A major review / a major opportunity Kent County Council is taking the lead in developing a collaborative action plan to help young people achieve their goals after they leave school by providing better pathways to post-16 education, skills and training. This follows an in-depth review into the post-16 offer in the county, commissioned by…
Taking on an apprentice can be a great way to bring fresh thinking and new skills into your business, give a young person the chance to gain valuable work experience and help the Kent economy bounce back from COVID. And as 2022’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW2022) wraps up, Kent County Council (KCC) is reminding local…
A group of Kent and Medway partners is delighted to invite businesses, training providers and apprentices to the first Kent Apprentice Graduation Ceremony at Rochester Cathedral on Friday, October 4. Thousands of organisations are now employing apprentices. With the desire to recognise and celebrate apprentices’ achievement akin to that of a University graduate, work is…
Kent County Council’s MADE IN KENT campaign has been honoured at a national awards ceremony in recognition of the way it promotes apprenticeships. The local authority was named regional winner for the south in the ‘Promoting Apprenticeships campaign of the Year’ category in the FE (Further Education) Week & AELP (Association of Employment and Learning…
A young man who was offered an apprenticeship at Kent County Council is set to complete it early and has been given a festive reward in recognition of his efforts. Louis Broad was 18 when he started his apprenticeship in the council’s Business Management and Client Relationships team. He works as a business support assistant,…
Kent County Council is calling on employers to help young people into work by giving them interview experience or offering them an apprenticeship – or both. The council’s Made in Kent apprentice programme launched its 1,000 Interviews project at Oakwood House in Maidstone on Tuesday (November 7) with the aim of giving 1,000 young people…