Research recently conducted on behalf of the LSC (Populus. February 2008) to launch the first National Apprenticeship Week.
Apprenticeships are all about giving your employees the skills and qualifications your organisation needs now and in the future.
Learning is vocational, based around an employee’s everyday role and responsibilities, with additional training, support (and access to potential funding) provided by a specialist provider like A4e Skills.
Apprenticeships are the proven way to train your workforce. They can make your organisation more effective, productive and competitive by addressing your skills gaps directly.
The Apprenticeship programme has been designed to help your employees reach a high level of competency and performance and with over 180 different types of Apprenticeships, there’s bound to be a place for an apprentice in your organisation.
A4e Skills can help you recruit Apprentices and support your ongoing Apprenticeship programme.
For more information on employing an Apprentice within your organisation (and the new £2500 Employer Grant that has recently been introduced) click on the links below:
To download a PDF of the:
Employer's Guide to Apprenticeships Leaflet
see the Resources section below.
Employer's Guide to Apprenticeships Leaflet
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Apprenticeships, A Young Person's Guide Leaflet
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Becky Harman - 18 years old, working at Frank Haslam Milan in the Customer Service Dept, dealing with queries and complaints of the service users (Housing tenants).

£2500 Employer Grant to take on Apprentices
The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 5,000 Apprenticeship Grants for Employers of 16 and 17 year olds (AGE 16 and 17) with a value of £2,500 to encourage employers to take on unemployed 16-17 year olds as apprentices.
Posted: 05 February 2010
Apprenticeship Week 2010 launches Feb 1st, kicking off a whole week of activities across England to celebrate the value and importance of Apprenticeships.
Posted: 03 February 2010