“Gathered together that all may thrive”. Beautiful surroundings for great conversations. Exciting work being done by West of England Mayoral Combined Authority @_WTPN to help businesses find their future workforce

Great to hear Ricky Kirk on Good Morning Ulster discussing Apprenticeships- i am passionate about supporting Apprenticeships and other pathways into work & qualifications- what could be better than earning & learning and getting the edge on skills & experience!

Talent and potential are not determined solely by academic results. There are multiple routes to reaching the next level. #Apprenticeships can give you a world class opportunity to earn while you learn. Small businesses often tell us that attitude and motivation are what counts.

Great news! We now have 85 incredible opportunities to learn as you earn in various sectors across NI. Finance, banking, engineering, marketing, business, construction - to name just a few! Head to workplus.app/get-hired to check them out! 😀 #Workplus #MyHeadStart

"It's not a case of university or an apprenticeship. It's university as an apprentice. They get the best of both worlds" youtube.com/watch?v=fUQwkj…

📌Great to have our local member Ricky Kirk featured in the FSB Skills Hub giving useful support on all things Apprenticeships. Lots of helpful information for small businesses in the hub. Visit now bit.ly/3CcfwCq FSB Northern Ireland Workplus Brendan Kearney @niallparf

Thanks to FSB Northern Ireland & @SteveBakerHW for the conversation today. Candid and positive. Feeling optimistic about the ability of business to find ways to grow.

Sad reading. If more universities, young people, employers, parents and schools catch the vision for degree level #apprenticeships we would avoid this. Apprentices earn from the start, have no student debt, are mentored and drop-outs are negligible www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co…

FSB UK Chair of Policy & Advocacy Tina McKenzie MBE representing SMEs at Conservatives Conf giving a robust Northern Ireland reception to Liz Truss @KwasiKwarteng Jacob Rees-Mogg & Paul Scully calling for urgent resolution of the NI Protocol and no delays in energy payments for NI biz

🚕 Taxi driver to 💻 software engineer. These are the doors that apprenticeships open. “I wanted to do something with my life…I thought I was capable…I needed something more”. Inspiring words from AI apprentice, Kombo. Thanks Mark Simpson #growyourown 🌱

What’s the craic, kraken?

Final speaker at ALC conference Ricky Kirk from Workplus explains how the organisation links apprentices with employers. He also provides an insight into the reality of apprenticeships.

With a little bit of planning, places can draw away from the mundane

Sheer magic for the kids across the aisle. Amid the shrieks of delight one shouts “I LOVE THE BUS!”. Nice work Translink

📽️AI are excited to share some behind the scenes shots of an upcoming collaborative video with Workplus where our Apprentice Software Engineer, Kombo, talks about his role, the importance of #apprenticeships in the workplace and his reasons for a career change.

Can't wait to see the final cut!

Kicking off #NationalApprenticeWeek by chatting to Ricky Kirk from Workplus with Oscar and Caleb about their experience as apprentices at Instil. Check in later this week for the full interview. #InstilPassion #InstilConfidence

Last week Oscar hosted The Instil Podcast where he was joined by Caleb and Ricky Kirk from Workplus to discuss the benefits of apprenticeships and why they are a great way to start a career in software development. Here is a link to the podcast: buff.ly/3YFkBvk

👀 Who gets the job? Inspiring future HR professionals...bbc.co.uk/bitesize/artic… CIPD_NI @CIPD