Monday 7th to Friday 11th February is this year's Apprenticeship Week. The aim of this week is to highlight the achievements of apprentices and celebrate the value of Apprenticeships. It is also about creating a better understanding of what apprenticeships are; which is what we aim to help you with.

Although Apprenticeships offer a great alternative to staying in full time education, there is still a general lack of knowledge about vocational training amongst school leavers. That's why we've created a short but informative film to help you and your clients or students gain a better basic understanding of apprenticeships.

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Employers recruiting apprentices now

More and more employers are now recruiting apprentices as well as, and often instead of, graduates. Here's a sample of some of the best out there now...

BT Apprenticeship - award winning engineering and technology apprenticeship
Microsoft Partner Apprenticeship - 10 month advanced IT apprenticeship
Halfords Autocentre Apprenticeship - UK's largest 'Aftermarket’ Apprenticeship

Just click on one of the links above for further information.

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Headlight competition is now open

Headlight is the exciting schools project developed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and the National Schools Partnership (NSP). The project includes a series of creative curriculum-linked teacher and student resources all aimed at those studying KS4 business related courses, with the motor industry as the stimulating backdrop.

Students will learn about the wide variety of job roles across the sector and can enter their work into a national competition. The winning team will receive a 4x4 off-roading day plus tours of the Jaguar manufacturing plant and the Land Rover heritage museum. Participating schools will also benefit from being linked to local employers. To learn more about Headlight, click here.

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Research to bridge the gap between employment and education

We need your help! We would greatly appreciate it if you could spare 5 minutes of your time to take part in a piece of research we are running in order to bring the worlds of education and employment closer together.

If you work within education we want to know which employer(s) you would like to engage with and why. It'll only take a few minutes to complete and there's a free poster pack in it for you too! Take part in our research here.

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And in related news...

Netmums, the UK's fastest-growing online parenting organisation, recently launched a free careers resource on their website packed full of career films and news for parents and teenagers. Discover it for yourself here.

The Institute of Career Guidance has released details of this year's National Career Guidance Shows in London and Leeds. For full information about these free events and to find out how you can book your place click here.

The Careersbox Team

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