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August 2026 Updates
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With A-Level and GCSE Results Days fast approaching, August is always a time of anticipation, new beginnings, and fresh choices. Whether you are a young person taking your first steps toward a workplace career or an employer planning your workforce strategy, this edition is designed to help anyone navigate their next steps with confidence.
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Prostart promotes Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding, Prevent and British values through our Hot Topics section. Each month we pick topics to deep dive and collate information, advice and guidance including awareness videos and links to training for our learners to complete. Click on the links below to access the Hot Topic and find out more!
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Fully Funded Apprenticeship Training for Under-25s: What Employers Need to Know About the August Funding Rules
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As part of a major government roll-out to break down barriers to technical education and deliver 50,000 new youth apprenticeships, landmark changes to apprenticeship funding have officially taken effect as of August 1, 2026. The Department for Education (DfE) has …
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Opening Doors to Potential: Workplace Learning as a Gateway to Education
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National Opportunity Day 2026 is a day of action and awareness focused on expanding access to meaningful educational pathways, career development, and sustainable employment. While unemployment figures may shift, the underlying "skills gap", the disparity between the skills employer's need and the qualifications available, …
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From Experience to Excellence: 25 Years of Service and the ILM Level 7
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This year marks a significant personal and professional milestone as I celebrate 25 years of service with Nottingham City Council Children's Services. Over the past two and a half decades, I have had the privilege of working alongside dedicated colleagues to support children, young people …
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Microsoft Office proficiency is more than a basic requirement in the workforce – it’s a powerful advantage. It is an essential skill set for productivity, collaboration, and communication across nearly every industry.
The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification program is designed to help individuals at any skill level learn, grow, and succeed. Backed by Microsoft, MOS offers multiple levels of recognition and provides hands-on, live-in-the-application testing providing the validation needed to succeed.
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Get in contact to find out more and book your place on one of our exams today.
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Use our social media links to interact with the team or the read more links to take you to this months posts.
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