Apprentices
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 ...
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Employers
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 ...
