An apprentice can be a current member of staff, or a new hire. The incentive does not have to be paid back and can be spent as needed, such as towards the salary of the apprentice in question. How can you say no to a new member of staff for 32 hours a week for a full year, at a cost of circa £4,000? Especially when Commun-IT can take care of recruitment for you!

There is no doubt that businesses, organisations and their market landscapes have entirely changed due to covid-19. The Government has recognised both the high number of job losses despite the furlough scheme since 2020, alongside the incredibly high number of jobs at risk when furlough ends. There is a unique solution to job losses that we explain here.

If the following things apply to you, you are in a perfect position to save your current job: I prefer a salary cut than losing my job completely; I am happy to train and improve my digital skills; I want to train in either creative content or IT skills.

Be a part of the future economy and future proof your skills but training or upskilling with an Apprenticeship. Consider, that a university degree costs £9,000 per year for 3 years and a job is not guaranteed whereas with an apprenticeship, a job comes as part of the package and your £12-£15,000 training costs are covered by The Government

People of all ages are using apprenticeships for their CPD, career progression, change of job, or to pursue new jobs and opportunities that they would otherwise not be able to do. It leads to formal qualifications with serious progression prospects. It is still funded and has an extremely low barrier to entry. You need Maths and English at Level 2 (GCSE Grade C / 4) and even if you don’t have it, the Government will also pay for you to obtain it during your apprenticeship. Age is no barrier.

Workplace training can continue whilst respecting all covid-19 safety measures. The majority of programmes have moved online into a distance learning model. Many types of software have shot up in popularity and it has also caused newcomers into this space to service the demand. Undoubtedly everyone is concerned as to whether this really substitutes the in-person teaching and training that people are used to. Commun-IT has launched a bespoke LMS set up to accommodate an excellent learning experience for all our apprentices.

The eCommerce industry refers to transactions that happen online. People are able to buy an increasing number of things on the internet and more recently, even your local corner store may have listed milk, biscuits and other items on Uber Eats and delivery services because their doors were closed. Business who were already established online […]