Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025 with Danny Griffiths

My personal association with apprenticeships goes back to 2007/08 when I was an employer member of the recently formed Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, heavily sponsored by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair, to stress the importance of apprenticeships as a route to further personal and career development. 

At the University of Lincoln, we believe that continuous learning and development are essential components for personal and professional growth, in turn helping to support agile workforces throughout the UK.  

As an apprentice, degree apprenticeships offer flexibility, combining working with part-time study at university, gaining a nationally recognised qualification. This means that your employer, often supported by government funding, is directly investing in your professional development.  

As an employer, apprenticeships offer a great way to build and strengthen your workforce, ensuring a talent pool primed for long-term success and growth. Whether you’re bringing in new talent or upskilling current employees, apprenticeships provide a structured, hands-on training pathway that focuses on practical applications of knowledge, meaning employees can utilise their training to support your business goals. 

The University of Lincoln is placed in the RateMyApprenticeship’s Best 50 Training Providers 2023/24 – we work closely with hundreds of employers, offering them a range of apprenticeships from levels 3 to level 7, covering a wide range of subjects such as leadership and management, nursing, social work, engineering, logistics, and food manufacturing. 

I encourage you to take advantage of the support available from the University of Lincoln to find out if an apprenticeship could be the right option for you as an individual, or an organisation.