When it comes to building a superstar team that can exceed all of your expectations as a manager, you might instinctively want to hire in new talent that will close skill gaps that you’ve noticed crop up in your existing team time and time again. Below, we give you five reasons why that instinct is […]

At the moment, the cost of training your new recruits on the job or enrolling them in an apprenticeship in Business Analysis is almost the same. Depending on the size of your business, enrolling your team in an apprenticeship could be free, or could cost you as little as 5% of the original fee, with […]

We know that having skilled, trained business analysts on your team who understand your business is crucial to business success. Rather than hiring qualified professionals from outside the company, it has recently become a common practice for organisations to upskill their existing staff. However, the process of training your staff can easily seem overcomplicated when […]

Meet Victoria Gorrell Before Vickie started the apprenticeship, she was working as a project support officer for Coventry City Council. She was interested in business analysis so when the opportunity for a BA apprenticeship came up in 2019, she put herself forward for the programme with the help of her manager at the time. She […]

Meet Barry Keegan Barry had been thinking about moving into a business analysis role for a couple of years. He initially considered self-funding for the BCS qualifications but then he heard about the apprenticeship and being able to gain practical experience while studying. The apprenticeship coordinator in his organisation at the time had informed him […]

Back in February, we hosted a virtual graduation ceremony for our apprentices from Coventry Council, Vickie, Barry and Jodie, to celebrate their completion of the business analyst apprenticeship. All 3 of our graduates achieved distinctions and obtained the BCS Business Analysis Diploma qualification & 1 Agile qualification. Our apprenticeship director, Mike Goodland hosted the event. […]

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 aims to shine a light on the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices across the country. It will take place from 8 to 12 February 2021 – check what we have planned for the week! If you are interested in the Business Analyst Apprenticeship Programme we’ve prepared a few […]

Could you benefit from an apprenticeship to advance or change your career? Let’s look at the common misconceptions and how they no longer fit today’s fast-changing workplace.  Learning is at the heart of everything we do. We need to learn new skills, how to use new tools and software, and how to do our jobs […]

Apprenticeships Case Study: Meet Harpal Harpal is one year in to his IS Business Analysis Apprenticeship Programme journey, and shares his experiences of the programme so far. Before starting his apprenticeship, Harpal was working as a Business Analyst, and had been in a BA role for three years. What made you consider an apprenticeship? “Knowledge. […]

Apprenticeship Case Study: Meet Jodie Jodie works as a Business Analyst for Coventry City Council and is also a mum to a two year old daughter. Jodie was looking for flexible ways to further her education and become a qualified Business Analyst. It was when Jodie returned from Maternity leave, she was offered the opportunity […]