(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced a £100 million investment in future skills, including AI capabilities, as part of its new strategic phase, with plans to reskill 20,000 colleagues and support a further 600,000 young people across the UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Government, Investment, Management, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 apprenticeships, 000 colleagues, 000 work experience opportunities, 000 young people, 000 young people supported, 12, 18 to 24-year-olds, 20 %, 400, 60, 600, 67, AI Academy, AI skills, Apprenticeships, artificial intelligence, branch-based work placements, career pathways, careers education, changing economy, colleague training, confidence-building, Customer support, Department for Work and Pensions, employability support, financial education, financial literacy, Financial Services Skills Compact, future skills, future-ready capabilities, graduate programmes, Leading with AI, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Launches Major Future Skills Commitment Across the UK, Lloyds Banking Group Strengthens Skills Support for a Changing Economy, Lloyds Banking Group to Reskill Colleagues and Expand Youth Career Pathways, not in education employment or training, one million young people, Pat McFadden, placements, reskilling, Sharon Doherty, skills investment, technology reshaping work, United Kingdom, work experience, work-readiness training, workforce development, workplace skills, young people, youth employability, Youth employment, youth employment support, Youth Hubs, £100 million investment, £2.5 billion government investment
(IN BRIEF) Vonovia is welcoming around 310 apprentices and dual-track students in August and September 2026, as the company begins its new training year. The new entrants will join commercial, technical, skilled trades and dual-track degree programmes across the housing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 220 trainees per year, 3, 310 apprentices and students, 500 square metres, apprentices, Apprenticeships, Berlin, Bochum, building technology, capital-forming benefits, career development, commercial training, company pension plan, continuing education, digital learning, driver’s licence subsidy, dual-track degree programmes, dual-track students, electronics, energy technology, Europe’s leading housing company, future skilled workers, Germany, hands-on training, heat pumps, housing company, journeyman’s examination, More Than 300 Young Talents Begin Careers at Vonovia, painting, performance-based bonuses, photovoltaics, plant mechanics, Ruth Werhahn, Skilled Trades Academy, skilled trades training, stock ownership programme, technical training, tile setting, training centre, training year 2026, vocational training, Vonovia, Vonovia Invests in Skilled Trades Training Through Berlin Academy, Vonovia SE, Vonovia Strengthens Future Workforce With New Training Year Intake, Vonovia Welcomes Around 310 New Apprentices and Dual-Track Students, workforce development
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is welcoming 186 young people starting apprenticeships this summer, while 196 apprentices and students are celebrating the successful completion of their training. The new intake includes apprentices in IT, interactive media design, mediamatics, commercial and retail professions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 186 new apprentices, 192 completed apprenticeships, 196 apprentices and students, 24 IT bachelor students, 700 apprentices, 86 percent cablex pass rate, 98.5 percent completion rate, Application Development, apprentices, apprenticeship certificate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, commercial professions, completion rate, digital business development, digital skills, electricians, Federal VET Diploma, final examinations, Head of Next Generation, ICT apprenticeships, information technology, inspiration phase, Interactive Media Design, internal projects, IT training, Mediamatics, modular training, network electricians, next generation talent, onboarding phase, performance phase, platform development, practical bachelor’s degree, practical experience, retail professions, Sabrina Hubacher, skills development, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, Swisscom Introduces Phased ICT Apprenticeship Model as New Trainees Begin Careers, Swisscom Invests in Next Generation Skills With New Apprentice Intake Across Switzerland, Swisscom Starts New Training Year With 186 Young Talents Entering Apprenticeships, Switzerland, talent development, telecommunications, vocational training, workforce development, young talents
