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Aptem Product Feature: Customisation – the ability to change the onboarding experience per programme.
Programme flexibility is essential in ensuring learners’ individual needs are met. That’s why Aptem has in-built customisation available, which gives …
Data Masterclass output – Moving away from being Data Rich Insight Poor
Data rich, insight poor Mark Abrahams, Head of Research at Aptem, joined Kerry Boffey from the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees …
Employability and Skills: Plan for Jobs
The UK government has introduced an array of initiatives around employability and skills. Over the past year, and as a result …
The Role of Apprenticeships in Lifelong Learning
In a constantly shifting employment landscape, lifelong learning is essential. Not just to fill emerging job roles, but to ensure …
Lifetime and Aptem: Sharing the selection process
The methodology involved in Lifetime Training’s procurement of an apprenticeship delivery platform In March 2021, following a year long procurement …
Employability and skills: Skills for Jobs
The UK government has introduced an array of initiatives around employability and skills. Over the past year, and as a result of the pandemic, it …
Why skills matter to individuals, the economy and society.
Read Aptem’s recently published a white paper illustrating the state of skills, referencing statistical data and outlining three ways skills matter to individuals and the economy.
Employability inequality- the new normal?
2020 was a year of unprecedented change and transformation. The coronavirus crisis catapulted the world into rapid change. Globally, populations …
Creating Great Learning Experiences for Apprentices
Apprenticeships have long been recognised as a key stepping stone for young people moving from school into work. The structured …
Tackling the Employability crisis
Despite widespread economic turbulence, unemployment may not reach the crisis levels predicted last year. But issues such as underemployment, a …
MWS Technology, Aptem: British Data Awards Winner 2021
MWS Technology has been named winner at the British Data Awards 2021 in the ‘SME of the Year’ category. Our …
Aptem product feature: Sub-programmes
Learners are unique and their requirements for learning journeys vary, which is why flexible, personalised approaches to learner programme delivery …
Lifetime signs up to Aptem to deliver integrated learning experience
Lifetime, the largest training provider in the UK, has signed up to EdTech SaaS platform Aptem to deliver apprenticeships and Kickstart programmes. The contract was signed in March 2021 and Lifetime and Aptem are working closely to onboard Lifetime’s apprenticeship programmes, alongside the successful implementation and launch of Kickstart in April 2021.
Mental health and wellbeing, resilience and the pandemic
Since the pandemic started, global mental health has declined significantly. Alongside the stresses caused by chronic uncertainty, isolation and grief, rising unemployment has contributed to a drop in mental wellbeing in populations around the world.
Here, we examine how mental health has changed as a result of the coronavirus, how this converges with experiences of unemployment, and what jobseekers and employers can do to safeguard themselves and others.
Aptem named as a British Data Awards 2021 Finalist
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a Finalist in the British Data Awards 2021. The British Data Awards …
Covid-19, BAME young people, and the consequences for employability
Heading into the coronavirus pandemic, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups already faced discrimination and inequality, including in access to work. Evidence shows that the virus and its many consequences have also disproportionately affected BAME people. For young people in general, Covid-19 has been particularly challenging, disrupting education, causing and exacerbating mental health issues, and limiting their employment prospects. At the intersection of these two groups, BAME young people are in a particularly challenging position.
Employability the new normal
The past year has seen change sweep across every aspect of our lives. The combination of a global pandemic with the rise of automation and an increasingly desperate environmental crisis has impacted everything from how we live and learn to how we work. The shift to remote working is here to stay, with implications for jobseekers, employees and employers alike. There is an opportunity to increase inclusivity, diversity, happiness and productivity. Yet there are also risks tied up with this way of working, from legal implications to its effect on company culture. By exploring these nascent benefits and risks we can move forwards with an awareness that will support the creation of a better future of work for us all.
Aptem’s Higher Education Forum February 2021 – sharing insights and discussing sector issues
In February, we hosted our Higher Education (HE) User Forum, where the Aptem Team and our university clients gathered to share insight and knowledge, discuss important issues, review upcoming client-led product updates, and collect feedback on Aptem.
Newsletters
The Pulse, Spring 2021
This edition of The Pulse also contains our usual sections – news, product updates, a positive foreword by Richard Alberg, CEO of Aptem, and some excellent webinars and FIN masterclasses upcoming.
