- 06 August 2020
- Apprenticeship Peer to Peer Learning
Peer to peer learning has long been used as an effective method for school, college and university students, but remains somewhat neglected in the world of apprenticeships. In a time when apprentices are even less likely to engage with each other on day-release programmes, it is useful to consider what the benefits are of peer to peer learning for apprentices and how this type of active learning can be practically utilised within such settings.
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- 23 July 2020
- Apprenticeship Recruitment and Social Distancing
In this article, we are sharing some tips and advice on how to ensure that your apprenticeship recruitment complies with social distancing requirements. We are also sharing two case studies of how this has worked in practice: a law firm aiming to recruit six apprentices and a public sector levy payer recruiting 100 apprentices.
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- 10 July 2020
- Chancellor’s Support for Apprentices
What should we make of the Chancellor’s support for apprentices and young workers?
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- 01 July 2020
- Learning After Lockdown Webinar for Employers
View a recording of our latest webinar for our partner-employers, Learning After Lockdown.
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- 29 June 2020
- Apprenticeship Recruitment Success
Despite lockdown, Irwin Mitchell wanted to go ahead with their planned apprenticeship recruitment. Find out how Damar Training and Irwin Mitchell have worked together to make this happen.
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- 24 June 2020
- After Covid-19, is it time for us to rethink apprenticeships?
As some of the features of life post-lockdown become clearer, is it time to re-think the approach to apprenticeships?
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- 18 June 2020
- Applying for Apprenticeships
Now that we are starting to come out of lockdown, apprenticeship vacancies are going to start to increase again. Here is some advice and guidance on how to apply.
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- 15 June 2020
- Apprentice Taylor Meakin
Damar Training's Business Admin Apprentice, Taylor Meakin, tells us what it has been like for her during lockdown.
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- 03 June 2020
- What COVID-19 Has Taught Us About Apprenticeships
COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown has impacted every aspect of our lives but what have these global events taught us about the ways in which training providers and employers can best support their apprentices to reach their full potential?
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- 21 May 2020
- Preparing for a Video Interview
Even after the current pandemic is over, it’s likely that more and more apprenticeship recruitment will be done remotely, by video interviews. You should still prepare in the same way you would for a normal interview, because it is exactly that... a normal interview! The only difference is that you aren’t face-to-face, but everything else still applies.
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