Get to grips with materials and technology; Polyurethanes training courses
Published: 08 October 2023 We can support learning and development for you or your team with these two specialist courses.
Published: 08 October 2023 We can support learning and development for you or your team with these two specialist courses.
Published: 22 February 2023 This article summarises the costs and benefits employers have been reporting as they start to offer T Level industry placements.
Published: 24 November 2022 Catalyst are delighted to announce the return of Catalyst’s Chemistry at Work Week in January 2023. They would love to give you the opportunity to promote your business whilst helping to inspire young scientists of the future! Please read on if you are interested.
Published: 23 August 2022 Welcome to a golden opportunity to work with the UK’s finest future engineering talent! Every year The Smallpeice Trust searches for outstanding Year 11 STEM students to receive their prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship - designed to support and encourage future leaders in engineering.
Published: 05 April 2022 1pm - 2.45 pm, 26 April 2022. Fundamentals of Adhesion & Adhesives is a two-part seminar series that aims to educate participants to the advantages and difficulties of adhesive bonding. Targeted towards students and delegates new to the industry, the seminar will introduce a variety of key topics within the field of adhesion & adhesives, including surface treatments, adhesive bonding, and joint performance with presentations from leading academics and industry professionals.
Published: 05 April 2022 1pm - 2.45pm, 3 May 2022. Fundamentals of Adhesion & Adhesives is a two-part seminar series that aims to educate participants to the advantages and difficulties of adhesive bonding. Targeted towards students and delegates new to the industry, the seminar will introduce a variety of key topics within the field of adhesion & adhesives, including surface treatments, adhesive bonding, and joint performance with presentations from leading academics and industry professionals.
Published: 02 September 2020 From 1 September, employers large and small can apply for large cash incentives designed to create more high-quality apprenticeship opportunities.
Published: 02 September 2020 Calling out to all apprentice employers, inspirational apprentices, rising stars and individuals who champion apprenticeships - as the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020 are now open for entries!
Published: 01 July 2020 The Access Project is looking for volunteers to support a disadvantaged young people aged 14-18 for 1 hour a week from Sept 2020 with their academic studies, through our easy-to-use dedicated online platform.
Published: 26 May 2020 FEICA has launched an overview of adhesion & bonding courses in Europe which is available to search and view on the FEICA website.
Published: 28 April 2020 As part of our commitment to keep you updated on crucial communications topics, we wanted to let you know immediately about 2 critical announcements that have just been made.
Published: 23 April 2020 A pool of scholarship funding is currently available to women working in the adhesives and sealants sector to assist participation in one of three leadership development courses. The funding equates to a fee-support opportunity of up to £2,500 per participant.
Published: 26 March 2020 The Apprenticeship Programme response to COVID-19 was published on 23rd March 2020. Minister Keegan wrote to the non-college FE sector to share the attached link to our new guidance, as well as other support we are providing to FE.
Published: 05 February 2020 The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is working in partnership with the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) to help Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and other smaller business intermediaries throughout England understand the recent changes to apprenticeships and how this impacts smaller employers.
Published: 21 January 2020 The British Chamber of Commerce have set up a commission to look at skills/training and workforce development – the Workplace Training & Development Commission . The commission is due to report in the summer and for the purpose of informing that report they are currently undertaking some research.
Published: 20 August 2019 Support for employers on education and skills Information for employers on work-based education programmes, including information on apprenticeships, T Levels and traineeships.
Published: 24 July 2019 We are pleased to advise that the funding band for the Material Science Technologist Degree Apprenticeship has been approved
Published: 27 June 2019 The ESFA has opened an Expressions of Interest (EOI) for small and medium sized employers and supporting training providers to help the ESFA in its initial phase, to test the system functionality of the apprenticeship service for employers who do not pay the Levy. The first EOI will open on 13 June 2019 and close 05 July 2019, after which the ESFA will select employers and supporting providers who have starts in August, September and October.
Published: 04 March 2019 This annual celebration of apprenticeships will bring the whole apprenticeship community together to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy.
Published: 04 March 2019 The apprenticeship service is pleased to bring you the next in our series of support webinars. This webinar is intended for levy-paying employers and employer-providers.
Published: 04 October 2018 Following the submission of the draft standard for the ‘Materials Science Technologist’ degree apprenticeship to the Institute for Apprenticeships (IFA) last week, the draft is now live for public consultation
Published: 25 July 2018 The Standard presents the duties, knowledge, behaviours and skills required for the job for which this apprenticeship aims to qualify candidates. It serves to summarise what would be acquired in the course and what roles would be open to successful candidates. It serves to inform and attract potential users of the apprenticeship, both employers, employees and recruits to the industry/material science field.
Published: 05 May 2018 Business update is the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s monthly round-up of business-critical information and news for businesses. 11:46am, 2 May 2018: We’ve now published the latest issue of Business Update.
Published: 30 April 2018 The National Apprenticeship Service Intermediary Team are pleased to announce that the National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 are open for entries until 25th May.
Published: 04 April 2018 Apprenticeship service update
Published: 15 February 2018 Welcome to the February edition of the Intermediaries team newsletter. Our aim is to keep you updated on the National Apprenticeship Service activities, resources and publications, apprenticeship opportunities and forthcoming events
Published: 22 December 2017 Initial contract awards for the delivery of apprenticeship training to employers who don’t pay the apprenticeship levy, over the next 15 months, are now being finalised, following our recent procurement exercise.
Published: 13 December 2017 Intermediary Newsletter - brought to us by the National Apprenticeship Service Intermediary Team
Published: 25 October 2017 FEICA recently launched an award for adhesion science. The joint EURADH and FEICA Award for Innovative Adhesion Science aims to stimulate the interactions between industrial and scientific activities in adhesion science.
Published: 24 October 2017 BASA has been approached in regard Materials Degree Apprenticeship Development and some work that is being investigated for a proposal to develop a broad degree level programme. This proposal is written on the basis of groups of employers (trailblazers) proposing and developing a new apprenticeship standard. The link to the Trailblazer information is given here.
Published: 20 October 2017 Intermediary Newsletter - brought to us by the National Apprenticeship Service Intermediary Team
Published: 01 September 2017 This area gives information about courses and Universities involved in the study of adhesives & sealants