Apprentices
20 August 2021
Our Awards are a look back to the previous year. They recognise, celebrate and promote the achievements and excellence of our apprentices and their employers. For those completing ...
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12 August 2021
The results are in… Is an Apprenticeship your next step?
13 July 2021
23 June 2021
To celebrate #INWED21 we asked two brilliant female Engineers to answer a few questions abut their role, their inspiration and for any advice they would give to young ...
Employers
10 June 2021
I have been working on a bid document recently and it asked me to list our USP's. I think it’s an interesting question for Training Providers like us. ...
2 June 2021
As a First Aid Trainer, I am always astonished by the number of people I get on my courses who are in later life and are undertaking a ...
14 May 2021
This week, we chat to ex-ETT apprentice Grace Munday, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer. She talks about why she chose to do an apprenticeship, her journey through the programme ...
22 April 2021
The funding and rules surrounding Apprenticeships can be confusing however, they are cost effective and allow you to train people specific to your business needs. The funding and ...
1 April 2021
This week we chat to Magdalena Kot, an apprentice at Fiddes Payne.
18 March 2021
Securing employment as an apprentice is the same as going for any other job. It is a competitive process within which an employer will see a number of ...
2 March 2021
From April, the incentives, which have been in place since August 2020, will become more generous with a £3,000 payment per new hire, regardless of the apprentice’s age. ...
24 February 2021
Our mission is to help you find the ideal apprenticeship and our recruitment process is designed to understand you, your motivations, your capabilities and try to match you ...
18 February 2021
This week, we chat to ex-ETT apprentice Elizabeth Seal. She talks about why she chose to do an apprenticeship, her journey through the programme and how her learning ...
7 February 2021
The 14th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships takes place across England and showcases the impact that apprenticeships can have. There are virtual events, webinars and information available every ...
3 February 2021
This is a busy month for ETT and apprenticeships. Find out more about National Apprenticeship Week 2021 and the launch of our Awards.
22 January 2021
We’ve let one or our apprentices take over this blog this week and tell us about his experience of making the move from school to an apprenticeship at ...
14 January 2021
This week, we chat to ex-ETT apprentice Lydia Feasey. She talks about why she chose to do an apprenticeship, her journey through the programme and how her career ...
21 December 2020
Businesses that offer apprenticeships view them as beneficial to their long-term success. Whether using an apprenticeship to train an existing member of staff or hiring a new start ...
18 December 2020
We spoke with Damian, a 2nd year apprentice working as a Manufacturing Engineer for Oxford Instruments, to find out about his route into an apprenticeship, what he does ...
11 December 2020
A common question from employers and apprentices is around the 20% off-the-job training that every apprenticeship standard must contain. We dive into what off-the-job training is plus highlight ...
25 November 2020
How can employers use apprenticeships to progress both staff entering the business and those already employed? We hear from Sensor Technology about their apprentice who has learnt from ...
19 November 2020
Is your business doing enough to keep hold of its brightest talent? Is your business doing enough to progress its long serving employees in order to keep them ...
10 November 2020
After putting it off for months, hoping to be able to hold our normal awards ceremony, we have the pleasure of announcing the winners of the ETT Awards 2019.
28 October 2020
This week, we chat to ex-ETT apprentice and Whitworth Scholar Dougie Hore. He talks about why he chose to do an apprenticeship, his journey through the programme and ...
19 October 2020
This week we talk to EWB Solutions who have just taken on their first apprentice. We also spoke with Adam who is that apprentice in order to find ...
12 October 2020
A study carried out by The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board predicts by 2026, 91,000 engineers, nearly 20% of the current UK Engineering workforce, will have retired or ...
28 September 2020
Find out all the information you need to know about the Kickstart Scheme, taking on a member of staff fully paid for by the Government and how you ...
24 September 2020
We spoke with Daniel, a 2nd year apprentice working as a Composite Technician for High Spec. Composites to tell us about his route into an apprenticeship and his ...
