Figures suggest more employers will take on apprenticeships in the next year - but is the Government doing enough to encourage them?
09 Feb 2012
| by Stephen Maher
Apprenticeships are a nice idea but how do you make sure that your enthusiastic new recruit doesn't turn out a workshy drag on the business? Stephen Maher, CEO of MBA, has just launched an apprenticeship scheme at his comms agency. Here's how he sorted the wheat from the chaff.
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... that brings the bank's grand total up to 31,800. And there's more to come.
Stat of the day: Just 9.4% of board members in FTSE 250 companies are women.
The average length of the working week in 1952, according to a new report.
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... indubitably, by the looks of things. The National Audit Office reckons apprenticeships return £18 for every £1 invested by firms.
01 Feb 2012
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