A Quick Guide to the Apprenticeship Levy

A QUICK GUIDE TO: THE APPRENTICESHIP LEVY What is the Apprenticeship Levy? The Levy is designed to encourage businesses and charities to upskill current employees and train new recruits, to ensure their workforce has the necessary skills to see the organisation thrive. Fully funded or part-funded training is available through the Apprenticeship Levy for a…

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Behind the scenes: an Adobe Campaign with Jaz Barrington

  Behind the scenes of an Adobe campaign with apprentice Jaz Barrington How did the opportunity come about? I work for Alison Edgar, an author and keynote speaker also known as the ‘Entrepreneur’s Godmother’ – she is quite well known for helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. I run her LinkedIn, actually all the social…

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Sam Robinson appointed CRM Trainer & Apprentice Coach

Working Knowledge is delighted to welcome Sam Robinson to the Digital Marketing Academy as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Trainer and Apprentice Coach beginning in August 2022. Sam joins the Academy having worked in organisations of all sizes within a Marketing and Digital capacity for over 14 years. His valuable experience ranges from working in agencies…

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Young talent is the heartbeat of entrepreneurship

Young talent is the heartbeat of entrepreneurship Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Steven Adegboye about one of my favourite subjects: entrepreneurship and young talent. We also got into my 20 years+ as a business owner, and the thought leaders impacting the way I think about business.  Steven and I first met when…

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Kickstart vs Apprenticeship funding: A Quick Look

The Kickstart scheme and the £3,000 cash incentive for businesses to take on an Apprentice have both been extended until January 2022, and there are currently calls from both government and industry for this to be extended even further. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented government funding, grants and loans for UK businesses. Here we…

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