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Construction, through its Australian subsidiary A W Edwards, has secured an expanded €1.2 billion contract with AirTrunk to continue delivery of the SYD3 hyperscale data centre campus in Western Sydney. The project will support more than 400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 construction jobs, 000 Construction Jobs Under AirTrunk Expansion, 10, 400 megawatts, 90 percent landfill diversion target, A W Edwards, A$1.9 billion contract, A$10 billion invested, A$75 billion expected investment, AI Infrastructure, AirTrunk, APME, Apprenticeships, artificial intelligence, Asia Pacific and Middle East, Australia, Australian-made steel reinforcement, Bouygues Bâtiment International, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Construction Australia, Bouygues Construction Expands Role in Australian Digital Infrastructure With AirTrunk Contract, Bouygues Construction Secures Major Hyperscale Data Centre Contract Through A W Edwards, circular economy, cloud computing, construction waste recovery, Crows Nest Metro Station, data centre campus, data processing capacity, digital infrastructure, enterprise digital services, hyperscale data centre, industrial construction, local supply chains, logistics hubs, low-carbon concrete, Melbourne Metro Tunnel, mid-2028 completion, New South Wales, Paul Slaven, Philippe Jouy, real-time waste tracking, recycled steel content, Ryde Hospital Redevelopment, secure data storage, Site Cycle, solar farms, sustainable infrastructure, SYD3, Sydney, Western Sydney, Western Sydney community, Western Sydney Data Centre Campus to Support 10, workforce capability, €1.2 billion contract, €48 billion expected investment, €6.4 billion invested
(IN BRIEF) STARK UK has expanded its support for professional builders through a new partnership with the Regional Building Foundation, an initiative established by The King’s Foundation and the University of the Built Environment to encourage collaboration across housing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeships, commercial support, construction policy, construction SMEs, digital planning, housing delivery, housing shortfall, Let’s Get Britain Building – NOW!, local construction, New STARK UK Initiative Targets Supply Chain Support for Local Construction SMEs, professional builders, RBF, Refurbishment, regional builders, Regional Building Foundation, retrofit, skills shortages, small and medium-sized enterprises, Stark group, STARK UK, STARK UK Backs Regional Building Foundation to Support Sustainable Housing Development, STARK UK Strengthens Builder Support With SME Task Force and Housing Policy Campaign, State of the Nation report, supply chain reliability, Sustainable Communities, The King’s Foundation, UK housing, United Kingdom, University of the Built Environment, VAT reform
(IN BRIEF) Eduform’Action has transferred its listing from Euronext Access Paris to Euronext Growth Paris under the ticker ALEFA, with a market capitalisation of approximately €6.7 million at the opening price of €0.34 per share on 25 June 2026. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged ALEFA, apprenticeship training centres, Apprenticeships, Cécile Béziat, continuing education, digital training, education platform, Eduform’Action, Eduform’Action Moves to Euronext Growth to Support Its Next Stage of Expansion, employability, energy renovation, Euronext Access Paris, Euronext Growth Paris, healthcare training, housing renovation, initial training, investor visibility, management training, market capitalisation, skills development, stock market listing, technology education, training sector, vocational training, workplace safety
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has been awarded the first €69 million tranche of a €214 million frame contract by the Queensland Government to deliver ETCS Level 2 digital signalling for Stage 1 of The Wave project in Queensland, Australia. The work … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5G digital radio system, Alstom, Alstom Asia-Pacific, Alstom Australia and New Zealand, Alstom Secures First Major Contract for Queensland’s The Wave Digital Rail Signalling Programme Ahead of Brisbane 2032, Alstom Supports Brisbane 2032 Transport Readiness with Digital Signalling Contract for The Wave Programme, Alstom to Deliver ETCS Level 2 Digital Signalling for Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Line Upgrade, Apprenticeships, Australia rail network, Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, cadetships, digital signalling, digital train control, ETCS Level 2, European Train Control System, Guillaume Tritter, hyperscale rail upgrade, Ling Fang, local jobs, network reliability, North Coast Line, ONVIA Control, public transport transformation, Queensland ETCS Program, Queensland Government, Queensland Mobility Supply Chain Centre of Excellence, Queensland Rail, rail capacity, rail infrastructure, rail modernisation, rail safety, railway technology, schools and universities, Sector 1 North, South East Queensland, Sunshine Coast line, The Wave, Traineeships, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, has inaugurated a new Training and Communication Center at its Ilsenburg site, creating a modern 2,000-square-meter facility for vocational training, employee qualification and regional collaboration. The investment, valued in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged Apprenticeships, Beatrice Fiege, Birgit Dietze, Demographic Change, digital training, employee qualification, energy transition, federal funding, Harz region, Ilsenburg, Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, Ilsenburger Grobblech Opens Modern Training Workshop to Support Young Talent and Industrial Transformation, Ilsenburger Grobblech Opens New Training and Communication Center to Strengthen Skilled Workforce Development in the Harz Region, industrial location, industrial mechanics, Industrial Transformation, IT training, modern qualifications, New Ilsenburg Training Center Strengthens Vocational Education and Skilled Personnel Development for Regional Industry, practical learning, regional companies, regional responsibility, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter AG and Ilsenburger Grobblech Advance Workforce Strategy with Multi-Million-Euro Training Investment, Salzgitter Group, Saxony-Anhalt, skilled personnel, state funding, Sven Schulze, Training and Communication Center, training workshop, vocational training, workforce development, young professionals
