February 9th 2012
Why Offer an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships can help businesses across all sectors by offering a route to harness fresh new talent.
UK businesses consider skills shortages and recruitment difficulties a bigger threat to performance than soaring oil prices and declining consumer spending, and more than a quarter of businesses rate this form of vocational training higher than any other qualification.
Apprenticeships ensure that your workforce has the practical skills and qualifications your organisation needs now and in the future. The mixture of on and off job learning ensures they learn the skills that work best for your business. Over 130,000 companies offer apprentice places because they understand the benefits that apprentices bring to their business – increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent work-force.
The Government have urged more employers to drive economic growth by creating a new generation of skilled workers.
For 2011/2012 the Government have committed to raise the Apprenticeship budget to over £1.4 million, and pledged to create 75,000 additional adult apprenticeship places.
Fill your skills gaps
Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.
Employers in the 2009 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. We currently have, (October 2011), 46 Learners looking for Engineering Apprenticeships - 45 Learners looking for Business Administration -9 Learners looking for Customer Services ,and 45 Learners looking for Electrical Engineering Apprenticeships. Can you offer these young people a chance in your organisation?
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. We currently have, (October 2011), 46 Learners looking for Engineering Apprenticeships - 45 Learners looking for Business Administration -9 Learners looking for Customer Services ,and 45 Learners looking for Electrical Engineering Apprenticeships. Can you offer these young people a chance in your organisation?
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