Apprenticeships: understanding applications

After you’ve decided to undertake an apprenticeship the next step is applying. The process is different for each type of apprenticeship: but don’t stress, we’re taking the confusion out of the application process.

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Apprenticeship know-how

Apprenticeships are a great option if you’re not sure about your subjects for next year, or what you want to do when you leave school. From foundation to graduate, we’re bringing you the different types, so you can decide on the right next step for you.

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Following your own path this National Apprenticeship Week

Today marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week (3–9 February). If you’re not sure about what you want to do when you leave school, now is a great time to research a different option, that enables you to earn while you learn.

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What to expect on Results Day 2019

What seemed like a lifetime to wait is etching ever closer. We’re talking 6 August aka Results Day.

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Nearly a third of Scots value apprenticeships over higher education

Thousands of students are getting ready to start university this week, but just one in three Scots believe that higher education will give them the best career prospects. 

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Is an ACCA apprenticeship right for you? A guide to financial placements

When you finish school, it’s time to think about the important decisions you need to make about your next steps.

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Want to do a nuclear degree apprenticeship for the Ministry of Defence?

We speak to Paul about the career change that led him to a nuclear degree apprenticeship at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) with the Ministry of Defence. 

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Further your career prospects with Aldi

On the face of it, Aldi is a quirky, down-to-earth supermarket, providing its customers with great quality at discount prices. Take a look at the bigger picture and it’s quite breathtaking. We’re one of the most impressive retailers in the global business market today. With a simple goal of providing value and quality, using leaner and smarter business processes, we’re a supermarket that’s getting it right. We’re winning all kinds of awards and new stores are springing up all over the UK and Ireland (currently one every week) as we rapidly increase our market share. Combine this with over 9,000…

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Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2017: Lisa’s Story

It’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week and we are proud as punch to announce that our favourite staff member Lisa passed her business administration apprenticeship with flying colours and she’s  heading off to pick up her Level 3 diploma TODAY! So in honour of all the fab work she has done over the last 12 months, and to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we sat down with the lovely Lisa to chat business, future plans and what it takes to be a top apprentice. Hello Lisa! First things first, tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m 18 and from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. I started with DC Publishing,…

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