10 September 2020
This week we take a brief dive into why businesses take on apprentices, what businesses apprenticeships suit and who we generally work with. We also hear from Regan, ...
27 August 2020
This week we spoke with Beverly O’Farrell at FMB Oxford to find out a little more about them and their apprenticeship scheme. FMB Oxford has been bringing in ...
18 August 2020
In this blog I look back at a great example of a business who found themselves struggling and used their ingenuity to find a way through.
10 August 2020
As we move out of lockdown I wanted to talk to some of our employers and find out how their businesses have been effected during the pandemic and ...
23 July 2020
Apprenticeships have been in the news recently following the Chancellors announcement of incentives to encourage employers to take on new apprentices. But as an employer do you really ...
16 July 2020
How to use apprenticeships whether you are recruiting new staff or not.
9 July 2020
We catch up with Jack Forrest, apprentice engineer at Chiltern Railways, as he nears the end of his apprenticeship, we thought it a good idea to find out ...
30 June 2020
We asked Michael Everest one of our 4th year apprentice working as a Systems Engineer for Ultra Electronics to tell us about his route into an apprenticeship and ...
22 June 2020
We’re inspiring future engineers around the world through International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June.We speak to Dr Kathryn RichardsWind Tunnel Test TechnicianMercedes-AMG Petronas ...
We’re proud to be taking part in and celebrating ‘International Women in Engineering Day’ on 23 June. We speak to Jessica MonkManual machinist and RPS ...
17 June 2020
How can apprenticeships be used for those businesses who are not in a position to take on additional staff?
11 June 2020
We are very pleased to be a Regional Partner for the ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ competition, known as the 'Leaders Award', an annual ...
8 June 2020
Your application form is incredibly important, as the content of the apprenticeship application form will usually be used towards assessing whether you have the right grades, skills and ...
1 June 2020
A very common question asked by young people is ‘why should I choose an engineering apprenticeship?’ When searching online you will find plenty of articles and blogs comparing ...
21 May 2020
For this week’s blog I sat down (virtually) with Sarah Jaycock, Executive Director at High Spec Composites to find out a little more about her business, the apprentices ...
14 May 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way in which we interact with our learners. With the current climate looking set to be with us for a ...
1 May 2020
Lesley is the diesel locomotive shunter based at the Chiltern Railways depot in Aylesbury. It was the thorn in the side of a busy maintenance department until Jack, ...
30 April 2020
Remember the days when you were in work or driving around thinking ‘oh I wish I could work from home’. Well now, for the majority of people it ...
21 April 2020
What to look for when finding a training provider. You might be looking to start an apprenticeship scheme, returning to one or reviewing your current arrangements. If so, ...
16 April 2020
The impact of coronavirus on businesses has been significant and there are several reasons why the subject of taking on apprentices isn’t exactly top of the agenda at ...
14 April 2020
We have been using telephone interviews to shortlist candidates for apprentice vacancies for many years and have heard candidates across the spectrum from brilliant to bad.
6 April 2020
There isn’t a business or organisation in this land (or the world) not affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. For some it will mean the end of the road, ...
These are challenging times for apprentices. Lets be honest, you probably didn’t think a month ago that you would be sat at home away from the work place… ...
2 April 2020
A key element to any apprenticeship is the company mentor. The guru, the talisman that will lead their Padawan (for all the Star Wars fans out there) through ...
In 2017 the government introduced the apprenticeship levy, a compulsory tax on employers to help fund the development and delivery of apprenticeships, with the aim of improving the ...
For many years, apprenticeships have been the lifeblood of the Engineering and Manufacturing sector. They are a vital part in ensuring businesses have the skilled workforce required to ...
There are different decisions you have to make throughout your life, some big, some small. The important thing whenever you make a decision is to ensure you have ...
30 March 2020
We sat down with Philip, one of our 4th year apprentices who is about to complete his programme to find out about his journey into and through an ...
With the introduction of the Apprenticeship levy in 2017, more and more businesses across Oxfordshire and across the country are looking to apprenticeships as a way of bringing ...
