I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as being competitive, well, not overly so. I like to win, but it isn’t the be all and end all – a message I have to deliver to my two boys when they trudge off

Alex Smith epitomises the theme of this year’s Learning at Work Week – “Create the Future”. The Coronavirus pandemic proved to be the catalyst for a much-needed career change. Happier than ever and

Cumbria Regional Director Clare White takes huge satisfaction from seeing her team members grow, develop and thrive. In this blog to kick off Learning at Work Week 2023, she gives her top tips on how

In today’s Spring Budget (Wednesday, March 15), Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a series of measures to try to tackle current long term sickness rates in the UK.

In the lead-up, the

In 2021 we launched the ground-breaking Future Skills Academy, designed to harness the knowledge, skills, and fresh perspectives of our people to support the development of our teams based across the

Solomons rounded off National Apprentice Week 2023 in the best way possible when our very own Carl Wright brought home the Postgraduate Apprentice of the Year Award from the University College of

Solomons apprentice Carl Wright is on cloud nine after scooping the hotly contested Postgraduate Apprentice of the Year Award from the University College of Estate Management.

Carl picked up the

The Solomons Europe MSc Apprenticeship Plus Programme is both tough and faced paced. It includes a two-year MSc Quantity Surveying course, which if successfully navigated, leads to a further nine

I have to admit that when I learned the theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week was ‘Skills for Life’ I smiled to myself. I’ve written a lot lately about how, regardless of age, we’re all

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain.

I love this quote – and not just because (unbelievably!) I’m now firmly in the over 50s category. And it

I’ve been reading a lot lately about being a ‘busy fool’ - a slave to the ping-ping-ping of smartphone notifications and the world of ‘always on’ distraction. It’s struck a chord - a very loud but

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

The infamous quote from Ferris Bueller, perfectly sums up life at Solomons during 2022. And, as is