Ex-soldier enjoys new career thanks to jobs and careers service

Ex-soldier enjoys new career thanks to jobs and careers service

Paul Alcorn, a retired Army Captain who served for 25 years, secured his new job with the authority’s Learning and Organisational Development department. After a military career that took him across the globe from Canada to Malaysia, Paul was looking for a change that...
Ladder urges young people to apply for apprenticeships

Ladder urges young people to apply for apprenticeships

With most 16-year-olds finishing their GCSE exams over the next two weeks, there’s a huge temptation to leave making decisions about the future until at least results day in August. Hundreds of people start apprenticeships in Staffordshire every year. With more...
Apprentices invited to attend special graduation ceremony

Apprentices invited to attend special graduation ceremony

Representing more than 10 sectors from accounting to adult care and engineering to hair professionals, apprentices will come together with friends and family for the ceremony at the County Showground in Stafford on Tuesday July 15. Now in its 10th year, the...
Funding to be scrapped for higher level apprenticeships

Funding to be scrapped for higher level apprenticeships

From January only 16 to 21 year olds will qualify for funding for apprenticeships at level 7, the highest level, which considered equivalent to a master’s degree. The Government says the changes will free up funding to create an extra 120,000 new training...
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