Managing clinical trials, of whatever size and complexity, requires efficient trial management. Trials fail because tried and tested systems handed down through apprenticeships have not been documented, evaluated or published to guide new trialists starting out in this important field. For the past three decades, trialists have invented and reinvented the trial management wheel. We suggest that...

A nutrient-rich diet could assist apprentices to maintain a healthy body and mind. The nature of most construction industry apprenticeships is such that it requires concentration and moderate to high levels of physical activity, and consequentially apprentices need a diet which can support these required high energy demands. Anecdotally, apprentices display a range of dietary practices, which a...

Purpose Degree apprenticeships in the UK have grown exponentially since they were introduced. While claims and speculations about their impact been made by high-profile politicians, lobbyists training providers, evidence base for these has never systematically scrutinised. The purpose of this paper is to analyse present up-to-date peer-reviewed on degree social mobility productivity influence f...

Basic concept of managing knowledge is not a new one, even though knowledge management is a new discipline it has emerged only recently and, given its newness is still developing its theoretical home. Knowledge management has always been conducted in one way or another, e.g. apprenticeships, colleagues chatting or a parent handing over her/his business to the offspring. E-learning is one of the...