What is an apprenticeship? An apprenticeship is a genuine job with an accompanying assessment and skills development programme. It is a way for individuals to earn while they learn, gaining valuable skills and knowledge in a specific job role. The apprentice gains this through a wide mix of learning in the workplace, formal off-the-job trainingREAD MORE
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SmartCard Audit Results
Build UK has published the results of this year’s SmartCard Audit which saw over 49,000 cards audited across 745 sites. Just over half of cards were read using smart technology and the report sets out some of the challenges facing the industry, including the number of card schemes enabled with smart technology and the rangeREAD MORE
Incoming IR35 Changes
The IR35 Rules govern situations where an individual provides services through an intermediary, such as a “personal service” company. In these situations, the organisation receiving the services would pay the intermediary for the work and then the intermediary would pay the individual. The tax advantage of this arrangement was that individuals would not have toREAD MORE
Removal of ESFA Funding for Non Levy Small Employers
TICA has been notified by Gateshead College that the current funding provision and ‘sub contracting’ arrangement that we have with them for provision of training in thermal insulation to non levy apprentices will no longer continue for any new recruits from September 2019 onwards. Gateshead College has acted as a ‘Prime’ funding provider to TICAREAD MORE
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TICA Apprentice of the Year 2019
TICA’s Apprentice of the Year is Aaron Doble who works for RDA Insulation Apprentice of the Year Aaron took part in the 2019 Skills Test Final alongside six of his peers. They all completed a demanding practical assessment at the National Training Centre earlier in the year. The finalists were chosen by the Training OfficersREAD MORE
