Apprenticeship Funding Calculator – What Will it Cost Employers?
Find out what an apprentice could cost your business Hiring an apprentice, or training someone already on your team, often costs a lot less than you’d think. For apprentices aged 16 to 24, the government covers the full cost of training, and you could get up to £3,000 paid back to your business as well. […]
Three modules in: what our first AI Leadership cohort is telling us
Three modules in: what our first AI Leadership cohort is telling us We launched the AI Leadership apprenticeship units earlier this year. Our first cohort learned as we built the course, testing new material step by step. They’re now three modules deep, working through the final one. What are the AI Leadership units? The AI […]
Pro Apprenticeships | Building AI-Ready Workforces
Over 44% of UK organisations now use AI tools every day. Yet workforce capability is not keeping pace. Staff are learning through trial and error, peer support, and online videos (creating practice that is uneven, inconsistent, and in some cases, risky). This is the central finding of a landmark new report from Skills England: What […]
Apprenticeships That Work Around You: Training Built for Real Workplaces
Flexible, funded AI Leadership training – built around your business, not the other way round. There is a question every employer should ask when choosing a training provider: does this provision work around our business, or do we work around it ? For too many organisations, the answer has historically been the latter. Rigid cohort […]
HerStart, Opening Doors for Women in Creative, Tech & Marketing
Bristol, June 2026. Pro Apprenticeships, the Ofsted Outstanding apprenticeship training provider based in Bristol, has launched HerStart, a community initiative connecting women leaving education with real career opportunities in creative, tech and marketing. The numbers make the case. Women hold just 22% of specialist IT roles in the UK. Only 34% of managers and directors […]
SME Apprenticeship Guide – Summer 2026
If you’ve been thinking about bringing in an apprentice, summer 2026 is the moment. The funding has never been more generous, the apprentice minimum wage makes it genuinely affordable, and the government is actively pushing to make it easier for small businesses to get started. Here’s what you need to know, and which apprenticeships could […]
20 Years in HR Taught Me One Thing: Invest in Your People
Guest writer: Richard Freke, MD of H2R Selection. One of the most frequent questions that I get asked is ‘How do you get into HR?’ Having been in HR now for over 20 years (hopefully I don’t look like it!), I started my career in the NHS within the HR & Recruitment team. This gave […]
Pro Apprenticeships Awards – Winners 2026
Headline Award Apprentice of the Year 2026 Chosen from the category winners Toby Jones Visit Somerset Sponsored by Multi-Channel Marketing Apprentice of the Year Chloe Pavey Talking Stick Digital Marketing Campaign Apprentice of the Year Imogen Lester Hobsons Choice Sponsored by Content Creator Apprentice of the Year Daphne Kalaitzis SpiderGroup Business Administration Apprentice of the […]
Is Your Law Firm Ready for the AI Moment?
Or Just Watching It Pass? “AI adoption among individual legal professionals has more than doubled year-on-year. Yet 43% of law firms still have no formal AI policy. The gap between curiosity and capability has never been more expensive to ignore.” the 8am 2026 Legal Industry Report The Law Society has identified the rise of AI […]
What really defines an outstanding apprenticeship provider?
(And why it matters more than ever for employers in Somerset) In recent weeks, there’s been plenty of discussion around apprenticeship performance and results. But for employers, the real question isn’t just who performs well on paper — it’s who delivers meaningful, lasting value for your business and your people. Because when you invest in […]