National Apprenticeship Week 2026 is the 19th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships, starting from Monday 9th February.

The week brings together businesses and apprentices from across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.

Runshaw College is proud to support the event and will be promoting National Apprenticeship Week on social media, showcasing some of our current apprentices, introducing you to the teams that work behind the scenes to support our Apprenticeship provision, promoting our apprenticeship courses and current vacancies. We’ll also be looking at career progression roles and sharing success stories from some of our outstanding former apprentices! Our employers will also be getting involved and sharing their experiences of recruiting Apprentices too.

The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2026 is Skills for Life. We encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and employers to develop a workforce with future ready skills.

Here at Runshaw we have a dedicated team who works with employers and apprentices alike. We have a matching service available to all our partner employers to match potential apprentices to the best job vacancy for them which will kickstart their career. The team is made up of colleagues with a wealth of experience in all aspects of apprenticeships, including having an apprentice in the team. We offer a 360 service for our partner employers to work from job advertisement, to their apprentice completing their course and everything in between. Our recruitment team supports applicants with preparing their applications, interviews and career plans, ensuring that each individual is supported to meet their personal goals.