February 5, 2020

Standing Out From the Crowd: Meet Airbus’ Saskia

Standing Out From the Crowd: Meet Airbus’ Saskia

For National Apprenticeship Week, ADS is featuring several apprentices from across our sectors to demonstrate why apprenticeships are important and the talent […]

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February 4, 2020

Climbing Higher: Meet Thales’ Apprentice Michael

Climbing Higher: Meet Thales’ Apprentice Michael

For National Apprenticeship Week, ADS is featuring several apprentices from across our sectors to demonstrate why apprenticeships are important and the talent […]

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February 3, 2020

Championing female engineers: Meet Raytheon’s Rosie

Championing female engineers: Meet Raytheon’s Rosie

National Apprenticeship Week is a celebration of the impact that in-work training can have on careers, employers and the broader economy, with […]

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National Apprenticeship Week 2020

National Apprenticeship Week 2020

Today marks the start of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week running from 3rd-7th February! The theme behind the 13th Annual National Apprenticeship […]

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January 23, 2020

ADS President Tony Wood’s Speech to the 2020 ADS Annual Dinner

ADS President Tony Wood’s Speech to the 2020 ADS Annual Dinner

The 2020 ADS Annual Dinner was held on Wednesday 22nd January, addressed by newly appointed ADS President Tony Wood and by Rolls […]

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January 7, 2020

Winging It Podcast – Skills

Winging It Podcast – Skills

In the twelfth episode of our Winging It podcast, we provide an update following December 2019’s general election and what it means […]

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November 6, 2019

Why Diversity Matters In Tomorrow’s Engineers

Why Diversity Matters In Tomorrow’s Engineers

As you may have seen, this week is Tomorrow’s Engineers week, the aim of which is to demonstrate the impact engineers have […]

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July 19, 2019

Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter: One Year on

Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter: One Year on

Today is the one-year anniversary of the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, which was launched at Farnborough Airshow. The Charter, which […]

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May 21, 2019

High Flying Apprentices Meet with Politicians in the House of Commons

High Flying Apprentices Meet with Politicians in the House of Commons

Last week, ADS hosted its annual apprenticeship reception in the House of Commons. Kindly sponsored by Collins Aerospace, the reception provides the […]

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April 30, 2019

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). Since April 1969, there has always been a Royal […]

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March 8, 2019

Women in the spotlight: Jess Poole, Rolls-Royce #IWD

Women in the spotlight: Jess Poole, Rolls-Royce #IWD

Our first profile of the day for International Women’s Day is Jess Poole, an Engineering Graduate Trainee from Rolls-Royce. Just last week, […]

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March 7, 2019

Reaction Engines: Powering ahead with cutting-edge apprenticeships #NAW

Reaction Engines: Powering ahead with cutting-edge apprenticeships #NAW

As the end of National Apprenticeship Week approaches, we take another look at the Space sector and the role it plays in […]

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March 6, 2019

At the heart of innovation: Meet BAE System’s Billie Sequeira #NAW

At the heart of innovation: Meet BAE System’s Billie Sequeira #NAW

Apprentices play an important role in the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, and that’s why our sectors are proud to […]

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Role model for industry and community: Meet BAE System’s Ahmed Munshi #NAW

Role model for industry and community: Meet BAE System’s Ahmed Munshi #NAW

The UK’s defence industry is vitally important to our current and future security. In January, Charles Woodburn, the CEO of BAE Systems […]

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Thales go big in Belfast for apprenticeships #NAW

Thales go big in Belfast for apprenticeships #NAW

Each of our four industries has made a substantial contribution to UK prosperity, pioneered ground-breaking technologies and created high-value jobs for thousands […]

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