by Business Support | Feb 16, 2017 | News
Kristina Harper is on her second round of working with Step Ahead. Having been one of the first to be in the Step Ahead Team, Kris decided after ten years to see what else the world had to offer. Ten years later, having explored new things, learnt new skills and had...
by Business Support | Feb 8, 2017 | Apprenticeships, News
A new report has suggested that apprenticeships may offer a genuine solution to the problem of teacher over qualification. The findings came from Reform, a right-leaning think tank that campaigns for the better allocation of public funds. The report looks at ways in...
by Business Support | Jan 31, 2017 | News
Having been a close second a number of times, it’s great to see Sahan De Abrew reach the No: 1 spot! Sahan’s peers have voted regularly, endorsing him for his tenacity, ‘can do’ attitude and being a helpful and supportive colleague....
by Business Support | Dec 22, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employment, Training
So the short version of the story is that one girl was very jealous and got three of her friends involved. The odds weren’t exactly in my favour! I got bullied by four girls and ended being treated by my local Mental Health Services for an Eating Disorder, Depression,...
by Business Support | Dec 18, 2016 | News
For the month of December the votes, as always were very close. At one point it was tied, however, once all the votes … including the last minute, under-the-wire, only just made it votes were in … the clear, popular and much deserved winner was Jasmine...
by Business Support | Nov 24, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employers, Employment, News, Training
As the implementation date for the Levy grows closer, many employers are asking us how it will work and what it will mean for them, so we thought it might be useful to put the proposals as they stand so far into a concise summary. (This is an updated version of our...
by Business Support | Nov 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Gurpreet Muddhar, Team Leader at Step Ahead deservedly won the Employee of the Month Award for October. That’s very deservedly, according to her colleagues … and they’re the ones that voted for her. Some of the points highlighted by Gurpreet’s...
by Business Support | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Congratulations are due to Alicia Douglas, Quality Manager of Step Ahead’s Apprenticeships department as she was voted Employee of the Month for September by her colleagues. Quality Manager is the ideal position for Alicia as her own qualities are consistently...
by Business Support | Oct 13, 2016 | Apprenticeships, Employers, News
With the new Apprenticeship Levy due to be implemented next May, we are hearing that many employers are delaying apprenticeship starts until after then, as they want to ensure that they don’t waste any of their levy contributions. This is totally understandable, but...
by Business Support | Oct 13, 2016 | News
August saw Recruitment Consultant, Angelina Kapeta, awarded Employee of the Month by her peers at Step Ahead. Angelina’s commitment, drive and great attitude were all cited as just some of the reasons she was voted for. Very well done Angelina, we hope you...