Fire & Rescue Service delivers safety sessions at JTL Nottingham

As part of JTL’s Steps to Success curriculum, designed to support the personal and professional development of its apprentices, JTL proudly welcomed the Fire & Rescue Service to its training centre in Nottingham on 20 and 21 November, with more impactful educational visits scheduled in the coming weeks. Steps to Success aims to empower apprentices to become well-rounded […]

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JIB responds to CSJ Skills to Build report with call to prioritise direct employment and competence

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) report, Skills to Build: Fixing Britain’s construction workforce crisis, was published in November 2025, setting out 26 recommendations – across government departments, education and industry.  The central message, that construction cannot meet housing and infrastructure demand without rebuilding a domestic skills pipeline, has been a long-held concern of the Joint Industry […]

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Apprenticeships up 5% but access for young people remains a challenge

The Department for Education (DfE) has published new data on apprenticeships in England. Becca Gooch, Head of Research at EngineeringUK, who has been analysing the data, commented: “We are pleased to see that engineering and technology apprenticeship starts have increased by 5%. This comes at a time when we urgently need more people entering careers in the sector. […]

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