Our CEO of Swarm Training, Jennifer Perry, has been gathering donations for a cause very close to her heart to support under privileged children in her local primary school to have the kind of Christmas that so many of us are lucky enough to have. She is aware that many go without even one present and started this fundraising campaign.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has announced a new initiative that will see Tariff points awarded to apprenticeships. This move is designed to give apprenticeships greater recognition and parity with traditional academic qualifications.

If your apprentice hasn't yet attained the required entry level of maths or English at GCSE, we can support them to gain Functional Skills levels 1 or 2 alongside the apprenticeship.

Unlike colleges, we continue delivering our training throughout the summer, and our apprentices have been busy applying their newly developed skills to the workplace. We have lots of stories to celebrate this summer, but here are just a few of them:

Marketing Apprentice, Rachel Lawrence, shares her experiences with Swarm Training.

Through my mentor at work I was lucky enough to get a chance to shadow a floor manager at ITV Daytime during a live broadcast of This Morning. This was a really exciting opportunity as it is an area of the business my team never gets to come across and production is a big interest of mine.

If your business is seeking to hire an apprentice, we can guide you through the entire process; from helping you find the perfect candidate, to providing comprehensive training for your new employee.

In this video, we bust some myths around Apprenticeships! Find out the facts from Swarm Training.

One of the many benefits of doing an apprenticeship is that you work in your role, whilst you’re learning. By embedding your knowledge straight away, you’re able to contribute to the business right from the start.

Caitlin is one of our apprentices progressing through the Marketing Executive Level 4 Apprenticeship. Elizabeth is Caitlin’s manager and they work at White Horse Surveyors. Here is their apprenticeship experience so far:

National Apprentice Week is a great opportunity to remind ourselves of the success stories; those learners that have grown in confidence, learned new skills, and are now making a valuable contribution to their organisation – like Ethan!

“My experience with Swarm Training has been a very positive one. The team is responsive, helpful and are always keen to hear thoughts and feedback from an employer’s perspective which I know directly links to the development of new, requested programmes.”

3 of our Market Research apprentices attended the launch party for the Market Research Apprenticeship standard