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Combine the automotive and aerospace sectors and you start to understand the scale of Food and Drink Manufacturing in the UK. According to a Food & Drink Federation recent report, this sector contributes some £28.2b to the economy annually and employs some 400,000 people. It therefore represents a key component of the nation’s ‘farm to … Continued
Every business needs a capable, confident and skilled workforce. And if our client experience is anything to go by, apprenticeships are often the not-so-secret weapon to achieve it. We know they really work. Yet the structure for designing and assessing apprenticeships has, in the main, focused on a frameworks model favouring academic achievement over occupational … Continued
The UK has the largest aviation network in Europe and the third largest in the world. As a sector, aviation contributes more than £22 billion to the UK economy, together with 230,000 jobs. Passenger numbers continue to rise sharply year on year. Yet the aviation sector is struggling to develop and maintain the skills pipeline … Continued
What is Continuous Improvement? Continuous improvement (CI) is a culture – it keeps the focus on improving the way things are done – on a regular basis. This can happen through progressive improvements to processes or by focusing on achieving larger process improvements. It’s important however not to miss the smaller, incremental changes that when aggregated bring valuable and significant … Continued
Governmental priorities, customer expectations, technological innovations, environmental targets. All are driving the growth in battery operated vehicle production in the UK. Propulsion systems represent up to 50% of the value of a vehicle, so there is a considerable economic gain if the UK can position itself at the forefront of developing this next generation technology. … Continued
Political uncertainty and Brexit delays have seen a widely buoyant construction industry chart a more uncertain course according to recent IHS Market / CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index reports. Yet despite the findings, there remains a steady increase in house building. Particularly in growth areas like Birmingham, where demand is greatly outstripping supply for … Continued
Great service makes good business First class customer service is one of the critical competitive advantages for any business. Successful organisations who invest in the development of their front-line service staff equip them to deliver the best customer experience possible. Customers receiving the best experience keep on coming back. State of the Connected Customer, a report by leading CRM … Continued
High value apprenticeships offer entry routes to employment, help people re-skill and change career, increase skill levels and workers’ wages, and enhance productivity which boosts economic growth. Get them right, and the positive outcomes are almost guaranteed. However, a new Social Market Foundation report, Making Apprenticeships Work, has highlighted a large variance in the effectiveness of … Continued
From 29 April any unspent Levy funds gradually start to get called in by the Government. It’s time to act if you’ve not started spending your Levy pot and don’t want to lose any of it. A new YouGov survey for Alliance Manchester Business School shows over a third of businesses still know nothing about the … Continued
Filling 500 jobs in the next six months…that’s the exciting challenge we’re relishing in the Midlands. Whatever you might have heard, the UK construction industry is growing. And right now our construction partners are telling us they need at least 500 trained, willing people to start work on their construction projects. That’s 500 new jobs, … Continued
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