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Demystifying the government’s latest apprenticeship reforms

Nichola Hay MBE, Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy at BPP, explains the latest reforms to the skills system and what they mean for employers.

10 most popular apprenticeship articles of the year

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, ISE is taking a look back at the last year to bring you our most popular data, advice and best practice from the wonderful world of apprenticeships.

How to leverage AI in recruitment today and in the future

Cappfinity examines how AI is being used in each stage of talent acquisition today, and how it might be used in the future to inform end-to-end recruitment strategy development.

5 keep warm activities that really work for 2025

Innovative keep warm strategies can revolutionise early careers recruitment by keeping candidates engaged, prepared, and excited for their new roles, explains Anna Buckley from AmplifyME.

How Clifford Chance is connecting with career changers

Integrating career changers into the early talent strategy at Clifford Chance is helping tackle skills shortages.

How to best attract diverse apprentices in 2025

A recent report demonstrates a rising demand for apprenticeships. Scott Killen at Edinburgh Napier University shares insight to help shape attraction strategies in 2025.

How E.ON retains apprentices through onboarding

Investing in keep warm and onboarding strategies has been key to E.ON achieving consistently low retraction for degree apprenticeships.

New government, tech and challenges: Looking back at 2024

ISE Joint-CEO, Stephen Isherwood reflects on 2024, 12 months in which the UK’s student recruitment market has faced a year of political, economic, and technological pressures.

ISE’s 10 best blogs of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close we countdown our most popular content of the year.

Understanding how salaries compare to inflation and trends is crucial to early talent attraction

ISE reveals early career starting salaries, but Dr Ghazal Vahidi at the University of Derby argues some important differences when we consider inflation and wider wage trends.

5 trends you need to know from ISE’s Recruitment Survey 2024

Our Student Recruitment Survey 2024 is full of interesting trends and data on the evolving landscape of early careers in the UK. ISE’s Georgia Greer unpacks five top trends everyone should know.