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Apprenticeships help Emma Rankin engineer her future

Engineer, Emma Rankin has discovered the benefits of apprenticeships, after taking one at school opened doors to another in her dream job working towards a degree qualification.

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Record numbers of apprentices building brighter futures at BAE Systems

BAE Systems is revitalising its Clydeside workforce with a record number of apprenticeship programmes as it moves towards creating a ‘digital shipyard’.

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Software Graduate Apprentice Anna stands out from the Cloud

Graduate Apprentice Anna Solek joined JPMorgan Chase & Co as an apprentice software developer straight from school at 17 – and has already proven a phenomenal asset.

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Graduate Apprentice Fatima engineers £100,000 savings for employer

Graduate Apprentice Fatima Asif has helped her employer to make £100,000 in savings – and wants to inspire women to become engineers.

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BBC’s Goudham broadcasts benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships

Software Engineer Goudham Suresh went into a Graduate Apprenticeship straight from school after a Foundation Apprenticeship with Scottish Enterprise got him in the door.

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GE Aerospace apprentices are engineering bright futures

Apprenticeships are in the DNA at GE Aerospace Caledonian, an apprentice employer since 1980, where the class of 2023 are soaring to new heights.

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Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships

Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships

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Laura’s flawless career move sparked by Graduate Apprenticeship

Laura’s flawless career move sparked by Graduate Apprenticeship

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Graduate Apprenticeship helps Civil Engineer Shams become sector’s top new talent

Graduate Apprenticeship helps Civil Engineer Shams become sector’s top new talent

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Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path

Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path