Vocational training plays a vital role in bridging the gap between education and employment. Here we explore how Aptem, the UK’s leading SaaS apprenticeship delivery system, is making significant investments to tackle the challenges of skills development and employment.
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Isla Lightfoot is Chief Marketing Officer at Aptem. In September 2022 she started the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship with MBA at Exeter University. Here, she shares why she chose the apprenticeship route and her journey so far.
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Hitharth Patel is a Business Development Manager at Aptem. He joined Aptem in 2019 as a Business Development Executive. 18 months into the role, he embarked on a Level 4 Sales Executive apprenticeship, with sales specialists, BMS Progress. In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, we share his story.
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Hardeep Kondal is Digital Marketing Executive at Aptem. He joined Aptem in March 2021 to start a level 3 Digital Marketing Apprenticeship with Just IT which, he completed in August 2022. Here Hardeep shares his experience of apprenticeships – why he chose the apprenticeship route, sharing his experience and what he learnt during the journey, and the impact and outcomes of his apprenticeship.
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Dan Humphries is a CRM Data Analyst at Aptem. In January 2022 he joined Aptem as a Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship, but quickly transferred onto the Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship when his aptitude for all things data was recognised. Here, he shared why he chose the apprenticeship route and his journey so far.
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Access to data that is visualised in an easy to consume way is critical to understanding insights. That’s why Aptem has built-in dashboards allowing users at all levels across an organisation to effectively learn, track and manage their programmes.
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The skills deficit in the UK is not a new challenge. As reported in our recent skills-focused white paper, in 2019 a quarter of all vacancies were skills-deficit related, with 60% of these in medium- and high-skilled roles. ONS data from October 2021 reveals a record high number of job vacancies between July and September 2021, indicating the re-opening of many sectors. Yet, as pointed out in the Big Issue, much of the positive news around employment relates to low-skilled, temporary and insecure work; a gap is preventing people from finding secure employment to match their skillset and their needs.
This article explores a pan-sector skills gap, the influence of Brexit and coronavirus on the skills gap, the current talent pool, and the future of employment in the UK.
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The government has taken a sector- and skills-specific approach to tackling unemployment across the UK, rather than forming their response to specifically meet challenges as they are presented at a local level. So, how have these schemes performed locally? Have local authorities and businesses been provided with the tools they need to successfully kick-start local economies? And what should their next steps be?
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Announced on 27 October, Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget is as interesting for what it includes as for what is omitted. Given the proximity of the announcement to COP26, the budget has been criticised for a lack of emphasis on green initiatives and the government’s net-zero plan. The cost of long-haul flights is set to rise (with climate change cited as the reason), yet duty on domestic flights has been cut. Overall, as reflected in this particular example, the budget is a mixed bag, offering some causes for celebration, and others for commiseration.
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The Institute of Employability Professionals, Digital Technology Conference took place in September. Mark Abrahams, Head of Research and Analytics at Aptem, presented a data masterclass about utilising data insights from the jobseeker journey. Click to read the highlights from the session and download the webinar content.
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