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RI Cruden apprentices fuel Highlands renewables drive

Apprentices are pivotal to a renewable technologies business achieving its goal of turning the Highlands into Scotland’s green energy hub.  

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Modern Apprentice Callum flies the flag for a net zero future

High-flying engineering Modern Apprentice Callum Gaw’s job with aero manufacturing firm Spirit Aerosystems has sparked a passion for sustainability and broadened his own horizons. 

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Apprentices go Forth and prosper with green ideas

Apprentices go Forth and prosper with green ideas

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McTaggart apprentices smash barriers while building homes

With 80 per cent of their apprentices supported to overcome barriers to employment a social housing provider is building bright futures for those who need a helping hand – and harnessing young talent.

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Record numbers of apprentices building brighter futures at BAE Systems

BAE Systems is revitalising its Clydeside workforce with a record number of apprenticeship programmes as it moves towards creating a ‘digital shipyard’.

Milo makes winning investment with Foundation Apprenticeship

Outgoing Milo Mitchell used the experience gained on a Business Skills Foundation Apprenticeship to get a head start in his career at a top investment firm after leaving school.

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Software Graduate Apprentice Anna stands out from the Cloud

Graduate Apprentice Anna Solek joined JPMorgan Chase & Co as an apprentice software developer straight from school at 17 – and has already proven a phenomenal asset.

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Graduate Apprentice Fatima engineers £100,000 savings for employer

Graduate Apprentice Fatima Asif has helped her employer to make £100,000 in savings – and wants to inspire women to become engineers.

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BBC’s Goudham broadcasts benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships

Software Engineer Goudham Suresh went into a Graduate Apprenticeship straight from school after a Foundation Apprenticeship with Scottish Enterprise got him in the door.

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Alex blossoming on his Horticulture Modern Apprenticeship

Alex Rutenbergs’ career is coming up roses after he conquered health and learning challenges to complete a Modern Apprenticeship in Horticulture.