Apprenticeships
CII names quarter of apprenticeship ambassasdors
The Chartered Insurance Institute has named four Bluefin staff as ambassadors for the apprenticeship schemes.
Career development: Auto Windscreens offers glazing diploma
Auto Windscreens has become the first windscreen replacement company in the UK to offer a new GQA Level 3 Award for continued competence in automotive glazing.
Career development: Apprenticeships to boost economy
Apprenticeship completions over the next decade are forecast to contribute £3.4bn a year to the economy through productivity gains by 2022, according to a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
AIG launches apprenticeship programme
AIG Europe has joined forces with the National Apprenticeship Service to create job opportunities for up to 25 apprentices in 2013.
CII reports 30% rise in insurance apprentices
The Chartered Insurance Institute has reported a 30% increase in the number of new apprentices in the insurance and financial services sector studying the institute’s units and qualifications.
Allianz revives retail apprenticeship scheme for third year
Allianz has re-opened its school leaver programme for the third consecutive year.
Career development: Markerstudy schemes granted ILM approval
Markerstudy Group development programmes Shooting Stars and Train the Trainer have been approved by the Institute of Leadership & Management.
One Answer doubles office space to train staff and apprentices
One Answer Insurance has hired three apprentices while doubling its East Sussex office space for staff training.
Resources in Insurance Group to expand
Claims management firm Resources in Insurance Group is to set up a new division for mentoring and placement services and develop an apprenticeship scheme.
Career development: LMA names apprenticeship winners
Lloyd’s Market Association has named the winners of its second Lloyd’s Market Academy apprenticeship programme.
In series - Lloyd's & London market: Power to the people
With employees rightly recognised as crucial to company success, Lloyd’s and London market players are gearing up their efforts to attract and retain top talent.
Career development: Fusion launches apprenticeship scheme with Sunderland College
Fusion has partnered with City of Sunderland College, pictured, to launch a new apprenticeship programme for 15 young people.
Career development & CSR: Allianz apprenticeship scheme targeted at A-level students
Allianz Insurance has launched a new apprenticeship programme giving students with A-level qualifications the opportunity to work within its retail division.
Career development & CSR: Huge appetite for Allianz internships
Allianz Insurance has received more than four times the amount of applicants for its summer internship scheme compared to last year.
Career development & CSR: First six BGL apprentices win full-time jobs at Fusion's contact centre
The first six young people to win places on an apprenticeship scheme launched last year by BGL have secured full-time jobs at its Sunderland-based Fusion contact centre.
Career development & CSR: Cable calls for increased focus on apprenticeship schemes
Business secretary Vince Cable and skills minister John Hayes have urged more employers to drive economic growth by creating a new generation of skilled workers, while underlining the government's commitment to increase the budget for apprenticeships to…
Career development & CSR news: Financial services firms urged to claim fresh apprenticeship funding
Financial services employers have been urged to come forward and stake a claim for the new apprenticeship funding.
In Series: Professionalism & CPD: Underscoring excellence
Professionalism has always been strong in the London market. Adrian Ballardie explains why it is now being reinvigorated.
In Series: Professionalism & CPD: The best of the best?
Lloyd's and the London market is tempting for graduates, with the potential of international business and a city base. But is there sufficient emphasis on formal career development? Rachel Gordon investigates.
In series - Professionalism and CPD: The gold standard
Brokers have embraced the professional development mantra of producing highly skilled employees.
Interview - Andrew Homewood: A developing role at the CILA
With 35 years in the industry, new CILA president Andrew Homewood is well placed to guide the institute through an important phase in its development. Leigh Jackson finds out his plans for the organisation.
Skills boss advocates apprenticeship model
Insurance companies may be missing out on easy wins in terms of enhanced productivity and retention rates by failing to adequately consider the apprenticeship model. That is the view of Chris Humphries, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment…
Career development & CSR news: LV to expand apprenticeship scheme
LV is set to extend its apprenticeship programme over the next 12 months, following the graduation of 50 staff.
Scots apprenticeships
Cunningham Lindsey is offering apprenticeship places in Scotland for the first time.