- 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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- 13 May 2020
- Public Sector Apprenticeships
The last couple of months have shown us, more than ever, how critical our NHS, the police, local authorities and other public sector organisations are to our health and livelihood. In this article, we’ll talk about the benefits of apprenticeships to the public sector as well as some of the specific issues that these organisations should consider when looking for a training provider and recruiting an apprentice.
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- 04 May 2020
- Top Ten Tips for Apprentices During Lockdown
We’ve all discovered that adjusting to working from home or being furloughed is a challenge, but apprentices have the additional issue of managing their ongoing 20% off-the-job training as well. Here are our top tips for how to do this (including some ideas from our own apprentices).
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- 24 April 2020
- Lessons in Lockdown
Damar Training’s apprentices are continuing to learn and succeed during lockdown, achieving their qualifications and engaging with Working Differently, Damar’s new bespoke programme designed to keep apprentices safe, healthy and supported during the crisis.
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- 22 April 2020
- The 100% Work-Based Apprenticeship Model
What exactly is apprenticeship training, how does the100% work-based model work and why should you consider it as an option for your apprentices?
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- 17 April 2020
- Lockdown won't stop Oliver
Oliver Woodberry, Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship at Pinsent Masons, is successfully continuing with work and training during lockdown.
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- 03 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for Damar’s Partner Employers and Apprentices
The wellbeing of our apprentices, our members of staff and our partner employers is at the heart of everything we do at Damar and our response to the developing Coronavirus pandemic is driven by this ethos.
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- 01 April 2020
- Damar Celebrates Legal Success
Damar Training’s legal apprentices received some fantastic results on Friday from their January 2020 CILEx exams.
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- 25 March 2020
- Still Open for Business
A message from Robin Lindsay, our Commercial Partnerships Director.
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- 28 February 2020
- Using Assessment Centres to Recruit Apprentices
On 27 February 2020, Damar Training and West Point Medical Centre held an assessment centre recruitment event for three customer service apprenticeship roles. Rob Stark, Practice Manager, has given us his thoughts on why the event was so successful.
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