What a great week it was as the country celebrated NAW2025. So many events going on up and down the country for the purpose of helping more employers to understand what is on offer for them and how their business can benefit. We celebrated apprentice successes (see our LinkedIn page) which in turn celebrated the successes of those businesses and their bottom line.
We offered events to focus on the key areas of interest which we know employers find challenging around team building and development. If you didn’t have chance to come to the events on the day, we have recordings so you can watch as soon as you are ready.
Solving the Challenge of Recruitment and Retention
Our Head of Recruitment at Swarm Recruitment, Paul Riddock, along with Sophie Duffy, our Recruitment Consultant, and our friend Andy Lochtie from Lumos Digital Marketing, talked about how to overcome the typical complications and challenges of recruitment and retention. Andy, as an employer of apprentices, spoke about how it works for him and particularly gave some great practical guidance and insight.
Well worth a watch:
https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:7294671063773310976/
YouTube Forum (90 mins):
Understanding Business Apprenticeships
On Tuesday of National Apprenticeships Week we held a forum for employer’s wanting to learn about how an apprentice can really make a difference to their business bottom line as well as how the system works to be able to access it for your business.
This is for businesses of all sizes! It is not saved only for big corporations but works for small businesses with a handful of employees. On the panel was Chris Perry talking about the funding and format of apprenticeships, Martin Morrell representing Anglian Home Improvements as an experienced apprentice employer, two of our recent apprentices, all supported by Suzanne Hodnett as Chair offering extra insight from her experience as an apprenticeship trainer.
Worth watching to understand exactly how everything works…
Take a look at the opening screen showing 3 examples of real ROI achieved by apprentices for their businesses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ZYfYKYkSY2U
“Open Evening” for Secondary Schools:
A career in Market Research
This was a really interesting online session which we ran for secondary schools across the country to help their soon-to-be school leavers learn about a career in Market Research, as they assess their options. We welcomed parents with their Year 10s/11s to hear about what Market Research is, and the Apprenticeship roles being recruited for this March at Ipsos, the well-known Market Research business in London, ready for a September start. We don’t have a recording of this session as it wouldn’t have been appropriate with young people on the call but if you are interested to know more and how your local school can partner with us to hear about these opportunities for students, please get in touch with us at [email protected]
We were also guest speakers on the LinkedIn Live Ranksuite webinar for Marketing Apprenticeships (60 mins):
Digital Marketing Apprenticeships: Careers, Capabilities, and Impact
Our Recruitment Consultant, Sophie Duffy, and our Head of Marketing and Marketing Apprenticeship Lead, Suzanne Hodnett, were invited to be on the panel for our friends at Ranksuite, who champion Marketing Apprenticeships.
It was a very informative session to help you tap into the benefits of a Marketing apprentice for your business. Also on the panel were Tom Sangers, Director of Metric Hub who talked about employing marketing apprentices and Karim Adib from FatJoe and Bradley Webster from Herd who both started their careers as Marketing Apprentices.
Watch the recording on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7295433885100695552
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If you are still on the fence and we haven’t convinced you yet how much you can benefit from having an apprentice in your business… read some key takeaways on our summary of the week:
What happened in National Apprenticeship Week 2025
…and also make sure to follow us on LinkedIn for ongoing information, testimonials and support:
