By choosing Brave Futures as your Charity of the Year, you will play a vital role in providing specialist support services for children and young people who have suffered sexual abuse.
What is a Charity of the Year?
Charity of the Year is a partnership where your company selects a charity to support for 12 months, working together to raise funds and awareness.
It can be lots of fun and will engage, and educate your employees
Why Partner with Brave Futures?
Your employees and your business will become a vital part in supporting vulnerable children and young people throughout Norfolk.
Your support can raise much-needed awareness and resources, ensuring that more children and young people receive the support they need to progress from victim to survivor.
Supporting our charity gives your team the chance to get involved in a meaningful cause that makes a real difference, be that volunteering your time, partaking in a sponsored event or organising a fundraising event within your workplace.
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During the week commencing 10th February, organisations across the UK will be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week looking at the opportunities available and the successes already achieved.
At Swarm we will be running online events to help the business community understand how to tap into this Government funded Apprenticeship system, and also to help secondary schools support students 16+ as they assess career choices and apprenticeships in their options.
Upcoming NAW2025 Events at Swarm
We are aware from a recent poll we conducted that Retention and Recruitment is a big concern when considering the decision to hire an apprentice. Two members of our recruitment team, Sophie Duffy and Paul Riddock, will be broadcasting their discussion around this topic Live on LinkedIn talking about how to dramatically reduce any challenges in these areas whilst significantly enhancing the chances of achieving a successful and long term hire.Please join them for this event where you can watch online whilst also typing specific questions to them to answer as they chat:
Solving the Challenges of Recruitment and Retention 10th February @ 11am-11.30am (extending up to 12pm if we have lots of questions) READ MORE AND ATTEND (Online via LinkedIn Live)
You may be close to employing an apprentice or you may just be curious to know more about apprenticeships as they gain greater and greater coverage in business talk.Either way, we want to invite you to join us for this online event to gain a greater understanding of business apprenticeships and ask questions of our panel of experts, apprentices themselves and an experienced employer:
Employer’s Forum on Understanding Business Apprenticeships 11th February @ 10am – 11.30am REGISTER HERE (Online via Google Meet)
To support young people as they consider their career and their options, we obviously want to encourage school leavers to consider apprenticeships, but we also want to introduce them to a career in Market Research – one of our specialised subjects – and one which not many school leavers or careers departments are familiar with.If you are connected with a secondary school, maybe as a parent or governor, we’d like to encourage you to register for our “open evening” event or pass this opportunity on to the careers advisor or headteacher at the school.We would love to reach as many young people as possible to hear about Market Research as a career but also to hear about the upcoming recruitment drive which the well know Market Research company, Ipsos, will be running to attract school leavers for their new apprenticeship intake in September:
Careers in Market Research and the Apprenticeship Opportunity
– An “Open Evening” for Secondary Schools 12th February @ 7pm – 8pm REGISTER HERE (Online via Google Meet)
Listen to the latest podcast on the Renewable Heating Podcast, homeowners Q & A, where Louise Howlett is talking with industry colleagues about living with a heat pump in a family home.
They cover the key elements of selecting a heat pump, including efficiency, reliability, controls, noise levels and aesthetics of a heat pump.
The CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety is designed for managers and supervisors who need a broad understanding of food safety control, and who have responsibility for developing and maintaining a food safety management system. It is recommended that all food environments should have at least one person trained to this level.
The CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Safety is designed for anyone working in a food business. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to prepare and cook food that is safe for consumption.
This apprenticeship standard is designed to equip process operators with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to work effectively in a dynamic food and drink manufacturing environment.
Warehouse Operatives work in a variety of warehouse environments. They are required to safely use a range of equipment, machinery and vehicles, as relevant to their role and setting.
If you have chosen your career and want to start work right away, completing your training and qualification whilst in employment, an apprenticeship is for you.
Supply Chain is at the heart of every business – it is a system of organisations, people, activities, information and resources involved in moving products or services from supplier to customer. It may include the transformation of natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product.