National Apprenticeship Week 2015 Launches Today
- Last updated 09 Mar 2015
National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today. We’ll be bringing you a series of informative, interesting and hopefully inspiring features and news stories to mark the occasion. But first: what is it all about?

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
This year NAW, co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, is all about:
- Getting more small businesses to take on apprentices
- Promoting the range and breadth of apprenticeships on offer, including at Higher level and in blue chip companies
- Celebrating apprenticeships and the level of success that learners can achieve
Here are some surprising facts about apprenticeships:
- 1,000 businesses are now involved in designing the new apprenticeship standards
- There are 1,500 different apprenticeships on offer in more than 170 industries
- The government invested £1.5bn in apprenticeships in 2013 to 2014
- Businesses see an increase in productivity by £214 a week when they hire apprentices
If you were impressed by any of those points then keep checking out our News section all week: we’ll be bringing you the essential edit for NAW 2015.
News
- School leaver blog: mastering the covering letter and more
- National Apprenticeship Week: apprenticeships could bridge the education gap between rich & poor
- Alternative Work Experience Ideas
- Thousands of apprentices to take part in major pay study
- PwC Business Insight Week for Year 12 Students Launched
- Digital Literacy is just as important as Maths & English if You Want a Job in the Future
- Alesha Dixon & Akala are giving careers advice on YouTube
- A new community apprenticeship programme is launching in North West England
- GCSE Results 2016: STEM Subjects Still Suffering
- Mayor of London helps launch 2,000 apprenticeships