Apprenticeships and Vocational courses

Why would I want to take on an apprentice?

Because it is good business. Skills shortages are still one of the biggest threats to UK business. Apprenticeships can help businesses across all industries by offering a route to harness fresh talent. If you have trained staff with the right skills for the job they can do a wider range of tasks and take on new responsibilities – this can help to reduce skill shortages, minimise staff turnover and workplace accidents, and increase productivity.

Taking on an apprentice is cost effective because your people can learn while they’re on the job and the government contributes to the costs of learning.

Over 100,000 employers in over 160,000 workplaces offer frameworks across a wide range of industry sectors. Depending on the sector and job role an Apprenticeship can take anything between one and four years to complete. It is a package of on-the-job training and qualifications.

Facts in numbers

	Over 80% of those employers who work with apprentices agree they make their workplace more productive.		92% of employers who work with apprentices believe that Apprenticeships lead to a
	81% of consumers favour using a company which takes on apprentices.		83% of employers who work with apprentices rely on their Apprenticeships programme to provide the skilled workers that they need for the future.
	Employers who take on an apprentice only pay their salary. The Government will fund their training.		One in five employers are offering more apprenticeships to help them through the tough economic climate.

If companies and learners are eligible, there are government subsidies available for new or existing staff to start an Apprenticeship. TLE can offer specialist recruitment services tailored to your business to recruit Apprentices that meet your needs and even facilitate the payment of an Apprenticeship Grant for your business!

Apprenticeship Framework Components

Competency based qualification

Work based qualification to prove competency
with in job role
(i.e. NVQ/ Certificate)

A knowledge based qualification

i.e. BTEC – may involve work release depending
on qualification

Transferrable Skills

Key Skills/Functional Skills
(Literacy, Numeracy & ICT)

Employer rights & responsibility

i.e. understanding Health & Safety in the
workplace & Personal, learning and thinking skills

Apprenticeships can last anywhere between 1–4 years depending on the qualification and the competency of the candidate.
Most Apprenticeships that TLE deliver last 12–15 months on average.