apprenticeship news

Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery partner for its leisure centres, following a six-month pilot. COPA ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced it will launch an industry job board to help members to find staff. This recruitment tool is one ... More

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious targets to create a new way of delivering health. Although ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

Hand Picked Hotels (HPH) has launched its new Spa Therapist Apprenticeship programme, working alongside national provider Armonia Training Academy and industry veteran Diane Hey. Designed ... More

Storm LDN, a community-supporting boutique boxing gym concept based in London, is gearing up to open a £2m seed-funding round from 9 February. Currently with ... More

A planning application has been submitted to Dover District Council for the creation of The Seahive, a surf wellness resort on the site of a ... More

Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend Learning. The move follows Ascend's decision to close down its ... More

Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh has welcomed its second hair and beauty salon operating as a social enterprise – named Brave, Strong, Beautiful (BSB). BSB ... More

The hospitality and attractions sectors will benefit from a temporary cut to VAT as part of stimulus measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak. Revealing the ... More

Training provider The Training Room has appointed Chris Peel as its new CEO. Peel will be responsible for leading the business through its "next phase ... More

The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described as "disastrous for the hospitality sector". The Home Office has ... More

Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to increase its impact across the full breadth of ... More

A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the development of British popular culture is moving forward, following the ... More

Virgin Active has enlisted around 100 of its staff on a bespoke apprenticeship programme in a bid to recruit more of its senior management from ... More

The first ever tourism sector deal aims to prepare the UK for an extra 9 million visits per year – and includes a commitment to ... More

A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical activity and fitness industry – is creating ... More

SCL Education Group has appointed Brad Rushton as managing director of its SCL Education and Training arm. Rushton initially joined the independent sports education provider ... More

The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship reforms previously announced during the Budget. The changes will affect ... More

A new Leisure Team Member apprenticeship is now available for funded delivery, giving the sports and physical activity sector a comprehensive qualification that covers the ... More

National Apprenticeship Week, the annual celebration of the impact of apprenticeships on businesses, individuals and the economy, is upon us once more, running from 4 ... More

ukactive has partnered with the Pearson Business School to deliver a chartered manager degree apprenticeship for those working in the physical activity sector. The degree ... More

Lady Cobham CBE has called for increased focus on work-based training opportunities, in order to tackle the challenges presented by a rapidly changing business environments. ... More

The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European Union in March – has largely ignored the leisure industry, ... More