The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Build the Future’ and is designed to encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships help individuals to build the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career.

There is no doubt that we’re going through one of the toughest periods in living memory, for individuals, for organisations and for the sectors and industries they work in.

No organisation operates in a vacuum. Rather, its interdependencies are many and manifest.

If any of us were in any doubt about the importance of giving back to the people and communities around us, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought it home.