A post by Skills for Security. Apprenticeship participation across England continued to grow in 2025, reflecting a broader shift toward advanced technical and professional training. During the first three quarters of the 2024/25 academic year, starts increased by 2% to 284,190, while degree-level apprenticeships at Levels 6 and 7 rose by 13% to 49,780. These […]

A post by Barlows, a Skills for Security employer. At Barlows, we have a number of apprentices working across various sectors, including Electrical, Fire & Security, and Plumbing & Heating. As a growing business, we know that recruitment can be a challenge, and we realised we were missing an opportunity to train Business Apprentices across […]

A guest post by AddSecure, a Skills for Security Sponsor. The security and alarm industry The UK faces an ongoing skills shortage and the security and alarm industry is no exception. Reports from the BSIA suggest that over 30,000 more alarm engineers are needed to meet ongoing sector demand. However, in order to meet the […]