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A Prime Example of the Limitless Opportunities Apprenticeships Create
A Prime Example of the Limitless Opportunities Apprenticeships Create

As the world’s largest food and beverage company, manufacturing and supplying a broad range of food and drink products within the UK, you would find it difficult to find someone that didn’t know of the Nestlé brand. With a vision to “Unlock the power of food to enhance the quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come”, they take on the mantle of industry leaders, encouraging such passion across all areas of the brand and are unquestionable trailblazers within the apprenticeship sector. With dog friendly office spaces, on site gyms, competitive apprentice salaries and numerous development opportunities …

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A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races

As we all know, apprenticeships play a crucial role in shaping the workforce of our future. They empower individuals with practical skills gaining hands-on experience, and to us, they’re somewhat of a no brainer. For those of us that work in apprenticeships everyday whether as employers, training providers, EPAO’s or numerous other professions in this …

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This Years Winners!
This Years Winners!

Here they are... Our winners of the first ever #theoalawards!

OAL is investing in apprenticeships for all ages and supporting the North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards
OAL is investing in apprenticeships for all ages and supporting the North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards

Apprentices are at the heart of everything that industry leading Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) does – which is why the not-for-profit organisation is the headline sponsor for the 2023 North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards. Find out how to enter and what makes OAL one of the top 10 apprenticeship end-point assessment organisations in the country.   …

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OAL and DfE set up new funding streams to support apprentices following training provider closure
OAL and DfE set up new funding streams to support apprentices following training provider closure

Following the sudden and unexpected closure of Learning Education and Development (LEAD) Limited, a large Private Training provider, during the summer of 2022, a significant number of apprentices were left in a state of limbo, having achieved gateway but had not started or fully completed End Point Assessment (EPA). With no on-programme funding remaining, these …

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First Ever Quality Practitioner Achieves distinction
First Ever Quality Practitioner Achieves distinction

Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) are delighted to announce that Emma Harrison, Managing Director, of South Yorkshire based Training Provider Whyy? Change achieved a distinction from her End Point Assessment for the Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship. Director of Partnerships for OAL, Lee Reddington, said: “Emma truly lived up to the title of Quality Practitioner in her approach …

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Food Industry Passport Launched to Prevent Recruitment Crisis
Food Industry Passport Launched to Prevent Recruitment Crisis

Whilst the eyes of the world were focused on Parliament Square, for the announcement of a new UK Prime Minister, in the Terrace Pavilion, at the House of Commons, the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink launched the Food and Drink Industry Careers Passport. An audience of MPs, Civil Servants and influential people from …

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Apprenticeships inside some of the UK’s biggest employers.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Apprenticeships inside some of the UK’s biggest employers.

As part of NAW2022 #BuildtheFuture OAL (Occupational Awards Limited) conducted a series of interviews on how apprenticeships are key to the future success of so many of the employers we work with. What we found, was that part of this building for the future included a focus on inclusivity and diversity. Infrastructure In 2016 the UK Government formed the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN), with an aim to work with a range of private and public sector partners to increase access to apprenticeships from learners from underrepresented groups.   The ADCN champions apprenticeships and diversity amongst employers and encourages more people from underrepresented groups, …

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