Bed manufacturer Silentnight welcomed its local MP to the Lancashire site during National Apprenticeship Week (14-18th March), following the ongoing success of its award-winning apprenticeship scheme. Andrew Stephenson, Conservative MP ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight, a company that has been investing in apprentices for more than 10 years, believes the new shift in the demands on the public sector could lead to cause for concern. As 2015 drew to a close and the targets for ...
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
The news comes as the Telford-based firm has recently seen two of its workers complete work-based apprentice training schemes. The newly qualified apprentices work in conversion, pre-press and print support, taking the total to seven ...
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John Lewis is to launch a new technology apprenticeship scheme this year, which will see the firm further expand its IT department. The aim for the apprenticeship scheme is to train the next generation of IT leaders at John Lewis' head ...
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Organisations across the IT, communications and defence sectors have teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council (E-Skills UK) to launch cyber security apprenticeships. The aim is to boost the number of young people working in ...
Germany s Loesche GmbH has announced that it will be offering a range of apprenticeship opportunities for 2013 focusing on technical and commercial aspects. These have been extended to include trained occupations such as industrial business ...
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Outsourcing services giant Accenture has launched an apprenticeship programme in Newcastle, offering 40 places on the three-year programme over the next 12 months. The first 20 apprentices will start in February 2013, with another 20 ...
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The number of IT contractors expecting growth in public sector job opportunities has doubled since last year, as public sector organisations turn to IT contractors for sudden spikes in workloads. A survey by employment provider Giant ...
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2012 has been an eventful year for the security industry–with the crowds at the Olympics and changes in legislation surrounding squatting being just a couple of the high profile issues that drew attention to the importance of ...
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The NSG Group has announced an investment of£4 million at its NGF EUROPE glass cord manufacturing site in St Helens,UK,with the creation of 24 new jobs.The site will become the first fully-integrated high tensile strength glass cord ...
Outsourcing firm Capgemini is on the hunt for more UK apprentices after raising its planned intake figure for 2012 from 98 to 200. After reporting a surge in applications,mostly from school leavers looking for an alternative to ...
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De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is launching a centre dedicated to cyber protection and the growing need for effective systems in the face of a growing cyber crisis. The creation of the Cyber Security Centre (CSC) is a direct ...
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UK - Orbital Sound has embarked on an apprenticeship scheme, reflecting its passion for training and encouraging new talent into the industry. Orbital has taken on two apprentices, working with the National Skills Academy for Creative & ...
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