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National Apprenticeship Week 2022! #Build the Future!   In our fifth installment of our interview tasters for #NAW2022, we speak to Cian Short, Early Careers Manager (Bakkavor). Bakkavor are one of the UKs largest food manufacturers, employing over 16,000 people across 23 locations in the UK with further sites in China and the USA. They produce ready

National Apprenticeship Week 2022! #Build the Future! We could think of no better candidate to showcase on day 4 of #NAW2022 than Louise Cairns, CEO of the NSAFD. The NSAFD are the industry experts for skills in the Food & Drink sector and the industry’s voice on everything ranging from attracting new talent, early careers, apprenticeships, CPD

National Apprenticeship Week 2022! #Build the Future! We’re into day two of #NAW2022 and with it the release of another #BuildtheFuture interview promo. Today we’re taking a look at Jill Coyle, Apprenticeship Manager at Nestlé Uk & Ireland. We’ve also provided you with a link to yesterdays interview promo, Sharon Blyfield OBE of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in case you missed it! More to come

National Apprenticeship Week 2022! #Build the Future! The second issue of our revamped newsletter has some fantastic content around this years #NAW2022 and it’s theme of #BuildtheFuture, We have conducted video interviews with some of the fantastic employers and providers that we work with on apprenticeships, and will be releasing short teaser videos throughout the week. We’re

Welcome to our new Newsletter!   We have revamped our newsletter for 2022 and beyond! Bringing you all the most important and up to date information regarding OAL and the sector more often! So sit back relax and digest our new bitesize newsletter!   We are the proud sponsor for the Engineering and Manufacturing provider of

Hello and Welcome,  In this newsletter, we will be updating you on the following: General Update Qualification of the Month Upcoming Award Sponsorships Delivering Improved Driving Skills Qualification Development Qualification Survey IfATE Flexibility framework  Covid-19 Standard Adaptations CSCS Skilled Worker Cards Our Christmas Shutdown General Update Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, when will it stop! It

As you are now probably aware LEAD are no longer operating as an apprenticeship training provider and if you are registered with LEAD, you are no doubt worried about what will happen to your apprentices. Whether your apprentices have just started their journey, or they are at gateway and ready for End Point Assessment (EPA)

As you are now probably aware LEAD are no longer operating as an apprenticeship training provider and if you are registered with LEAD, you are no doubt worried about what will happen to your apprenticeship. Whether you have just started your journey, or you are at gateway and ready for End Point Assessment (EPA) or

What’s Bakkavor’s current position on apprenticeships and how did you come to be here? We’re wholly invested in them; they make up a big part of what we’re doing. An example is this year we’re going to recruit somewhere between 70 and 90 apprentices. If you compare that to last year, it was 40. If

Who are we and what do we do? OAL are an Awarding and End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) who are one of the top 10 EPAOs for the number of Apprenticeship Standards we are approved to assess. As well as covering a broad range of standards we do specialise in food & drink manufacturing and