Take 5: The 5% Club Podcast

In this episode of Take Five, we speak to inspirational employer MCFT, a business that has gone all in on apprenticeships. Facing skills shortages and an ageing workforce, MCFT made a strategic decision to grow their own talent. As an established employer-provider, they now recruit four times a year to their engineering programmes and achieve retention rates significantly above the national average. Hear directly from MCFT about how they have built a culture of clear career pathways, how they...

In this special National Apprenticeship Week episode of Take Five, we are joined by Phil Smith CBE, Chair of Skills England, for a celebratory and forward-looking conversation about the power of apprenticeships. Together, we reflect on the role employers play in building the UK’s future workforce, the impact apprenticeships have on individuals and businesses alike, and why investing in early talent is not just the right thing to do, but smart business. Drawing on his leadership experience, in...