Apprenticeships: Competence or Competency?
Tom Cheek, Apprenticeship Lead at the Science Council There has been some interesting work and debate on the correct use of ‘competence’ and...
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...
Science apprenticeships that lead to professional status
The Apprenticeship Levy, introduced to help pay for the government’s ambition to deliver 3 million new apprentices by 2020, came into force this...
England falling behind on delivering world-class apprenticeships
England does not have a world-class apprenticeship system according to a new report by the University of Derby and the Pearson education group....
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...