Apprentices/Grads/School leavers

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Supplier, Your business 27 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 May 2025

Aspiring pilots can apply to join fully-funded training programme

Jet2.com has announced the launch of a fully-funded pilot training programme, giving up to 60 aspiring pilots the opportunity to fly for the airline without having to self-fund.

Your business 13 May 2025

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

Advice, Temporary workforce 13 May 2025

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

A student lettings agency based in Loughborough is helping young professionals kickstart their careers with a new apprenticeship scheme.

Your business 25 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 24-28 MARCH 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: ABP, City & Guilds Foundation, SkillTorch

Your business 26 March 2025

Recruiters can help Key4Life in finding employment for ex-offenders

Law firm Harbottle & Lewis hosted a panel event at its London office to challenge perceptions around the employment of men with convictions.

ESG, Your business 21 March 2025

REC launches petition to reform Apprenticeship Levy

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has launched a petition calling for the government’s Apprenticeship Levy to be changed to a flexible training levy.

Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 1 July 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 JUNE 2019

This week’s appointments include: Encore Personnel, Finlay James, Lilium, Samual Knight International

In-house recruitment 11 June 2019

RAF allows candidates with tattoos but with restrictions

The Royal Air Force has revised its policy to allow recruits to have tattoos on their eyebrows, fingers and neck.

Diversity/Inclusion 4 June 2019

Recruiter Awards 2019: Talent RISE integral to firm's success

Helping young people into meaningful careers has contributed to Talent International’s success, as Graham Simons reports.

Recruiter Awards 23 May 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 20-24 MAY 2019

This week’s launches include: Acorn, Connect Appointments, Fircroft, GLAA, La Fosse Associates, Movement to Work, Talent International, Williams Munroe

Supplier 21 May 2019

Integrating apprenticeships into business is key, says Award winner Greene King

Making apprenticeship programmes an integral part of the business was key to winning the Best Apprenticeship/School Leaver Recruitment Strategy at the Recruiter Awards.

In-house recruitment, Recruiter Awards 20 May 2019

FINANCIALS: Staffline claims Brexit is affecting temp to perm transfers

Recruitment and training group Staffline claims Brexit uncertainty is affecting demand for temporary workers.

Financials 17 May 2019

Joint project offers unemployed lift into logistics jobs

Pallet distribution network The Fortec Distribution Network has joined forces with manpower and logistics solutions provider The Challenge Group to offer unemployed people work as forklift truck drivers.

Diversity/Inclusion 8 May 2019

Fish producer heralds new dawn for work placements

One of the UK’s largest producers of fish and seafood has taken on all of the young people supplied to it in the past year by a work-placement charity.

Your business, In-house recruitment 7 May 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 29 APRIL – 3 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Advanced Medical Personnel Services, AMN Healthcare Services, APSCo, Brightwork, Candidate.ID, Challenge TRG Group, Driver Hire, Hive HR, Holmes Noble, Maven Capital Partners, Mott MacDonald, PIE Recruitment, REC, Symphony Talent, Tempo

Supplier, Technology 30 April 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 23-26 APRIL 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Brightfield, CV-Library, Energy & Utility Skills, Entrust Resource Solutions, Friisberg & Partners International, GatedTalent, Guidant Global, Inglis Jane, SCI Search and Selection, VCV, WaveTrackR, Youth Employment UK

Supplier, Technology 23 April 2019

Apprentices are new life-blood of IT industry, says Code Nation CEO

Apprenticeships are “the game changer” for the UK’s skills-starved IT technology sector.

Technology 17 April 2019

KPMG creates 400 jobs in Glasgow with new hub

Around 400 new jobs are coming to Glasgow thanks to professional services firm KPMG’s expansion in the city.

In-house recruitment 9 April 2019

Amberjack secures £17m+ investment for MBO

Amberjack, a specialist in designing and delivering early careers and large-scale recruitment programmes for blue-chip organisations, has secured a £17.6m investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.

Your recruitment business 8 April 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 1-5 APRIL

This week’s contracts and deals include: CRG Medical Services, Ferris Slater, New Street Group, Nixon Williams, Oberon Solutions, Remit Group, Wickland Westcott

Supplier, Your recruitment business 2 April 2019

Europa Worldwide targets school leavers to be future leaders

Independent freight forwarder Europa Worldwide Group has launched a recruitment drive for school leavers.

In-house recruitment 28 March 2019
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