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Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship goes live on 1 January 2024

With the launch date for the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship confirmed as 1 January 2024, an appeal has been made to cleaning sector firms to take advantage of rules on gifting funds to allow more industry apprentices to ...

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Sector employers urged to sign up to Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship information sessions

Employers and anyone else interested in finding out more about the new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship are being urged to sign up for one of a series of Zoom information sessions starting in October. The Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship (Level ...

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Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship approved

Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff. The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which made achieving the Cleaning ...

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BCC hopes Apprenticeship Standard will be approved later this year

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is considering final proposals for an Apprenticeship-Levy funded Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene sector, with the expectation that it could be approved later this year. The final submission for the ...

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Swiftclean employee named Apprentice of the Year

Swiftclean employee, Vinney Wall, has been named Apprentice of the Year at the Rochford District Business Awards in Essex. Joining Southend-based Swiftclean in July 2021, Wall completed a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship at the end of 2022. His exceptionally ...

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Rentokil Initial UK to recruit more than 200 apprentices in 2023

Rentokil Initial is one of the largest business services companies in the world, and offers both a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Customer Service, and a Level 3 Team Leader Programme Management Apprenticeship, with each benefitting from full salaries.  They are ...

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BCC thanks those organisations which fed back on the Cleaning Hygiene Operative consultation

The 29 cleaning and hygiene sector organisations which gave feedback during the recent consultation on the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship are being thanked by the British Cleaning Council (BCC). Consultation on proposals for the Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme ...

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Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship consultation begins today

Cleaning and hygiene sector employers, training operatives, providers and assessment organisations are being urgently encouraged to have their say on proposals for an Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme and apprenticeship. Consultation on proposals for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship ...

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Christeyns grows apprentice numbers

Bradford-based Christeyns, who manufacture and supply detergents and supporting chemicals for the UK laundry sector, has recently taken on four new apprentices. Isabel Hardwick has joined the firm as Apprentice Quality Control Technician following success in her A level examinations. ...

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Cleaning and hygiene Trailblazer group receives greenlight for accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship

Delighted cleaning and hygiene industry leaders have welcomed a decision to give the greenlight to develop detailed proposals for an accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship for the sector. Earlier this year, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) sponsored a Trailblazer ...

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