If you train apprentices aged 25 and over, your costs could be about to go up. According to FE Week, ministers are drawing up plans that would see employers pay 25% of the training and assessment costs for older apprentices, with the government covering the other 75%. Nothing is confirmed yet, but if it goes […]
In England, the government pays most or all of the cost of apprenticeship training. Large employers with a pay bill over £3 million pay into the Growth and Skills Levy and spend it on training. Smaller employers pay nothing for apprentices aged 16 to 24 and just 5% for apprentices aged 25 and over. On […]
We Are Zenith is delighted to introduce David Potts, who joins our delivery team to lead two brand-new apprenticeship pathways: Retail Manager and Financial Services Administrator. David brings a genuinely varied career to the role, having worked across retail, financial services, recruitment, contact centres, health and safety, and children’s social care. It’s a background that few trainers can match […]
Thursday’s a big day. Envelopes, refreshing your phone at 8am, that stomach-drop feeling if the numbers on the screen aren’t what you were hoping for. If that’s you, take a breath. You’re not the first person to open results that don’t match the plan, and you won’t be the last. What actually matters is what […]
We Are Zenith is proud to report a strong set of End-Point Assessment (EPA) outcomes for the 2025/26 academic year, with figures confirmed as of November 2025 showing sustained high performance across the apprenticeship portfolio. Of the 87 learners who completed their EPA this year, 80 achieved a pass first time, delivering a first-time pass […]
Every summer, thousands of young people across the North East reach the same crossroads. GCSE and A Level results are just weeks away, and with them comes a big question: what next? For a growing number, the answer isn’t sixth form or university. It’s an apprenticeship, and July is exactly when that decision starts to […]
AI adoption in UK businesses is no longer a future issue. It is happening now. Many employers already have access to Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, Copilot, automation tools and other AI-enabled platforms. But access to technology does not automatically create business value. The real challenge is adoption. From the conversations we are having […]
We Are Zenith is pleased to announce that we are now delivering the Financial Services Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship and are officially accepting vacancies and enrolments. A nationally recognised programme approved by Skills England and fully funded through the government’s Apprenticeship Levy, this apprenticeship gives employers a practical, high-quality pathway to develop the skilled administrators […]
With endorsement from Alison Watson MBE, Immediate Past President, CICES The North East has a strong engineering heritage and an ambitious infrastructure future. Delivering that future requires skilled geospatial professionals. Zenith Training has launched the Level 3 Geospatial Survey Technician apprenticeship to serve employers across the region and to create a structured, specialist pathway into the surveying […]
Leading North East training provider highlights the transformative power of apprenticeships as stigma persists Zenith has marked National Apprenticeship Week 2026 by celebrating the achievements of apprentices across the region while calling for apprenticeships to be recognised as a first-choice route into employment. This week will see the Zenith team engage with learners, employers, and […]
