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Our free recruitment service makes hiring an apprentice cost effective and stress free, providing you with support from beginning to end.
Apprentices work full time whilst studying towards a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship qualification, equivalent to the first year of a degree, and are supported by PRCA training.
The PR and Communications Apprenticeship is funded through the Apprenticeship Levy -if you don't spend your Levy fund within 24 months you will lose it. Non-Levy payers can train apprentices for as little as £900, with government assistance.
"The PRCA Apprenticeship Programme has been the most profound, life-changing experience I've ever had. I feel like a completely different individual to where I was 15 months ago; I feel confident, stimulated, and ambitious.
"Will Darby MPRCA Former PR Apprentice, Account Associate, Golin "Thanks to the PRCA's quality selection process and ongoing assessments, we have had the benefit of a very capable and focussed apprentice… without any hassle or recruitment fees.
"Megan Greenwood MPRCA Founder, See.Saw Communications The PRCA provided our apprentice with first class support throughout her apprenticeship, which gave her the skills and confidence to develop and grow within the workplace. She is now able to progress within the organisation and into professionalism. " "Shelley Spratt MPRCA Deputy Head of Corporate Communications, Cambridgeshire Constabulary #ethicalprofessionalism @PRapprentices Welcometoourcoverage ofthePRWeekBest PlacestoWorkAwards 2018,whichrecognise thebestemployers amongtheUK'sPR andcommsagencies.
CompetitionforPRtalentisasfierceas ever,socreatingaculturethatwillattract -andcrucially,retain-thebestemployees hasbecomeavitalelementofrunninga successfulagency.
It'snosurprise,then,thatthisyearsawa recordnumberofentriestoBestPlacestoWork, withmanyagenciesshowingstrongdedication toemployeewelfareandinnovationtocreate greatworkingenvironments.
OurresearchaheadofthelaunchofBestPlaces toWork2018revealedagreatappetiteforinsights anddataintoworkingpracticesacrossthe industry.Thisyearwehavedonejustthat- producedanin-depthreport,availablefor purchase,whichusessurveyresultscollected fromthe68PRagenciesofallsizesthatentered theAwards,andfromwrittenanswersand telephoneinterviewsdesignedtogettotheheart ofwhatawinningPRagencyculturelookslike.
Crucially,thereportletsagenciesbenchmark theirownpoliciesagainsttheaverageacrossall agenciesaswellasthoseintheirsizecategories.
Wehaveusedthedatatocollateinsightsinto currenttrendsinCulture,RewardandOrganisationalHealth-threekeyconstituentsofagood placetowork.Forourresearchmeasurements, we'vedefined'culture'ashowwellanagency supportsitsstaff,leadersandclients,andhowit respondstofeedbackaboutthem.We'vealso lookedatwhatmakesagoodcompanyculturein theeyesoftheparticipatingagenciesthemselves. 'Reward'exploresnotjustthemonetaryaspectsof agencywork,butalsothefinancialandwellbeing benefitsonoffer,aswellashowagenciesdecide whatbenefitstooffertheirstaff.Inthesectionon 'organisationalhealth',we'velookedathowwell agenciesaddressdiversityandinclusion,what theydotolookaftertheirstaff,andthewaysin whichtheyarefindinganddevelopingthePR talentofthefuture.
Everybusinesswillhaveitsownbalance betweenculture,rewardandorganisational health.Thatwillbebasedonbusinessneeds,as wellascriteriasuchaslocation(andtheassociated competitionfortalentedstaffthatmightcreate), agencyspecialismsandownershipstructure. However,therearemanyunderlyingfactorsthat areeverybitasrelevanttoasmall,specialist agencyoutsideLondonastheyaretoalarge, multinationalbusinessinthecapital.We've lookedintothosesimilaritiesanddifferences.
Itreallyisamust-readguideforanyagencythat wantstobeaheadofthecurveasanenlightened employer.Topurchaseacopyofthereport,please [email protected] 02082674697.
InadditiontotheusualBronze,Silver andGoldawardsinthethreeagencysize categories,thisyearthejudgingpanelhas awardedthreeextraaccolades-forCulture, RewardandOrganisationalHealth,taken fromtheninefinalists.
Congratulationstoallourwinnersand thankstotheBestPlacestoWorkjudges: LouisaBaczor,researchassociateatCIPD; ClaireFoster,deputyheadofnewsatDirect Lineandvice-presidentofWomeninPR;and TrevorMorris,industryconsultantand PRWeek's'AgonyUncle'.
Danny Rogers Editor-in-chief, PRWeek Ownership Majority owned by privateequity firm Vitruvian Partners Instinctif has been in the Best Places to Work list several times, but this year won the Gold prize for the strength of its policies and commitment to innovation.
In response to its annual employee engagement survey last year, Instinctif relaunched its CPD programme, upgraded its induction process and created MindJuice, which uses initiatives such as specialist workshops and inspirational speakers from different fields to encourage staffto think differently.
Instinctif has a simple...