National Apprenticeship Week 2025

w to enter the sector via a Market Research Apprenticrship. We are planning for her to be joined by a member of the early careers team at Ipsos to talk about their upcoming recruitment drive where they are looking for school leavers to join their programme in September 2025 be joined

National Apprenticeship week (NAW) is a chance for the education & skills sector to recognise the successes of apprentices across the country and the value they bring to communities, businesses and the broader economy.

The National Apprenticeship week for 2025 is themed ‘Skills for Life’ which is incredibly accurate! Look out via Social Media for what’s going on by searching the hashtags #skillsforlife and #naw2025. You can also use those hashtags for anything you are doing which you’d like the business, education & skills community to see.

We will be encouraging our apprentices and those looking for an apprenticeship to take part in our guided activities to either promote themselves and their achievements further, or learn more about apprenticeships and find the right apprenticeship for them to start their journey.

Apprenticeships are not just for new starters but can be undertaken by those already employed and needing to upskill to enhance their impact in their existing role and ultimately to lay the foundations for promotion.

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Keep watch below for more announcements about “What’s going on at Swarm Training” during NAW2025

Retention and Recruitment 10th February @ time tbc Paul Riddock, Head of Swarm Recruitment Sophie Duffy, Recruitment Consultant at Swarm are aware from our recent research that Recruitment and Retention of staff once trained are some of the biggest concerns and barriers to employers taking on staff and training them. Paul and Sophie will be chatting about their experience of what works and what doesn't and will guide you on how to approach recruitment and training to avoid any challenges. » via LinkedIn Live Video - link coming soon
Employer's Forum - Understanding Business Apprenticeships 11th February @ 10am - 11.30am Suzanne Hodnett, Swarm Training will be chairing a panel of experts discussing business apprenticeships and how they support a business to grow in a very affordable way. We will be looking at: - the apprenticeship format - government funding - recruitment versus upskilling existing staff - ROI for the business and much more. On the panel will be Martin Morrell from Anglian Home Improvements, an experienced apprenticeship employer. Martin will give you lots of insight into how it has worked successfully for their business with some tips to get the best out of the system. » Register here The event will be run over Google Meet
Careers in Market Research and the Apprenticeship Opportunity - An "Open Evening" for Secondary Schools (ideal for Careers Advisors, Students and Parents) 12th February @ 7pm - 8pm Suzanne Hodnett, Swarm Training will lead this informative evening about Market Research as a career and how to enter the sector via the Market Research Apprenticeship. We are planning for her to be joined by a member of the early careers team at the well-known market research company, Ipsos, to talk about their upcoming recruitment drive to employ a new cohort of school leavers onto their new apprenticeship programme in September 2025. » Register here The event will be run over Google Meet