Apprenticeships: not so much ‘You’re fired', more ‘You’re hired’

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Dana and her fellow apprentices

When people hear the term apprentice some will immediately think of the hit BBC TV reality game show 'The Apprentice’, in which budding entrepreneurs compete for the chance to win a big prize. The concept of apprenticeships has been around a long time though. And earlier this month Civil Service apprentices up and down the …

Getting out early feels good: meet the Defra team building a new digital service for GB exporters

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Export health certificate for consignment to China

Ever needed to send some ‘sheepskin to China’, how about ‘horses to Argentina’ or even some ‘greasy wool to Chile’. Perhaps not, but for some companies these niche exports are their core business, and it’s big business.