Vertas apprenticeship programme launch
Vertas has partnered with Inspiro to deliver an innovative and leading apprenticeship provision for their complex and diverse facilities management business. Operating across Great Britain, Vertas has over 4,000 colleagues providing services in cleaning, catering, security, energy management, property management, equipment maintenance and much more. For Vertas, a key driver was to work with an […]
Tackling the skills shortage in the hospitality industry
Pre pandemic the hospitality sector was a booming industry, being the 4th biggest employer in the UK, generating £73bn for the UK economy, and accounting for approximately 3.2m jobs through direct employment. Over the past 12 months the Covid pandemic has had a devastating effect on both large and small businesses in the sector not […]
Call of the Wild and Inspiro’s innovative approach to management apprenticeship delivery
Inspiro and Call of the Wild have partnered together to deliver unique and innovative leadership and management apprenticeship programmes to businesses and apprentices. Call of the Wild offers professional leadership and management development programmes to businesses and organisations across the UK. Their expertise lies in delivering bespoke courses that develop individual’s skills and behaviours to […]
STANLEY Security partners with Inspiro
We are pleased to welcome and partner with STANLEY Security (part of the STANLEY Black and Decker group) to provide an innovative and leading apprenticeship provision for their employees. STANLEY have a firm commitment to providing employee development opportunities and long term career progression. They harbour and embrace a culture of development to build outstanding […]
Inspiro Apprentice wins the Institute of Hospitality Northern Ireland Awards – Outstanding Apprentice of the Year 2020
Winners of the 25th annual Institute of Hospitality Awards for Professionalism (NI Branch) were announced through Facebook and Twitter for the first time in the history of the awards. With the severe limitations caused by the pandemic, this year meant that the usual gala dinner was replaced with a lunch event held at the Crowne […]
Webex virtual training platform enhancing Inspiro’s remote learning experience
To support and enhance our remote learning experience, Inspiro trainers and apprentices now have access to WebEx’s online virtual training platform. The introduction of this software will build on our already well established remote delivery facilities and further boost our ability to deliver a tailored and engaging learning experience. WebEx’s technology enables our trainers to […]
Financial incentives for Welsh employers to recruit apprentices
The Welsh Government have introduced a series of incentive payments for hiring new, disabled and redundant apprentices at levels 2 to 5. The incentive forms part of the Welsh Governments plan to secure apprenticeship training opportunities for individuals across Wales during these challenging times for businesses. Running from 1st August 2020 to 28th February 2021, […]
Inspiro Training reaccredited by Skills for Care
After an extensive evaluation, we are pleased to announce Inspiro Training has retained the Skills for Care accreditation. Skills for Care’s endorsement is the bespoke quality mark that is given to the best learning and development providers within the adult social care sector and is synonymous with quality in the industry. Their continued endorsement of […]
Northern Ireland Government introduce sweeping incentives to retain and recruit apprentices
Apprenticeship retention incentive initiative Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced employers will be offered £3,700 for every apprentice that they bring back from furlough and retain until they have completed their apprenticeship. The scheme will begin on 1st November 2020, when the UK wide Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends. It offers up to £3,700 of […]
Inspiro Training reaccredited by Matrix
Over the course of a week in September, a team of Matrix Standard Assessors inspected our apprenticeship provision and interviewed staff, learners and employers from across our business. After a comprehensive evaluation, we are very pleased to announce we have passed our Matrix assessment and maintained our accreditation. The Assessors were very impressed with our […]