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Franchised and independent dealers now have extra time to complete their 2021 AM Awards entries, as we're extending the deadline for submissions to June 1.

Yoni Epstein, Chairman of the Global Services Skills Council, noted that it is critical to implement the strategy to further strengthen Jamaica’s value proposition for the GSS and to expand the island’s capability to attract more investments. The Global Services Sector Project (GSSP) is finalising its skills upgrade strategy that will empower Jamaicans with the technical and professional skills needed to function effectively in today’s Global Services Sector (GSS).  The GSS comprises Inf...

3 people found this useful The 2021 AM Awards are open for entries, including new categories aimed to reflect UK motor retails adoption of electric cars. This year we have added new AM Awards for Electric Vehicle of the Year and Best EV Dealership. The Best EV Dealership category seeks entries from individual dealerships that are making a real success of sales of electric cars and/or electric vans, so get onto AM-Awards.co.uk now and start filling in that entry form..  Like with our existing...

Click the thumbs up > Matt Clay, group qualifications manager at AM100 top 10 motor retailer Lookers, outlines the talent opportunity that the "seismic shift" to electrified cars may offer. What are the main responsibilities of your role? I lead the apprenticeship strategy for Lookers. My main responsibilities include the management of apprentices, working closely with our training providers and brands to monitor their progress. I work to plan future apprenticeship requirements with our operat...

The Urdd has announced 60 new jobs as part of a national recruitment campaign to rebuild for the future. The boost in recruitment has been made possible due to the recent financial support by the Welsh Government. Pre-Covid-19, the Urdd was the largest Welsh language employer within the third sector in Wales, with 328 members of staff. But the organisation was forced to cut its workforce by more than a half (54%) because of the pandemic. The additional funding worth £1.3M by the Welsh ...

Mr Gailliard, 21, lives in Ebbw Vale and now speaks and writes English fluently. As lead administrator, he is in charge of Sgiliau’s management information database that generates important funding information as well as volunteering to support the company’s Traineeship IT learners. Charlotte Evans, a director of Sgiliau, said: “The transformation in Thibaud, from a 16-year-old who had low levels of English language skills and lacked confidence, is incredible. Considering the challeng...

March 09, 2021 The National Employability through Apprenticeship Programme (NETAP) from TeamLease Skills University in Gujarat has launched its latest edition of the Apprenticeship Outlook Report for 2021 (January to June 2021). According to the report findings, around 41 per cent of the employers are keen on hiring apprenticeships. The report revealed that the employers who expressed interest in hiring apprentices have increased by 8 per cent this half-year, compared with the previous half-y...

Success for Highland apprentice Amy Riddle during Covid–19 pandemic By Louise Glen  |  Updated: 12:38, 08 March 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Amy Riddle, a business administration apprentice with Highland Council. Highland Council took the opportunity of Scottish Apprenticeship Week to highlight the value apprenticeships offer the individual, employers and the Highland community. Amy Riddle, a bus...

2 March 2021 - Submitted by Olivia Powell Submitted by Olivia Powell on 2 March 2021 Compass Scotland has announced the launch of its first Modern Apprenticeship Programme, as part of its commitment to creating and developing 100 new Modern Apprenticeship opportunities in its first year. The apprenticeship programmes aim to "create a career progression roadmap for an individual to work toward, from a Foundation Apprenticeship, Modern Appren...

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