Top 6 Revision Tips to Help Manage Exam Stress Not everyone understands how stressful school and college exams are. It was only last summer I was revising for my A-Level exams in the midst of a pandemic. I even sat a virtual exam at home, on a Teams call, with over 60 [...]
A The Only 3 CV Tips You Need to Land Your Dream Apprenticeship Frustrated? Endlessly applying for apprenticeships but it seems like every employer looks at your CV, reads it for a grand total of 3 seconds, scrunches it in a ball, and proceeds to arrange the annual office bin-basketball Olympics with your [...]
So, why an apprenticeship? Let's see Earn while you learn. Everyone’s heard that before. However, the mentoring and training that you receive is what made the apprenticeship route stand out for me. Imagine working for and shadowing someone who’s got the job role you want, and they’re telling you exactly how to get [...]
A day in the life of a Business Administration Apprentice 8am – Arriving at work At 8am I come into the office and log into my emails. As its my role to go through applications, I go through mine and Professional Apprenticeships emails to ensure any urgent queries are forwarded to the right [...]
Results Day - Apprenticeship FAQs Answered The landscape has changed and as thousands of young people pick up their results this week, they will be deciding to take advantage of the fast-track to their dream career which an apprenticeship brings. Not just an alternative to University, an apprenticeship can provide a stepping-stone to [...]
Let's start your digital marketing revolution! You have probably jostled with the thought, why does my business need Digital Marketing? Or perhaps, you may have even abandoned your digital journey because you didn’t know what you were doing or didn’t have the time. If being in lockdown hasn’t already compelled you to take [...]
Can I put a member of my team through an apprenticeship? We get asked this a lot, "are apprenticeships just for new hires". The answer is a resounding NO! Apprenticeships include a large and diverse number of qualifications, starting from entry-level all the way up to degree level apprenticeships. We've put together [...]
Changes in The World of Apprenticeships Professional Apprenticeships is a Bristol-based apprenticeship provider, with Bristol’s economic and industrial success founded upon generations of budding apprenticeships. From the 17th century, potential carpenters, tailors, bakers, and cooperers would eagerly search for a 7 year professional training contract and a full-time job for life. In [...]
My First Week as an Apprentice To begin with I would just like to share with you all I am sat writing this on my new laptop at my first very own office desk (hooray)! My first week here at Professional Apprenticeships as the new Digital Marketing apprentice has gone by in a [...]
How apprenticeships can be a lifeline for coronavirus unemployment. Things are tough for everyone right now, whether you own a business or are just trying to make ends meet, there is a lot of uncertainty. Sadly, according to the BBC, over 600,000 jobs were cut during the lockdown months. It's also believed that the [...]
