National Apprenticeship Week 2020

The theme behind the 13th Annual National Apprenticeship Week 2020 will be “Look Beyond”

National Apprenticeship Week 2020 will run from 3 to 7 February and the theme this year, 'Look Beyond', will celebrate the diversity and value that apprenticeships bring to employers, apprentices and communities across England.

National Apprenticeship Week is a time to recognise and applaud apprenticeship success stories across the country. It's a fantastic opportunity for employers to promote the success of their apprentices and highlight the huge benefits to other employers, of all sizes, who are thinking of taking on an apprentice.

The week is also a chance to celebrate the achievements of apprentices across the country, with engagement and events in schools and colleges. Many often invite current and former apprentices back into school to tell their story attracting the next generation of apprentices, so they too can fire up their future career.

‘Look Beyond’ will be encouraging the apprenticeship community to unite and showcase the true meaning of diversity within apprenticeships, including:

• calling on young people to look beyond traditional routes into employment and explore the diversity of career options and industries now available to them through apprenticeships;

• calling on employers to look beyond traditional hiring routes and shout about the value they already see from diversifying their workforce by employing apprentices

• calling on parents and teachers to look beyond old preconceptions around apprenticeships, building understanding of the true value they bring and sharing this with young people.

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