Latest reflections in Scotland From now on I’m aiming to publish updates early each month that give a statistical summary of degree-level apprenticeship vacancies in Scotland. This March analysis is the third report I’ve published on Scotland and it covers the nine-month period from 1/6/2022 (when I started recording vacancies) to 3/3/2023. February turned out … Continue reading Analysis of Level 10 Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland: March 2023 update

Latest reflections in Wales From now on I’m aiming to publish updates early each month that give a statistical summary of degree and higher apprenticeship vacancies in Wales. This March analysis is the second report I’ve published on Wales and it covers the nine-month period from 1/6/2022 (when I started recording vacancies) to 3/3/2023. New … Continue reading Analysis of Higher & Degree Apprenticeships in Wales: March 2023 update

A free resource for applicants, parents, schools, colleges and advisers Having had two books and lots of articles published on UCAS personal statements during the past fifteen years, it's a topic that's close to my heart. I like helping young people bring the best out of themselves when they apply to uni. I re-published my … Continue reading My three UCAS personal statement articles

Latest reflections in England I thought things would continue to slow down after National Apprenticeship Week ended, but I was wrong. It’s been a busy week, boosted by coming across a big tranche of HA vacancies for Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians with National Grid at a wide range of locations stretching from Merseyside to … Continue reading Week 153: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship overview – a great week for data

Latest reflections in England Unsurprisingly things got a little quieter once National Apprenticeship Week concluded last Sunday, but nonetheless there has still been plenty of new activity going on over the past seven days. The highlights included: 50 new Digital Technology Solutions DA vacancies with Santander centred on Milton Keynes; A very healthy range of … Continue reading Week 152: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship overview – it’s never dull!

Latest reflections in England A total of 505 new vacancies were added to my cumulative DA and HA totals during National Apprenticeship Week and that was without including some that I had pre-empted and already counted, as well as having to make some small downward adjustments. So it was a very productive week and especially … Continue reading Week 151: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship overview – #NAW2023 delivers the goods

Introduction Following on from my weekly reports in which I present aggregated data on degree and higher apprenticeship vacancies in England, and my second report on Scotland which I published earlier today, here's my first attempt to capture what’s happening in Wales. My objectives and rationale are explained below. Whilst I made a rather belated … Continue reading Reflections on Higher & Degree Apprenticeships in Wales: 1/6/2022 to 31/1/2023

Introduction Following on from my weekly reports about degree and higher apprenticeship vacancies in England and my first report on Scotland published in December 2022, here’s my second Scotland summary reflecting on eight months of activity. A further 109 new vacancies have been added in the past two months along with six new locations. Glasgow … Continue reading Reflections on Level 10 Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland: 1/6/2022 to 31/1/2023

Latest reflections in England As National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2023) gets under way, not only was the past week a very busy one for new vacancies but I also carried out one of my occasional ‘audits’ in which I adjusted my data to take account of numbers that had previously been either underestimated or duplicated. The … Continue reading Week 150: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship overview – 35,000 vacancies reached

Latest reflections in England It was another solid week, especially for DAs, and both Derbyshire and Dorset were notable for punching above their weight. In particular Derbyshire benefited from a bulk posting of Nuclear Engineering DAs by Rolls-Royce in Derby, whilst Dorset employer Atlas Elektronik weighed in with a supply of Engineering and Project Management … Continue reading Week 149: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship overview – a good week for STEM