(IN BRIEF) Associated British Ports has launched a virtual work experience programme during National Careers Week to help students explore how UK ports function and learn about career opportunities in maritime logistics and renewable energy. Created with Talent XP, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, ABP Strengthens Talent Pipeline with Virtual Work Experience Focused on Port Operations and Energy Transition, Apprenticeships, Associated British Ports, Associated British Ports Expands Early Careers Outreach with Interactive Online Programme for Students Across the UK, early careers, energy transition, graduate roles, maritime logistics, National Careers Week, Offshore wind, port operations, Rachael Parr, renewable energy careers, safety culture, student engagement, Talent XP, UK ports, virtual work experience
(IN BRIEF) Transport for London has launched 157 new apprenticeships for 2026 across disciplines including engineering, construction site supervision, arboriculture, and data analysis, as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The roles, ranging from Level 2 to Level 6, allow people … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Lord, apprenticeship fair, Apprenticeships, arboriculture, Construction and Digital Skills, construction site supervision, data analysis, Elizabeth line, engineering apprenticeships, Howard Dawber, London Trams, London Transport Museum, London Underground, National Apprenticeship Week, Pat McFadden, Places for London, Railway Engineering Works Acton, Seb Dance, Silvertown Tunnel, skills development, supplier skills programme, TfL, Track, track engineering, trams engineering, Transport for London, Transport for London Strengthens Workforce Pipeline with New Apprenticeships Spanning Trams, workforce diversity, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) BAE Systems’ 2026 Apprenticeship Barometer, based on a Censuswide survey of 1,000 young people and 1,000 parents, shows growing support for apprenticeships as an alternative to university, with 63% of parents and 62% of young people favouring them … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeship Barometer 2026, Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships Increasingly Seen as Equal to Degrees According to BAE Systems Survey, BAE Systems, Censuswide, combat aircraft, cyber, defence industry, earning while learning, job security, National Apprenticeship Week, New Research Shows Apprenticeships Gaining Momentum as Preferred Career Pathway Across the UK, North of England, Richard Hamer, skills and education, space, student debt, submarines, UK skills investment, workforce development, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has taken a significant step in its Great Grid Upgrade programme by awarding major contracts for Sea Link, a proposed 140-km subsea electricity connection between Kent and Suffolk designed to deliver cleaner, more reliable energy. Siemens … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeships, Carl Trowell, clean energy, Darren Davidson, economic growth, high voltage cable, infrastructure investment, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, Major Sea Link Contracts Strengthen UK Manufacturing and Skills as Part of The Great Grid Upgrade, Masaki Shirayama, Michael Shanks, national grid, net zero, Port of Nigg, regional development, Sea Link, Siemens Energy, subsea connection, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Sumitomo Electric, supply chain, The Great Grid Upgrade, Tudor Price, UK manufacturing, VanOord
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has completed a £116 million refurbishment of its Halifax headquarters, creating a future-focused workspace for 3,500 employees while preserving one of the region’s most recognisable buildings. The Trinity Road site, first opened in 1974 by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3, 500 colleagues, Apprenticeships, Calderdale, Calderdale Council, graduate placements, Halifax, Halifax Trinity Road headquarters reopens after major Lloyds Banking Group redevelopment supporting 3, heat pump system, heritage preservation, living roofs, Lloyds Banking Group, Rainwater harvesting, renewable electricity, Scott Camp, Sharon Doherty, sustainable workplace, T-level students, Tracy Brabin, Trinity Road office, Wates, Yorkshire talent, zero carbon heating, £116 million refurbishment
