Creating new apprenticeships
Creating new apprenticeships
Working with employers and training providers, we promote the apprenticeship brand while improving skills and employment opportunities across the region.
Celebrating success
The Ladder for the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards are back for 2025 and we want you to submit your success stories as entries.
The awards are backed by the Express & Star, Halesowen College, Dudley College of Technology, Sandwell College, Doocey Group and the West Midlands Apprenticeship Ambassador Network. There are 14 categories open, with the deadline September 23. The awards will be at Copthorne Hotel at Merry Hill on November 20.
We bring candidates and training providers together with employers
We bring candidates and training providers together with employers
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The Ladder website offers extensive information on the opportunities available, whether you are a candidate looking at apprenticeships, an employer considering the apprentice route or a training provider ready to offer support.
Working to upskill the region
Launched in 2014, the Ladder for the Black Country has helped thousands of people into work, got hundreds of employers engaged with apprenticeships and provided expert support for training providers, as well as schools and colleges.
Leading local publisher Midland News Association teamed up with community development group The Vine Trust and training provider Performance Through People, along with leading public and private sector orgnanisations, to deliver the campaign to secure new futures for people across the four areas.
Working to upskill the region
Launched in 2014, the Ladder for the Black Country has helped thousands of people into work, got hundreds of employers engaged with apprenticeships and provided expert support for training providers, as well as schools and colleges.
Leading local publisher Midland News Association teamed up with community development group The Vine Trust and training provider Performance Through People, along with leading public and private sector orgnanisations, to deliver the campaign to secure new futures for people across the four areas.
Latest News
Still time to submit apprentice award entries
There is still time to submit your entries for the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025.
Apprenticeships programme at Severn Trent is open to all
Severn Trent has welcomed more than 160 new apprentices and graduates in one of its biggest intakes, as part of its commitment to inclusive employment and creating jobs across the Midlands.
Ex-music producer launches new career after retraining
A former music producer has launched a new career with the help of Staffordshire Jobs and Careers Service.
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