Home Your ISE ISE Knowledge Hub Featured Knowledge Featured Case Study Severn Trent: A strategic approach to work experience Severn Trent left behind an ad-hoc, reactive approach for high-quality, inclusive work experience at scale – and they’re reaping the rewards. Here’s how. Mar 30, 2026 Strategy, Work Experience – Schools Read the Article Know-how Mar 25, 2026 How employers are actually managing record applications Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology ISE got together with early careers experts including those from A&O Shearman and Coca-Cola Europe to find out how they’re managing unprecedented volumes of applications including the consideration for quality and candidate experience. Read the Article Opinion Mar 24, 2026 We can’t solve long-term skills gap with short-term thinking Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy Solving the skills gap isn’t about hiring ready-made talent, but about how quickly they can learn what the business needs tomorrow, explains Simon Reichwald at Connectr and Chris Shirley at Form the Future. Read the Article Know-how Mar 17, 2026 Work Experience – Schools ‘Gold standard' employer engagement in secondary education Employer engagement is a strategic objective of Roding Valley High School. Careers Leader and Advisor Donna Mason, shares the big impact initiatives as well as advice for developing successful opportunities with schools. Read the Article Opinion Mar 11, 2026 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment ISE Apprenticeship Conference 2026: Key takeaways Members Only Employers, policymakers and young people got together to discuss the rapidly evolving apprenticeship landscape. Anne-Marie Campion, ISE Insights Manager, reflects on the highlights. Read the Article Research Mar 03, 2026 Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Student Insight What you need to know about apprentices in 2026 Ollie Sidwell, Co-founder at Higherin reveals what 10,000 student reviews reveal about apprentices in 2026. Read the Article Know-how Feb 23, 2026 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Technology What AI can and can’t do to support early talent wellbeing Ahead of ISE’s Apprenticeships Conference, AI specialist, author and speaker Erica Farmer considers whether AI can genuinely support the wellbeing of early talent or if we’re asking it to fix a human problem. Read the Article All Knowledge ISE Research ISE research helps employers, universities, suppliers, and wider stakeholders in the student recruitment and development industry make well-informed decisions about student talent. Explore Research Report ISE Student Recruitment Survey 2025 Access Now Discover the current trends from the largest group of early careers employers in the UK. Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Future, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment... Download Now Dashboard Data dashboards - Student Recruitment Survey 2025 Members Only Discover key trends in student recruitment with these interactive dashboards, with the ability to filter by sector and region. Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Future, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment... Explore Now Report ISE Student Development Survey 2025 Access Now Despite an uncertain economic and political environment, ISE members continue to hire more student onto their development programmes. Find an in-depth analysis of data from employer members across a range of sectors and discover trends in development programmes for graduates and school and college leavers. Read the Article ISE Resources Our resources cover a wide range of toolkits and guides, to give you comprehensive support in all aspects of your role. 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Explore Insights Case Study Mar 30, 2026 Strategy, Work Experience – Schools Severn Trent: A strategic approach to work experience Read the Article Know-how Mar 25, 2026 Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology How employers are actually managing record applications Read the Article Opinion Mar 24, 2026 Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy We can’t solve long-term skills gap with short-term thinking Read the Article Future of Early Talent Ten years ago, not many ISE members were hiring school leavers, now they are. Ten years from now, we expect many ISE member recruitment teams will not only still target school leavers and graduates, but also career changers, older workers and internal candidates. Explore Early Talent ISE Apprenticeships Here you will find the content the ISE Apprenticeships Working Group has been working hard on delivering. In order to inform employers of the value of apprenticeships for their organisation. Explore Apprenticeships EDI Find research, case studies, advice and information curated by ISE’s EDI Working Group to support members in their EDI journey. From starting out and building a business case to developing a strategy and measuring performance. Explore EDI