Apprenticeships: Online and technology enhanced learning

By Tom Cheek, Apprenticeships Lead at the Science Council Apprenticeships offer real opportunity in the use of technology to secure rich and diverse...

Apprenticeship reforms: Off-the-job learning

By Tom Cheek, Apprenticeship Lead at the Science Council As part of the apprenticeship reforms there is the requirement that apprentices receive at...

Apprenticeship Reforms – An Overview

By Tom Cheek, Apprenticeship Lead at the Science Council In 2017 significant reforms were applied to apprenticeships. The key focus included giving more...

Apprenticeships: Widening access to the science workforce

We need an agile and highly skilled science workforce to be able to boost our economy and raise our standards of living. But while...

6 ways the government can address lack of confidence in apprenticeships

Statutory regulation for apprenticeships should be part of a wider programme of reform to address issues of the perception, take up and quality...