Apprenticeships

Silver allied trades added to endangered craft list

Heritage Crafts has announced that the silver allied trades have been added to its Red List of Endangered Crafts for…

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BAJ to host online Apprenticeships Info-Session for industry

BAJ has announced a new Jewellery Apprenticeship Info-Session, targeted at businesses looking to grow and expand through the addition of…

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De Beers presents AUEA with Leopard jewel-tool boxes to help young talent

Aston University Engineering Academy (AUEA) has been presented with the first set of Leopard jewel-tool boxes, sponsored by De Beers,…

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Laings appoints Serena Gough to its board

Luxury family-owned jewellers Laings has promoted Serena Gough to its UK board. Gough has been a part of the Scottish…

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BAJ launches new apprenticeship programme for jewellery businesses

The British Academy of Jewellery has announced the launch of a new apprenticeship programme to provide specialist training to budding…

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Hamilton & Inches launches its Craft Academy

Hamilton and Inches has announced the launch of its Craft Academy as part of its ongoing support to young artisans…

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Usdaw warns business rates increase could risk more jobs

Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed “major concerns” over reports that the government is considering increasing business rates for premises…

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New grants to be made available for small businesses

Grants totalling £20m are to be made available to small businesses, the government announced today (July 30). Thousands of smaller…

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Usdaw urges chancellor to announce retail recovery plan

Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the chancellor to announce in Wednesday’s (8 June) economic statement an “urgent recovery…

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57,000 retail jobs lost in 2019

Some 57,000 retail jobs were shed in 2019, according to the latest retail employment monitor from the British Retail Consortium…

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