Agenda

Links to apprenticeship vacancy websites:

Berkshire Opportunities

https://www.berkshireopportunities.co.uk/

Bracknell and Wokingham College / Activate Apprenticeships

https://activateapprenticeships.co.uk/

QA Training

https://www.qa.com/learners/become-an-apprentice/

Business Growth Hub - Thames Valley Berkshire (Apprenticeship week events)

https://www.berkshirebusinesshub.co.uk/news/national-apprenticeship-week-2019

Information on the Government’s ‘Kickstart’ Scheme:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/kickstart-scheme

Government information website on Apprenticeships:

https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/

Apprentice redundancy numbers rise: 'I was devastated', BBC News, 19 November 2020,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54990050.

The Good, the bag and the ugly of hairdressing apprenticeships,

https://myhairdressers.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-hairdressing-apprenticeships/

'I love being hands on': why engineering apprenticeships are an 'under rated' route for women’, The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2020/jul/24/i-love-being-hands-on-why-engineering-apprenticeships-are-an-under-rated-route-for-women#

“Modern apprenticeships: How parents can support their children’

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/feb/04/modern-apprenticeships-how-parents-can-support-their-children

Please find below links to other local authority pages on Apprenticeships:

Southwark Council

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/apprenticeships

Apprenticeship stories:

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/apprenticeships/become-an-apprentice?chapter=5

London Councils – Apprenticeships awards

https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/london-borough-apprenticeship-awards-2019