost 400 fully funded courses, as part of the government’s new Lifetime Skills Guarantee. AAT’s Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Advanced Certificate in Bookkeeping are both included as part of the new offer. The fully funded courses are available […]
Santander has pledged £1m to support small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the Leeds City Region with new apprenticeship programmes over the next two years. In partnership with Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP), Santander will transfer part of its Apprenticeship Levy Fund to local SMEs to fund the recruitment and training of apprentices […]
With unemployment levels predicted to rise to 2.6 million by mid-2021, it is more important than ever before for students and graduates to consider internships. Indeed.co.uk states that the average internship salary across the UK is £20,715 per year, but often interns receive half of that. With that in mind, scouring over 1,000 intern positions, […]
The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme has partnered with world-renowned distance-learning provider The Open University to give its customers – and other small business owners across the UK – the opportunity to take free Open University business learning courses. At a moment of significant upheaval for the UK’s start-ups, the partnership aims to help businesses […]
The government must give UK regional economies greater autonomy over skills and employment to develop grassroot recovery strategies – or risk levelling down the chances of millions, according to a new report published today by City & Guilds Group. Taking insight gathered from political and business leaders across six regions in England, the Act Now […]
