Apprenticeship
This coverage explores apprenticeships within the UK retail sector, focusing on workforce development, training programmes, government initiatives, and employer-led schemes. Reporting examines how apprenticeships support skills growth, career progression, and operational needs, providing insights for retail executives, HR managers, and professionals committed to talent development and organisational resilience.
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Mar- 2022 -16 MarchNews
BRC calls for reform on Apprenticeship levy to create 8,000 new jobs
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to the secretary of state for education calling on the government to introduce an additional 8,000 apprenticeships across retail to the Apprenticeship Levy. It also revealed there are three main changes which could improve the functioning of the levy for businesses, allowing more…
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Feb- 2022 -14 FebruaryNews
Employers set to award record pay rises in 2022
Employers have reported that the median basic pay increase in their organisation (excluding bonuses) in the 12 months to December 2022 will be 3%, the highest figure recorded in the last 10 years of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) reporting. The CIPD’s latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook,…
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9 FebruaryNews
Aldi to create 200 apprenticeship roles in 2022
Aldi has announced it is looking to recruit 200 new apprentices across the UK in 2022. It revealed applications are now open for one of the UK’s largest supermarket’s apprenticeship schemes, with opportunities across store, logistics and HGV driver roles. Store apprentices at the retailer can earn £198 per week…
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8 FebruaryNews
EG Group to provide 500 apprenticeships over three years
EG Group has announced its “ambitious plans” to create opportunities for 500 apprentices over a three-year period. The announcement comes as part of its wider ongoing commitment to train and develop colleagues across the UK. Opportunities will be available at EG’s head office, as well as with its proprietary brands…
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2 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Amazon to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships in 2022
Amazon is set to create 1,500 new apprenticeship roles across the UK in 2022. The online giant will create 40 apprenticeship schemes that include areas such as publishing, retailing, marketing, environmental, social and corporate governance, engineering and health and safety. The schemes will also include more than 200 apprenticeships which…
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Oct- 2021 -15 OctoberSupply Chain
Co-op to create over 300 LGV driver apprenticeships
The Co-op is set to create over 300 LGV driver apprenticeship roles in response to the ongoing driver crisis that is impacting supply chains. The apprenticeships, which have a competitive salary and permanent contract with the retailer, will provide an opportunity to work towards a Class 1 vehicle licence and…
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Sep- 2021 -7 SeptemberSupermarkets
Tesco calls for apprenticeship reform
A reform to the Apprenticeship Levy could lead to an additional 8,000 new apprenticeships across the retail sector every year, Tesco has said, with 500 apprenticeships created at Tesco alone. A new report for the group, produced by Public First, outlines the supermarket’s contribution at a national level and in…
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6 SeptemberSupply Chain
Labour shortages could continue for two-years, CBI warns
Labour supply problems could last for up to two years and will not be solved by the end of the Job Retention Scheme, the CBI’s director-general, Toby Danker has warned. The warning comes as the CBI’s director-general has set out priorities for both business and government to guard against labour…
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2 SeptemberDIY
Homebase welcomes gov Kickstart recruits to Nottingham store
Homebase has announced that it has kickstarted its creation of 300 jobs across Britain for young people with the first recruits set to join the retailer’s Nottingham store. As part of the government’s Kickstart Scheme, the retailer will be offering people aged 16-24 the chance to learn new skills, gain…
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2 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Amazon launches UK recruitment drive
Amazon has announced it is holding one of its biggest free virtual training and recruiting events, in a bid to hire 2,500 open corporate, tech and operations roles across the UK. As part of its recruitment drive, Amazon Career Day will now take place on 16 September, with an event…
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