U.K. Government to Recruit Green-fingered Apprentices to Help Maintain Parks And Gardens

British Communities Secretary John Denham has announced plans to recruit 175 green-fingered apprentices to get parks and gardens growing in some of the country’s most deprived areas. Councils will be inviting budding horticulturists to apply for green...

U.K. Government to Fund 35,000 Additional Apprentices

The U.K. Government will fund an additional 35,000 apprentices next year to strengthen the country’s competitiveness and help beat the downturn it announced today. It will invest £140 million to deliver new and additional apprentices nationally...

Employers And Public Sector in the U.K. to Create 10,000 Apprenticeship Places

At least 10,000 apprenticeships will be created in spite of the contraction in the economy, as the bill which launched the National Apprenticeship Service was announced last week by John Denham and Ed Balls.

British Businesses Back Brown’s Call for More Apprenticeships

Leading U.K. employers have today committed to adding over 4,000 apprenticeship places. The announcement came as a kick-start to Apprenticeships Week and was welcomed by Skills Secretary John Denham.