Apprenticeships
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Jul- 2024 -16 JulyBusiness
Central Co-op to offer 300 work experience placements
Central Co-op has pledged 300 work experience placements this year across funeral homes, food stores and its support centre in…
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Nov- 2023 -9 NovemberPeople
James Brown and Sons welcomes first apprentice in 120 years
James Brown and Sons Funeral Directors has taken on Chloe Coleman, its first apprentice in close to 120 years, over…
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May- 2023 -26 MayPeople
PAL announces funeral care end-point assessment
Professional Assessment Ltd (PAL), a provider of services for training organisations and employers delivering apprenticeships and adult learning, has expanded…
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Jan- 2022 -18 JanuaryFeatures
Making our industry more diverse
Back in October, Funeral Service Times kindly published an article I’d written for Black History Month bemoaning the lack of…
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilBusiness
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…
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May- 2016 -17 MayCurrent Affairs
Charles Stephens Funeral Directors plans investment
Charles Stephens, The Wirral’s largest independent funeral directors, has begun a major programme of investment. The company has opened a…
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Apr- 2014 -15 April
Anderson Maguire’s apprentice wins award
One of the top three independent funeral directors in Scotland has seen its apprentice receive the Young Apprentice of the…
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Mar- 2013 -7 March
First industry apprenticeship programme launched
The Co-Operative Funeralcare has today unveiled the UK’s first funeral apprenticeship programme. Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week, Funeralcare has launched…
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