Apprenticeships – Employer Information
Employer Pack [PDF Document]
Business Benefits of an Apprentice
Taking on an apprentice can benefit your business in a number of ways. With incentives available from the Government from April 2012 - £1500 for small businesses taking on their first apprentice aged 16-18.
Structured Training
Apprenticeships offer a structured training programme for your apprentice, combining in centre study with on-the-job training. We provide support for you and your apprentice throughout the process to help you both get the best from the training.
Relevant Skills
Apprenticeships are practical work-based schemes provided by us to help plug the skills gaps in your company.
Respected Qualifications
Apprenticeships lead to respected qualifications – NVQs, which prove that the standards of work expected in the industry have been met, supported by work on core skills like dealing with customers and working out costs of materials.
Building Your Team
Taking on an apprentice can lead to a valuable and enthusiastic new addition to your workforce. Every year we have a lot of interest from young people keen to make a future for themselves in a variety of different industries.
Improved Productivity/ Profitability
Your apprentice can quickly become a real asset to your business, improving your company’s productivity and competitiveness.
Cost Effective Recruitment
An apprentice is a good way to keep your overheads down and improve your bottom line, whilst gaining a loyal, enthusiastic and willing employee
Employer Quotes
“Kids and Co nurseries have been supporting apprentices for a number of years, many whom have progressed from an apprenticeship to an advanced apprenticeship and secured employment. The trainees benefit from receiving a high quality training programme and the nurseries have benefited by having employees who have been trained and supported in house to a high standard.”
Sharon Quincey, Co-ordinator 0-11 yrs, Kids and Co nurseries
For further information please contact:
Coleridge Centre
Ribble Drive
Skerne Park
Darlington
DL1 5TY
Telephone: 01325 248021
Email: ian.saunders@darlington.gov.uk