August 11th, 2021
The 100 in 100 Southampton campaign aims to place 100 unemployed residents into skills and training programmes – ranging from apprenticeships and traineeships to Kickstart placements and T-Levels – within 100 days across the city. This ambitious campaign aims to highlight the long-term benefits of skills and training programmes to both residents and employers in Southampton. These benefits…
July 12th, 2021
The Solent Apprenticeship Hub are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their highly successful Transfer to Transform initiative. Transfer to Transform encourages large employers to pledge their unspent apprenticeship levy funds to cover the costs of apprenticeship training for smaller businesses across the Solent region. Currently at £1,450,000 in total pledges and with over 100 apprentice starts, the…
July 1st, 2021
Transfer to Transform – launch of new apprenticeships campaign Hampshire County Council has welcomed a new campaign encouraging employers in North Hampshire and Surrey to pledge their unspent apprenticeship levy money to smaller businesses, to enable them to cover the costs of training an apprentice. Led by the Apprenticeship and Skills Hub (launched earlier this…
June 15th, 2021
The full guide on how to find and secure an apprenticeship in 2021… So you’re thinking about starting an apprenticeship? Here is the full guide on finding an apprenticeship in 2021. This guide applies to almost every sector that we can think of and hopefully if you’re a bit stuck on what to do, now…
June 9th, 2021
Kickstart Aftercare Full Information Since its launch in March, thousands of businesses across the nation have been keen to take advantage of the governments Kickstart Scheme. But how do we prepare for what’s beyond the 6 months of paid work for these Kickstarters? Is there a way to plan for it? At the Apprenticeship Hub…
April 7th, 2021
A new pledge from a regional co-operative has led to further funding being available for small, local businesses to boost apprenticeship activity across the Solent, raising the total figure to £1,375,000. Southern Co-op has become the latest organisation to join a growing list of supporters of the Solent Apprenticeship Hub’s ‘Transfer to Transform’ initiative. Transfer…
March 30th, 2021
As we prepare to leave the UK’s third full nationwide lockdown, a little over a year on from the first, it is worth considering what lessons as businesses we can take with us. There has been no overarching formula or clear set of instructions for how to successfully navigate these unprecedented times, but with three…
March 4th, 2021
Cash incentives for employers introducing apprentices into their businesses are set to double and with the time period of this offer increasing also. Since the August of 2020, firms taking on apprentices age 16-24 could receive £2,000, and apprentices aged 25 and over would bring in a £1,500 incentive. Due to the lower-than-forecasted take up…
February 19th, 2021
Leader of the council, Councillor Christopher Hammond, has joined the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, to pay tribute to the hard work of the Solent Apprenticeship Hub (the Hub). The praise was given during a networking event organised by the Hub for large levy paying employers across the region, which took…
