Apprenticeships

Apprentices are a great way for businesses to build and develop their workforce providing practical, hands-on experience to young people who wish to learn a trade or gain the skills needed in the workplace. Typically, apprentices will spend one-day a week at College studying for their qualification and the rest of the time in the workplace learning and developing practical skills in a functional role within your business.

Real Benefits to your business:

• Improve your bottom line
  
• Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line. In a recent survey, the majority of employers said that Apprenticeships helped them to improve productivity and to be more competitive.

• Fill your skills gaps
• Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs. Employers in the Populus survey said they relied on their Apprenticeship programmes to provide the skilled workers they need for the future.

• Motivate your workforce
• Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be – they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

Apprenticeship Flyer

Essential Key Skills in English and Maths usually form part of the programme to support the Apprentice during the programme, where appropriate.