Apprenticeships are nationally recognised, government-backed, established qualifications.

Apprenticeships are designed for business so that you can be sure that they are completely relevant to your company and your industry. All training is carried out on the job so you can be confident that the skills gained by an Apprentice are the ones that will help take your business forward and add value.

Apprentices work alongside your existing staff to gain on the job knowledge and experience.

The impact of an apprentice on your business:

• Offering apprenticeships will provide you with a pipeline of fresh recruits, widening your appeal to prospective employees
• Apprentices have the right skills and knowledge for the job in hand making them an asset to your workforce
• Apprentices are highly motivated, keen to learn and progress within your businesses
• Apprenticeships enable you the business owner to introduce new talent to the business; ensuring that skills and experience are passed on through your workforce
• Apprenticeships will give you the edge over your competitors

According to the NAS (National Apprenticeship Service):

• Firms that employ apprentices lower their recruitment costs because training staff is more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff
• Training apprentices produces workers with skills that are not available on the external jobs market, allowing businesses to shape their workers into precisely the right people for the job

In employing an Apprentice you make the following commitment:

• All work is supervised
• Employing and paying the Apprenticeship salary
• Allowing sufficient time when require for the Apprentice to attend college
• All aspects of Health & Safety
• Provide the relevant training