Apprenticeships

BUDGET: CBI welcomes business rates policy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called George Osborne’s Budget, announced today, a “strong and stable Budget for business facing global…

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BRC welcomes extension of business rates review

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed the extension of the business rates review announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn…

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UK awarded jewellery medal at WorldSkills competition

The UK has been awarded a jewellery medal at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in São Paolo, Brazil. Ben Pritchard, an…

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Goldsmiths’ Company apprentice to represent UK at WorldSkills competition

Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Programme apprentice Ben Pritchard has been chosen to represent the UK at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in…

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Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will be launched from April next…

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Jason Holt awarded CBE in New Year’s honours list

The chief executive of Holts Group and the government’s apprenticeship ambassador for SMEs, Jason Holt, has been awarded the honour…

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Jason Holt wins award for championing apprenticeships

Holts Group boss Jason Holt has been awarded the inaugural Enterprise Policy Influencer award at the Celebrating Enterprise event.  The…

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Now comes the real test for Jason Holt’s apprenticeships vision

It was always an ambitious undertaking, trying to draw a single thread between dozens of craft skills and come up…

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Jason Holt leads new apprenticeship standard for craftsmanship industry

Craft employers, including Jason Holt, MD of gemstone specialist Holts London, have submitted a new apprenticeship standard for the craftsmanship…

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The buying begins

It now seems that the upward trend for hallmarking figures is gaining strength. Across the four major assay offices in…

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