Nearly half of parents would prefer their child study an apprenticeship than attend university, a new study has found.

With the 2024 Olympic Games upon us, it's a great opportunity to take inspiration from those hard-working athletes who are on the cusp of achieving their lifelong goals!

If your final assessment for your apprenticeship involves as Professional Discussion ( sometimes referred to as a Project Showcase), then it can be nerve racking. The best way to eliminate the End Point Assessment nerves is to be as prepared as possible. Remember, the assessor is on your side! Here are some tips to consider if you're wondering how to prepare for your EPA:

Through my mentor at work I was lucky enough to get a chance to shadow a floor manager at ITV Daytime during a live broadcast of This Morning. This was a really exciting opportunity as it is an area of the business my team never gets to come across and production is a big interest of mine.

As we head into graduation season, there will be an influx of new candidates approaching the job market- many in search of their first ‘proper job.

If you are one of those graduating and contemplating how to find a job after graduation, we asked our team at Swarm Recruitment to share their top tips.

Even though the corporate world can be very intimidating at first, everyone can find a place in the workforce. I’m here to help explain the common questions and teach you the most used phrases. Treat this as your beginner’s corporate survival guide!

The 2024 World Happiness Report has unveiled Finland as home to the happiest people, followed by Denmark. Just as nations that pioritise well being achieve higher levels of happiness, it follows that organisations that support their employees' well-being maintain a happier workforce.

At Swarm Training, we make sure we support our students as much as we possibly can; not just with their course work and projects, but with their health and well-being too.

In this week’s expenditure announcement, PM Rishi Sunak confirmed that the government will scrap the 5% co-investment currently expected of small and medium-sized businesses.

Volunteering can helps students in many ways such as:

1. Improves well-bring

2. Develops a student’s employability

3. Contributes to the community and wider society

The Government has recently published its report on Apprenticeships (25 January 2024) and the headline figures reveal that:

Apprenticeship starts were up by 7.0% to 130,830 compared to 122,290 reported for the same period in the previous year.

In this video, we bust some myths around Apprenticeships! Find out the facts from Swarm Training.

If you are currently employed and would like to do an apprenticeship with your organisation to enhance your learning or to help you become eligible for promotion… learn more here.

Since 2021, there has been a 180% increase in students expressing an interest in apprenticeship opportunities via UCAS.

Swarm Training’s Commercial Director and the Norfolk based Swarm engagement team recently spent the day at Norfolk’s largest Business to Business event.

Understand the purpose of the apprenticeship portfolio in the whole assessment journey of your apprentice