News and Insights

May 01, 2021

Boost your motivation – free mental health webinars

Amazing Apprenticeships is set to host two very special 60-minute webinars for apprentices and employers with celebrity performance psychologist, Sam Bishop during Mental Health Awareness Week.
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April 20, 2021

Zurich and Southern Co-op lead the way in understanding and addressing the challenges faced by disadvantaged and diverse apprentices

Amazing Apprenticeships have announced the latest two names to join their ground-breaking social mobility and inclusion course, The Genie Programme.
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March 31, 2021

NHS and B&Q are the next two big names to join The Genie Programme

Amazing Apprenticeships have announced the next two big names to join AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, The Open University and Premier Foods on the Genie Programme.
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March 29, 2021

Amazing Apprenticeships to Sponsor the 2021 Youth Voice Census by Youth Employment UK

Launched on 29th March 2021, the annual Youth Voice Census collates fact and feeling from young people across the UK as to their education, opportunities and prospects.
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March 18, 2021

Supporting disadvantaged apprentices: thinking beyond budget

When we talk about the need for businesses to support talent from less advantaged backgrounds, the conversation for employers often immediately turns to budget – ‘how can we afford to offer more support?’, ‘where will the money come from?’, ‘is extra funding available’?
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March 16, 2021

AstraZeneca and The Open University announce participation in The Genie Programme

Amazing Apprenticeships have announced the next two big names to join Coca-Cola and Premier Foods on the Genie Programme.
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March 11, 2021

Amazing Apprenticeships and Not Going To Uni to launch new podcast for parents and carers

Amazing Apprenticeships and Not Going To Uni to launch podcast for parents and carers struggling to provide career advice.
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March 10, 2021

The Royal Air Force mark International Womens Day 2021 and offer a VIP prize to students

Students from years 10-13 were thrilled to spend over an hour and a half with key apprenticeship ambassadors from the RAF on Monday discovering how the organisation prioritises gender equality and exploring the achievements of women in RAF.
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March 09, 2021

Care Leaver Covenant; the Reality of Care Leavers

Last October the Care Leaver Covenant hosted an Empathy Summit, offering a greater insight into the plight of Care Leavers. This made us, as an employer ourselves and as a resource for employers, all the more mindful of some of the challenges that care leavers find in accessing their...
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March 04, 2021

Apprenticeship employers: Problems with recruiting for social mobility

During National Apprenticeship Week 2021 Tom, our Employer Relationships Manager, was invited by the Social Mobility Commission to join an expert panel for a webinar entitled “Apprenticeships: a game-changer for social mobility.”
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March 03, 2021

Coca Cola and Premier Foods join The Genie Programme

Designed to educate and inspire individuals around the most complex of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues, The Genie Programme supports participants to explore the challenges faced by disadvantaged and diverse apprentices, look at the social and business impact their organisation could achieve by tapping into such varied talent,...
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March 02, 2021

The apprentice perspective: breaking down social mobility barriers

Amazing Apprenticeships, the team behind The Genie Programme, have announced their next free-to-attend workshop for apprenticeship employers and this time they are doing things a little differently!
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