Ladder for the Black Country: Healthy start to a bright career for youngsters...
From healthcare assistants to business administrators, more than 100 NHS apprenticeships are up for grabs, thanks to the Ladder for the Black Country.
View ArticleA-level results day: Consider an apprenticeship, says top training adviser
Anyone still undecided what to do after getting their exam results should consider an apprenticeship, a top training adviser has said.
View ArticleLadder for the Black Country and Staffordshire: David Cameron's adviser full...
An adviser to the Prime Minister has hailed the Express & Star’s apprenticeship campaigns as ‘trailblazing’ and vowed to share their success around the country.
View ArticleLadder for the Black Country: David Cameron backs our apprenticeship drive
David Cameron has congratulated employers who have created hundreds of apprenticeships for young people through a campaign backed by the Express & Star.
View ArticleLadder for the Black Country: Rebuilding brick by brick
Stephanie Lloyd embodies what the Ladder for the Black Country is about.
View ArticlePrince Andrew praises Ladder for the Black Country jobs drive
The Duke of York championed the results of the Express & Star-led Ladder for the Black Country as it celebrated its one year anniversary with more than 700 new apprenticeships created.
View ArticleMore than 300,000 put into training in West Midlands in five years
More than 300,000 apprenticeships have been created in the West Midlands in five years with Cannock Chase MP Amanda Milling saying: ‘They make sense.’
View ArticleNational Apprenticeship Week: Why trainee schemes are the perfect fix for...
Apprenticeships are the ‘perfect fix’ for companies and young people alike, a top trainer has said.
View ArticleNational Apprenticeship Week: Trainees will get royal seal of approval thanks...
Apprentices will get the royal seal of approval later this year thanks to an Express & Star campaign.
View ArticlePalace date for Ladder apprentices
Apprentices who have taken their first steps in the world of work thanks to the Ladder campaigns will attend a special event at St James’s Palace.
View ArticleJob done! Ladder for the Black Country apprentices campaign hits 1,000 mark
The Express & Star's flagship Ladder for the Black Country apprenticeship campaign has smashed through the 1,000 mark and today was praised by the Prime Minister.
View ArticleHow the Ladder for the Black Country has changed youngsters' lives
It is an incredible journey that started from a conversation at a Walsall school and has led to Royal visits and more than 1,000 apprenticeships for young people.
View ArticleLadder for the Black Country and Staffordshire: Duke of York gives royal...
It started out with a challenge from the Duke of York to become a 'local solution' to the problem of youth unemployment across the region.
View ArticleHelp the Express & Star's Ladder for the Black Country win campaign award
When the Black Country was revealed as having the worst youth unemployment rate in the whole country, the Express & Star knew we had to do something to help our communities. Now it's your chance to...
View ArticleLocal Newspaper Week: Jacqui Oatley among celebrities backing Express & Star...
Celebrities, politicians and even royalty are lining up to back Local Newspaper Week and the Making a Difference award – which the Express & Star has been shortlisted for.
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