by Business Support | Feb 8, 2017 | Apprenticeships, News
A new report has suggested that apprenticeships may offer a genuine solution to the problem of teacher over qualification. The findings came from Reform, a right-leaning think tank that campaigns for the better allocation of public funds. The report looks at ways in...
by Business Support | Dec 22, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employment, Training
So the short version of the story is that one girl was very jealous and got three of her friends involved. The odds weren’t exactly in my favour! I got bullied by four girls and ended being treated by my local Mental Health Services for an Eating Disorder, Depression,...
by Business Support | Nov 24, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employers, Employment, News, Training
As the implementation date for the Levy grows closer, many employers are asking us how it will work and what it will mean for them, so we thought it might be useful to put the proposals as they stand so far into a concise summary. (This is an updated version of our...
by Business Support | Oct 13, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employers, News
With the new Apprenticeship Levy due to be implemented next May, we are hearing that many employers are delaying apprenticeship starts until after then, as they want to ensure that they don’t waste any of their levy contributions. This is totally understandable, but...
by Business Support | Sep 30, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employers, News
As the implementation date for the Levy grows closer, many employers are asking us how it will work and what it will mean for them. Many of the details are still unclear – we are promised more information in October following a consultation process – but in the...
by Business Support | Sep 30, 2016 | Apprenticeships, News
ATA Consultant, Michaella Jackson, was named as Step Ahead’s Employee of the Month for June. Pictured here with Garry Sharpe, Director of Step Ahead. Garry described how Michaella’s colleagues nominated her for the Monthly Award for her ‘commitment...