Due to the unfortunate events of coronavirus, we have all had to adapt to change. Ourselves and businesses in the UK have all received the message to stay at home and work remotely and only go to work if it is necessary. However, there are some positives. Thanks to the Scottish Government and with their …
The Scottish Government has announced a new and exciting Apprenticeship Employer Grant, a great incentive where employers could receive up to £5,000 for every apprentice they take on or upskill between 1st December 2020 to 25th March 2021. This funding will be available to eligible employers until March or until the funding has surpassed its …
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Starting your new job as an apprentice? It can be daunting for new employees and apprentices when they begin a brand new job. In your mind, you may think there is so much to remember such as the company policy, everyone’s name and where everything is. Remember, colleagues in your workplace are there to help …
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After carefully following our ‘10 Tips For Creating a Great CV ’, the next step is to get prepared for interviews. In our line of work, we interview a wide range of candidates for a variety of roles within a vast number of organisations. Therefore, we see a lot of good and bad examples of …
The Scottish Government has introduced the ‘Job Start Payment’ benefit for individuals aged 16-24 to help pay for items for work like clothes, tools and payments for travel. In this article, you will find information highlighted and written by the Scottish Government on how the ‘Job Start Payment’ works and who can apply. How It …
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In an effort to boost employment and help young people get into work during the Covid Pandemic, the government has announced a Kickstart scheme, which applies to businesses recruiting young staff, including apprentices. This scheme provides grants to businesses to cover wages for new recruits for 6 months. Sixth Sense Training is happy to provide …
According to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), there has been a rise of one million IT job opportunities in the UK. In the past month, there has been an increase in job ads, in particular, for IT Professionals and Modern Apprentices. Recently, there has been an increase of over 15% in demand for web …
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Have you ever considered completing one of our paid short training courses? You may have seen the variety that we have on offer from ‘Getting start with Google Suite’ to ‘WordPress for Business’. But you might be wondering, what are you getting out of it? or how long is the course? So, in this, we …
Due to unfortunate events of Covid-19, the majority of businesses have come to the decision to work from home for every team members’ safety and to follow Government guidelines. According to a source, over 40% of workers in the UK work from home on an occasional basis and this will potentially grow as workers have …
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If your business cannot cover staff costs due to COVID-19, you may be able to access government support to pay employee wages, to avoid redundancies. If your business chooses to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, you will be able to classify employees as a furloughed worker. This would mean that employees are kept on …
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