Latest reflections on the situation in England Whilst this week was less spectacular than the week before, there was still plenty of intriguing activity stretching from North Shields on Tyneside to the village of Scorrier near Redruth in Cornwall. There were some other unusual hotspots too, with Basildon in Essex and Stone in Staffordshire being … Continue reading Week 211: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – some very unusual hotspots

Latest reflections on the situation in England Week 210 was exceptionally eventful, with lots of activity across most of England and some interesting new developments too. Amongst the most prominent programmes that either launched or came up on my radar for the first time were: The Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship programme with 37 vacancies … Continue reading Week 210: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – a very eventful week

Latest reflections on the situation in England Unsurprisingly 2024 opened relatively quietly, especially as it was just a four-day week. However, amongst a modest crop of new vacancies I did pick up some more HAs with the National Grid in a range of locations, plus ten new DA and HA Engineering opportunities with the Martin-Baker … Continue reading Week 209: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – steady(ish) growth in Solicitor DAs

Latest reflections on the situation in England In my Week 207 reflections I predicted a surprisingly productive run-up to Christmas, and I was right! Hence, this latest update has plenty of material to report on. It also marks four full years of building up my cumulative data, not to mention my DA numbers topping 30,000 … Continue reading Week 208: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – reflections on 4 years’ worth of data and a busy festive period

Latest reflections on the situation in England Contrary to expectations it’s been a very busy and eventful week. Hence, whilst I’m assuming that the majority of my readers will have switched off for their well-earned Christmas break, for anyone who’s still tuned in there’s been plenty of activity to report on. In fact, I’m happy … Continue reading Week 207: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – a pre-Christmas vacancy surge

Latest reflections on the situation in England  This is always a busy and intriguing time of year, with every week seeing more annual recruiters coming on stream albeit sometimes with modest numbers. This week these included DHL Supply Chain, National Highways, J Murphy & Sons and Tarmac, and between them these four spanned quite a … Continue reading Week 206: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – with a cautionary tale about using AI  

Latest reflections This report gives a statistical summary of Level 10 apprenticeship vacancies in Scotland posted during the 18-month period between 1st June 2022 and 30th November 2023. With a total of 863 vacancies recorded, it offers an insight into the kinds of occupations that have been available and how they’ve been distributed regionally. Degree partners, … Continue reading Analysis of Level 10 Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland – update after 18 months

Latest reflections on the situation in England  At the end of a prolific week, especially for DAs, the big winners were Cumbria, Lancashire and Berkshire. This was down to BAE Systems and AWE posting a high volume of vacancies on the government apprenticeship site, which was great news for me because both employers provided a … Continue reading Week 205: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – once again North West is best  

Latest reflections on the situation in England  Week 204 was a very productive one and the big news is somewhat ironic in the context of the recent HS2 debacle. Yes, the North West has moved marginally ahead of the South East in my regional table. As always I’ll be the first to admit that my … Continue reading Week 204: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – the North West levels up!   

Latest reflections on the situation in England  After almost four years of collating this data, I never get bored with doing it because every week brings a sense of anticipation. I never know what’s going to happen next, although this year it concerns me somewhat that there’s not much evidence of any growth in supply. … Continue reading Week 203: Degree & Higher Apprenticeships overview – a steady week with some regional gems