According to the National Apprenticeship Service, employers who take on apprentices can benefit by gaining talented new recruits who are eager and motivated, while saving money on training and recruitment costs.
In 2010/11 there was a 64% increase in the take-up of apprenticeships compared with the previous year. However, critics said that too much of the Government funding available for apprenticeship schemes was being targeted at existing employees rather than unemployed young people looking to get onto the career ladder.
At the end of last year, the Government announced it would be introducing a series of reforms to strengthen apprenticeships, such as monitoring employers who run apprenticeship schemes to make sure they include a rigorous amount of “job-relevant” training.
Here you can find the latest case studies, guidance and news on apprenticeships…
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Apprentices can continue learning while furloughed
Apprentices who have been furloughed are allowed to continue their training as long as it does not provide a service...
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Apprenticeship providers “on brink of collapse”
Private apprenticeship training providers are “on the brink of collapse” after failing to secure financial support from the Department for...
Graduate and apprentice hiring hit by coronavirus uncertainty
Companies have been forced to scale down entry-level recruitment programmes.
First occupational health nurse apprenticeship set to be launched this summer
The first Level 7 apprenticeship for occupational health nurses is set to be launched by the University of Derby this...
Budget 2020: Seven things employers may have missed
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Why apprenticeship levy payers must ‘use it or lose it’
Some £52m in apprenticeship levy funds went unspent in 2019, despite there being an option for employers to transfer up...
You’re fired? Why the right contract is key when dismissing apprentices
Organisations might find themselves in hot water if they wish to dismiss an apprentice. How can this be avoided?
Employers let millions in apprenticeship levy funding expire
About a quarter of the money made available for apprenticeship training has been relinquished back to the government, suggesting that...
How can employers make apprenticeships work?
National miminum wage rate quick reference guide
How to make use of fixed-term, part-time, training/apprenticeship, casual or nil hours contracts (XpertHR subscription required)
