“Apprenticeship programmes have enabled us to develop staff and equip them with key skills.”
We spoke to Jonathan Young, Chief Information Officer at FDM Group, about his experience with higher degree apprenticeships and how they equipped his staff with key skills.
Using research to drive client centric strategies
Westfield Health discusses their experience with a Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
We’re helping a Sheffield SME expand their product range and reach new markets
Discover how our experts are helping Sheffield SME develop a new line of play equipment to support environmental education in children.
“SMEs are the backbone of UK business.”
Debbie Harrison is the joint managing director of wholesale company Pricecheck, which has grown from a small family business 40 years ago to a business employing 300 people and with a turnover of £100m. She advises on the Small Business Leadership Programme.
Placement students bring fresh perspectives to Gymshark
We spoke to Rhoda Numan to find out how our placement students are supporting fitness apparel, sportswear, and accessories manufacturer and retailer, Gymshark.
"Bringing a placement student on board has expanded our business offer."
We spoke to Tom Johnstone, Head of Content at Deadline Digital to learn about the benefits the business has seen from taking on a placement student.
“Completing Help to Grow has really refined my approach to leadership”
Jack Staniforth, Managing Director at Vanshades Ltd. and Adam Jackson, Head of Part Sales and Development at Leighton Vans share their experience of our Help to Grow: Management Course.
“Learning on the job is the best of both worlds for the apprentice — they get the theory and the practical.”
Find out how our supply chain degree apprenticeships are bringing new knowledge and thought processes to UK pub retailer and brewer Greene King.
“It's helped me network with a group of peers that I wouldn't ever have met beforehand.”
Lucy Prior is the Business Growth Director at Trough-Tec Systems which manufactures and supplies sustainable cable management systems, made entirely from recycled household waste.
“Our placement student has brought new insights to our company, helping us to think about our work from different angles.”
We caught up with Shannon Hirst, Senior Research Lead at OnePlusOne to find out what value student placements bring to the organisation.