(IN BRIEF) Siemens is welcoming more than 1,700 young talents to its 2025 training programs across 18 centers in Germany, with a strong focus on AI-supported didactics, digital skills, and value-oriented education. The company’s approach combines advanced technologies such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI-supported didactics, Apprenticeships, Bettina Weckesser, career orientation, circular economy, Cybersecurity, digital contracts, Dual Study Programs, generative AI, Germany, IoT, Judith Wiese, Siemens, Siemens AG, Siemens Healthineers, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Your Adventure, SIEYA@School, social values, STEM education, Traineeships, workforce development, Xplore training
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has welcomed 194 new apprentices and degree students into its training programmes while celebrating the successful graduation of 222 others. Covering six vocational disciplines and an IT bachelor’s degree with integrated practice, the programmes allow participants to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G expansion leader, 983 points record, apprenticeship pass rate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, Commercial Education, connect mobile network test, CTIO Swisscom, customer service leader, degree programmes, Digital Business Developer, digital skills development, Federal VET Diploma, fixed network winner, Germany Austria comparison, Interactive Media Design, IT bachelor’s degree, Mark Düsener, Mediamatics, modular training model, network electricians, network on trains, next generation, outstanding rating, regulatory framework for infrastructure development, reliability performance, Retailing Specialist, sixteen-year streak, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, Swisscom extends leadership streak to 16 years with highest score ever measured in DACH region, Switzerland top network, telecommunications training, vocational training, voice data quality, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) Elmos Semiconductor SE welcomes eleven new apprentices and dual-study students to its Dortmund site in 2025, joining 31 individuals enrolled across technical and commercial training tracks. Technical pathways include IT, electronics, physics, and engineering degrees—both vocational and practice-integrated—while … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Apprenticeships, automotive mixed-signal semiconductors, business administration, Computer Science, Dortmund site, Dual Study Programs, electrical engineering, electronics technician, Elmos Semiconductor SE, Inner Engineering, IT specialist, personal development, physics laboratory technician, Ralf Hoppe, vocational training, warehouse logistics
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has welcomed 61 new trainees into its maritime education programs, combining onshore and at-sea pathways to train future professionals in logistics, technology, and seafaring. Of these, 29 apprentices begin maritime roles on dedicated training ships—including the Chicago … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apprenticeships, career pathways, Chicago Express, Donya-Florence Amer, dual study, Germany’s maritime training landscape, global fleet, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Hapag-Lloyd, logistics, maritime training, nautical officers’ assistants, Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences, seafaring, ship mechanics, technical officer’s assistant, technology, VDR Ferienfahrer program
(IN BRIEF) On 23 June, a new 250 m² “Femern” exhibition opened in LEGOLAND® Billund’s Miniland, featuring a giant LEGO® model of the 18 km Fehmarnbelt immersed tunnel between Denmark and Germany. Inaugurated by Transport Ministers Thomas Danielsen and Claus … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Apprenticeships, Claus Ruhe Madsen, construction trades, Fehmarnbelt tunnel, Femern, immersed tunnel, LEGO bricks, LEGOLAND Billund, Lolland-Falster, Michael Ottesen, Mikkel Hemmingsen, Miniland, partnership, Schleswig-Holstein, Sund & Bælt, Thomas Danielsen, vocational training
(IN BRIEF) Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) has awarded Bouygues UK the contract to build the Barry Waterfront Campus and the Advanced Technology Centre in South Wales, under the Mutual Investment Model (MIM). Worth £119 million, the project will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Technology Centre, AI, Apprenticeships, Barry Waterfront Campus, Bouygues UK, carbon neutral, Cardiff and Vale College, composites, green skills, job creation, Mutual Investment Model, net-zero technologies, partnership, Philippe Bernard, Sheppard Robson Architects, skills development, South Wales, STEM, sustainability, Vocational Education, Welsh Government
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has awarded nine Supplier CSR Awards to companies in the UK and Ireland that are making a positive social and environmental impact. These awards recognize suppliers who have demonstrated leadership in tackling economic inequality, improving health and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, France, Industrial, Ireland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Apprenticeships, climate change, community support, Corporate Social Responsibility, diversity, economic inequality, equity, HUBER+SUHNER, Inclusion, Kadel Engineering, MPI Recruitment, OCS, Petards Rail Technology, rail industry, Rullion, Supplier CSR Awards, supply chain sustainability, sustainability, Telent, UK and Ireland, wellbeing
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