The Pulse, Winter 2021
The Pulse, Autumn 2020
In the Autumn 2020 edition of The Pulse, Richard Alberg, CEO of Aptem, talks about employability today and why the company decided to launch Aptem Employ, a cutting-edge platform to manage all aspects of a job seeker’s journey.
This edition also includes an op-ed by Christine Weddell, Chief Operating Officer at Aptem, asking whether tech is the new paradigm for skills and employability solutions.
Finally, we share an interview with David Kitchen, Managing Director of The Leadership Team, who talks about M&As in the training sector and how his company helps the industry keep in top of quality.
The Pulse, Winter 2020
In the Winter 2020 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer our view of the 2020 apprenticeship landscape, an interview with Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills at the Education and Training Foundation, and the latest exciting Aptem product and company developments.
The Pulse, Autumn 2019
In the Autumn 2019 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news and product updates, as well as an insightful interview with Chris Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector – Specialist Adviser for Apprenticeships.
The Pulse, Spring 2019
In the Spring 2019 edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news and product updates, as well as an interesting interview with UVAC’s Mandy Crawford-Lee.
The Pulse, Winter 2019
In this edition of The Pulse, we are delighted to offer news updates, an analysis of the levy shortfall and a great interview with Mark Dawe of the AELP, as well as Aptem product and team developments.
The Pulse, Autumn 2018
We are pleased to share with you the first of our quarterly newsletters, where we will be keeping you informed on Aptem developments and sharing useful resources that will help you make the most of your chosen delivery platform.
Webinars
Developing a healthy compliance culture with David Lockhart-Hawkins
Is your approach to compliance creating an unhealthy working environment? Does the fear of error drive business behaviours? This webinar looks at how to create a healthy balance that is aware of risk but promotes transparency. Designed for leaders and managers, in addition to those who work in a compliance role, this webinar examines how they approach compliance in their organisation.
Plan for Jobs extension announced – what employability and training providers need to know
It has been 16 months since the Plan for Jobs scheme was launched to safeguard the economy. The intention of the scheme has been to support people back into employment and plug the skills gap in much needed industries, while helping people to build successful careers.
As we move into the new phase of the Plan for Jobs, our webinar delivered by Georgina Burton, Head of Implementation at Aptem, covered the progress made so far by the various employment and skills initiatives. What schemes have performed well and what employability and skills providers need to know about the newly announced extension for the Plan for Jobs scheme.
Learner Reviews webinar with Tony Allen
Tony Allen is an expert consultant who offers his knowledge of the skills system and the government's apprenticeship reform programme, acquired through fourteen years in the Skills Funding Agency, to help training providers and employers. In this webinar he talked through Learner Reviews: The role of learner reviews in the apprenticeship journey; The benefits of effective learner reviews; Why learner reviews are important; What happens if you don't get them right; 7 steps to effective learner reviews. Shaun Elliott, Product Director at Aptem, walked through Aptem's review functionality.
Apprenticeship engagement and compliance with David Lockhart-Hawkins
Compliance Masterclass with Tony Allen: ESFA Audit requirements and how Aptem can help ensure compliance
What role will behavioural sciences play in the post-pandemic employment recovery?
Will the employability sector recover?
What is to be done about the UK’s skills deficit?
The future of learning delivery is blended
Creating a digital literacy culture and using technology to enhance learning
Exploring alternative talent pools for recruiting employability professionals
Changes, challenges and the role of digital in future employability programmes
Big data in education and training
State of the Art Tech for Employment programmes
A demonstration of Aptem’s Intelligence Dashboard for Universities
Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities for Apprenticeships
Watch our webinar with Aptem’s Chief Product Officer Mike Sims, Product Director Shaun Elliott and award-winning training provider Corndel’s Chief Operating Officer Mushall Khan, discussing today’s challenges and opportunities within the Apprenticeship marketplace.
State of the Art Tech for Employment programmes
A demonstration of Aptem’s Intelligence Dashboard for Universities
The Employability Forecast
Welcome to the Employability Forecast, the Aptem Employ podcast.
In this series, we explore employability from every perspective, from jobseekers, to providers, from employers, to government. This is your insider resource into the employability sector.
