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This Is Minute One: Moonpig Invests in AI Mastery, Not Just AI Tools
Moonpig is moving beyond AI tools and building real capability with Makers’ AI Essentials programme developing confident, AI-ready teams across the Group.
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Autumn Budget 2025: What Yesterday's Apprenticeship Changes Really Mean for Employers
The 2025 Autumn Budget brings major apprenticeship reforms. Explore how the changes to levy expiry, co-investment, SME funding and future standards will impact...
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What the End of Level 7 Funding Tells Us About the Future of Work
Discover the impact of defunding Level 7 apprenticeships and its implications for future leadership development in the evolving workforce.
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From Call Centre to Code: How Holiday Extras Is Building the Future of Tech Talent
Since 2018, Makers has helped Holiday Extras build a sustainable pipeline of engineers, upskill team members from customer service to code, and has even...
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Making a Green Dent in the Universe, one Apprentice at a Time
We’ve partnered with Kraken to build the green tech workforce of the future.
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TechTrack Apprentices Meet the Prime Minister as Government Unveils Ambitious Digital Plans
The Prime Minister announced a bold new vision for a digital-first Civil Service, where one in ten civil servants will work in digital and data roles. This...
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Katie Coleman’s journey from hairdresser to quality engineering apprentice with Makers and Aviva
Katie Coleman is currently completing a quality engineering apprenticeship. Set to graduate in 2025 she’s already added testing skills to her toolkit with...
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Makers Apprentice Awards Spotlight: Usna Hakimi, a DevOps graduate at SITA
Usna Hakimi completed the BCS Level 4 DevOps apprenticeship with Makers and SITA in 2023. During the pandemic, she decided to leave her job as a Museum...
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Makers Apprentice Awards Spotlight: Orla Dunlop, a DevOps graduate at the Department for Work and Pensions
I was working in a non-technical role at the DWP, following graduating from university with a History degree.
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