Why an Apprenticeship?

Why Apprenticeships makes business sense?

Apprenticeships ensure that your workforce have the practical skills and qualifications your organisation needs, now and in the future. The programmes are designed to ensure that the skills gained are in line with the employee’s role.
Over 130,000 companies offer Apprenticeship places because they understand the benefits that apprentices bring to their business, these include:

Improvements in productivity

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your business. In a recent survey*, the majority of employers said that Apprenticeships helped them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training Apprentices is more cost effective than hiring trained staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Development of employee skills

Training your staff to learn new skills will improve their performance. Vocational training helps to standardise skills across your firm, creating a benchmark to ensure that you deliver a consistent service to your customers and clients.

Improvements in morale 

Investing in your employees in this way and giving them the opportunity to undertake training and gain a qualification, is an excellent way to increase morale. Employees are often more eager, motivated and loyal to the company that invest in them.

Access to government funding

If your employees are between the ages of 16-24, full or part time government funding is available. This makes training your employees affordable and provides the perfect opportunity to invest in your staff. †

Tailored training

With the combination of mandatory and optional units these NVQs provide you with the chance to tailor the learning programme with your employee, in turn ensuring that the training meets your business requirements.

Identifying potential

These learning programmes help to identify employees with real potential, providing opportunities for internal career progression. The NVQs provide a great ‘stepping stone’ for enthusiastic employees to advance their career through high level qualifications.

*Data source www.apprenticeships.org