Latest reflections on the situation in England I was expecting a quiet week, but it turned out to be more interesting than anticipated with an unusual selection of new vacancies. The highlights included: An AI Technical Sales Adviser DA in St Albans, which became the 98th specialism in my Digital Technology Solutions list An Audiovisual … Continue reading Week 172: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – an unusual crop of new vacancies

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 on the situation in England If anyone was wondering what happened to Week 170, I was abroad and didn’t have time to crunch the data. However, I soon caught up with the backlog and this latest report covers a two-week period. Considering the time of year there was a decent haul of new … Continue reading Week 171: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – latest occupational and regional trends

Latest reflections on the situation in England This week was fairly typical for the summer period, with an interesting if not prolific sprinkling of new DAs and a steady flow of new HAs. Health professions have been prominent in recent weeks and this theme continued yet again, notably with a scattering of new DA vacancies … Continue reading Week 169: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – an interesting sprinkling of new vacancies

Latest reflections on the situation in England As usual at this time of year the flow of new vacancies has been steady rather than spectacular. However, I took the opportunity to check out what’s been happening to Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) recruitment and was surprised to discover that PCDA application windows are now open … Continue reading Week 168: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – an ever-evolving landscape

Reflections on the past 12 months This report gives a statistical summary of Level 10 or equivalent apprenticeship vacancies in Scotland posted during the 12-month period between 1st June 2022 (when I first started recording them) and 31st May 2023. With a total of 610 vacancies recorded, it offers an insight into the kinds of … Continue reading Annual analysis of Level 10 Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland

Reflections on the past 12 months This is my third report on Wales and it now covers a period of one whole year. Hence, I think my cumulative data is starting to paint a reasonably interesting picture of the occupational and regional spread of vacancies across the country. On the other hand, I’m also aware … Continue reading Annual analysis of Higher & Degree Apprenticeships in Wales

Latest reflections on the situation in England Normally the midsummer months tend to be relatively quiet, and this week was a case in point. However, it gave me the time to catch up with a small batch of vacancies I hadn’t previously counted, whilst also making a couple of other adjustments and minor improvements. Hence, … Continue reading Week 167: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – more steady progress

Latest reflections on the situation in England Yes, this week we hit 40,000 new DA and HA vacancies since the first COVID lockdown in March 2020. The total is not a completely true reflection of reality, because for various reasons the methods I use mean that not all vacancies will be picked up by my … Continue reading Week 166: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – 40,000 vacancies analysed!

Latest reflections on the situation in England One of the most notable outcomes of my ongoing project to track degree and higher apprenticeships is the regional variations it has uncovered. The dominance of London hasn’t surprised me, but the strength of the South West certainly has. What I’m not quite sure about is whether the … Continue reading Week 165: Higher & Degree Apprenticeships overview – the South West does best