All About Apprenticeships

In the third and final of our special National Apprenticeship Week episodes, Georgie Frost catches up with four of our All About Apprenticeships cohort to find out how lockdown is affecting them, plus what they'd like to see come out of #NAW2021. Dexter, Jasmine, Bibi and Sam also explain the challenges of starting out as an apprentice and tell Georgie what makes apprenticeships so special. Listen...

In the second of our special National Apprenticeship Week episodes, Georgie Frost chats to Helen Booth, from the Homeserve Foundation, and John Frith, from Checkatrade, about the findings of the independent ‘UK Domestic Trade Skills Index’. The report has found that we're facing a trade skills shortage that could threaten Britain's economic recovery - and Helen and John tell Georgie how apprentice...

Welcome to National Apprenticeship Week! It's the 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week, an event which celebrates apprenticeships and champions the incredible opportunities on offer. And in the first of three bitesize episodes to be released during the week, Georgie Frost chats to Karen Woodward, the Employer Relations Deputy Director in the government’s apprenticeships directorate, the Educat...

In the fifth episode of All About Apprenticeships, presenter Georgie Frost chats to a man who came up with the idea behind the Nissan Leaf, reinvigorated Aston Martin as its CEO and was dubbed the “Most Influential Person in the Global Automotive Business” and “Person of the Past 30 Years” by Auto Express Magazine. Sounds impressive right? Andy Palmer is also a passionate champion of apprenticeshi...

In episode four of All About Apprenticeships, presenter Georgie Frost chats to Channel Four's queen of lunchtime telly, Steph McGovern, about her apprenticeship at Black and Decker and how that shaped her career - and gave her the confidence to step in front of the camera. Plus we find out from Steph what a bull pizzle is and what she told the Education Secretary he should do to support apprentice...

In episode three, presenter Georgie Frost dons her metaphorical fatigues and delves into the world of apprenticeships in the armed forces. After the British Army was ranked at number one in the UK’s top 100 apprenticeship employers, she speaks to Colonel Matt Ketterer, army lead for apprenticeship operations and quality assurance, to find out what makes its programmes so appealing. Georgie also me...

In episode two presenter Georgie Frost gets up close and personal with Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Gillian Keegan to explore her own experience of starting out as an apprentice at the age of 16, plus what the Government is doing to incentivise businesses of all sizes to take on apprentices during the pandemic. Georgie also chats to Isa Mutlib, from the BAME Apprenticeship Alliance, to find...

Welcome to All About Apprenticeships, presented by award-winning business journalist Georgie Frost, and brought to you by the HomeServe Foundation. In episode one we go back to basics to find out what an apprenticeship in 2020 looks like, how they have changed, how they've been impacted by Brexit and Covid, why apprenticeships are so important and what the government is doing to support apprentice...

Welcome to All About Apprenticeships, presented by award-winning business journalist Georgie Frost, and brought to you by the HomeServe Foundation. Whether you're an apprentice, an employer, or you just simply want to know all about apprenticeships. This is the podcast for you.