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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are vital to the future of the UK jewellery trade, nurturing skilled craftsmanship, design expertise, and technical knowledge among new entrants. These structured training programmes support independent jewellers, retailers, manufacturers, and workshops in building their talent pipelines and maintaining quality standards. Jewellery Focus provides detailed coverage of apprenticeship schemes—highlighting government initiatives, industry-accredited programmes, employer insights, and real-world case studies. Our reporting helps trade professionals understand qualification pathways, recruitment benefits, funding options, and best practice approaches to developing the next generation of jewellery talent.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are vital to the future of the UK jewellery trade, nurturing skilled craftsmanship, design expertise, and technical knowledge among new entrants. These structured training programmes support independent jewellers, retailers, manufacturers, and workshops in building their talent pipelines and maintaining quality standards. Jewellery Focus provides detailed coverage of apprenticeship schemes—highlighting government initiatives, industry-accredited programmes, employer insights, and real-world case studies. Our reporting helps trade professionals understand qualification pathways, recruitment benefits, funding options, and best practice approaches to developing the next generation of jewellery talent.

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BUDGET: CBI welcomes business rates policy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called George Osborne’s Budget,…

BRC welcomes extension of business rates review

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed the extension of the business rates review…

UK awarded jewellery medal at WorldSkills competition

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

Goldsmiths’ Company apprentice to represent UK at WorldSkills competition

Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Programme apprentice Ben Pritchard has been chosen to…

Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will…

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 wins award for championing apprenticeships

Holts Group boss Jason Holt has been awarded the inaugural Enterprise Policy Influencer…

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…

Jason Holt leads new apprenticeship standard for craftsmanship industry

Craft employers, including Jason Holt, MD of gemstone specialist Holts London, have…
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