Apprentices

(L-R) Garry Richmond; Susan Graham; Jack Campbell; Adam Dobbie; Gordon Sally; Jack Clark; Liam Thomson; Jim McKenzie

Scottish apprentice awards winners revealed

The winners of the ninth annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards have been revealed.

Print apprenticeship completion rates are above the national average

Get involved in National Apprenticeship Week, say print trainers

National Apprenticeship Week has kicked off, with a number of print organisations celebrating the crucial role of apprenticeships in print’s future – and encouraging printers to get involved in their...

The revised qualification broadens the scope of knowledge required at level 3

Updated Level 3 Print Technician Standard published

The latest version of the Level 3 Print Technician Standard for apprentices has been rubber-stamped by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

You're hired!

There are several routes into the world of print but one, the apprenticeship, can bring the young into an ageing sector and enable businesses to mould recruits to their way of working.

Arden Dies launches apprenticeship recruitment drive

Arden Dies has kicked off its latest apprenticeship recruitment drive.

Trailblazer scheme gains final government approval

The Print Trailblazer Level 3 scheme has now won full government approval, with first uptake expected at the start of the next academic year.

Print Scotland calls for more apprentices at annual awards

Print Scotland celebrated the new blood in the print industry with its fourth annual apprentice awards, while appealing for more support to expand training intake.

Stationers' expands apprenticeships event for Guildhall relocation

The Stationers’ Company will bring back its successful Apprentice event for a second year, with student attendance expected to be five times greater.

Sky’s the limit for print apprentices

Business leaders discuss their career journeys in print and apprentices share their experiences at an event to mark National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).

Entry-level apprenticeship uptake down for 2018/19

The number of young people starting entry-level apprenticeships is down year-on-year, as government statistics reveal a crisis for social mobility outside of degree pathways.

Trailblazer scheme gets final assessment

The Print Trailblazer apprenticeship framework is now undergoing its final stage of government assessment before it can be approved and begin delivering new programmes.

Print Futures targets 100 grant winners as awards open

The 2019 Print Futures Awards are now open for submissions, with the Printing Charity aiming to boost the number of successful grant applicants into triple figures for the first time.