Latest reflections This was an exceptional week for DAs. The total number was boosted substantially by multiple new vacancies for Police Constables (PCDAs) in Suffolk, Norfolk and Cumbria, Retail Leaders with Morrisons, Food Technologists with Greencore and Chartered Managers at Accenture. With 140 new PCDAs in Suffolk and Norfolk, the regional ‘pecking order’ that I … Continue reading Week 89: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England in the COVID era – lots of activity

Latest reflections A further 384 new vacancies were added to my data this week, a figure that was boosted by the inclusion of multiple HA vacancies with Mazars and Deloitte. For the latter I have made informed but very cautious initial estimates of numbers for each of their locations and specialisms. Digital Technology Solutions DAs … Continue reading Week 88: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England in the COVID era – regional patterns continue to evolve

Latest reflections Newcastle was prominent in Week 87 for two reasons. Firstly, it benefitted from 20 new DA vacancies in Software Engineering and Cyber Security with multinational professional services firm Accenture. Secondly, it’s also one of the centres to which EY, KPMG and PwC actively recruit apprentices for specific specialisms, and this week’s data includes … Continue reading Week 87: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England in the COVID era – plenty of activity

Latest reflections Higher Apprenticeships remained strong in Week 86, with the ‘big four’ (Sales Executives, Software Developers, Data Analysts and Accounting Technicians) continuing to perform well. The Construction sector was also quite active again, while Sports Coaches made further headway and various Health and Social Care specialisms were prominent too, including Associate Ambulance Practitioners in … Continue reading Week 86: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England in the COVID era – another mixed bag

Latest reflections Week 85 was dominated by multiple new vacancies with two of the bigger players. Unilever posted around 100 new DAs and HAs across various disciplines and six different sites, principally in London, Leatherhead and The Wirral. Meanwhile, The Dyson Institute of Engineering & Technology opened its annual recruitment, hence my photographic image of … Continue reading Week 85: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England in the COVID era – another positive week

Latest reflections In an interesting week the highlights included multiple new vacancies posted by some prominent employers, such as: Management, digital and finance roles with the TUI Group in LutonFinance and accountancy DAs with Kreston Reeves in London, Horsham and CanterburyRailway Engineering DAs with Amey Consulting in Manchester and BirminghamA selection of Building and Surveying … Continue reading Week 84: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England post COVID – a steady week

Photo by Simon Forster on Unsplash Latest reflections Things are really hotting up now, relatively speaking, and I recorded 206 new DAs and 242 new HAs over the past week. The three biggest players were design/engineering/project management consultants Atkins, audit/tax/consulting firm RSM and Staffordshire-based JC Bamford Excavators (JCB to most of us). Atkins and RSM’s … Continue reading Week 83: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England post COVID – a bumper week

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Latest reflections This update covers two weeks, during which I’ve recorded nearly 500 new vacancies. Most parts of the country and a wide range of occupational areas saw significant activity and my cumulative data provides an updated picture of a changing careers landscape and how different regions compare. One of numerous highlights was the posting … Continue reading Week 82: Higher & Degree Apprenticeship vacancies in England post COVID – lots of activity