How Apprentices Can Grow Your Business
30
Jul
By Ciaren Sumner-Hare
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How Apprentices Can Grow Your Business

Apprentices can play a crucial role to agencies. By bringing fresh perspectives, new skills, and ideas. Here are some ways in which apprentices can grow your business: Innovation Apprentices often bring a creative ideas untouched by years of industry norms. Their new ideas and approaches can ignite creativity amongst peers. Diversity Apprentices can bring diverse views and backgrounds. Creating an inclusive work environment. This can lead to better insights into consumer needs. Research While apprentices may not have the same level of experience, they are eager to learn. They can assist with market research, competitor analysis, and data collection. Giving…
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Why an Apprentice will benefit your company
21
Apr
By Madeleine Gaskin
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Why an Apprentice will benefit your company

The idea of taking on an apprentice may sound intimidating but apprenticeship are an exciting opportunity for all involved. It's a win-win situation. There are many amazing benefits from hiring an apprentice but here are just a few to convince you. Variety of roles There are so many different learning programs for apprentices out there. Each designed to teach them the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for an occupation. Every program is designed to fit both the provider and the employer. From Dental nursing to Digital marketing. Anyone over the age of 16, who’s living in England, can apply for…
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Top 5 Things That Make Apprenticeships Priceless!
27
Jan
By Naomi Rowse
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Top 5 Things That Make Apprenticeships Priceless!

There are so many advantages to an apprenticeship we struggled to keep it to 5 - But we've picked 5 excellent reasons for an Apprenticeship!So, for this month we are going to mix them up for both employers and apprentices as they both have priceless advantages which no other training course, college or university will give.For this month we are going to focus on:1: Hands on Experience2: Paid to Learn3: Helps Business Expansion4: Grow Your Career while Learning5: Student Discounts!-Hands On Experience-It’s common knowledge that apprentices work alongside the employer, generally with the assistance of a manager or senior member…
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Key facts you should know about the apprenticeship levy
20
Oct
By Nadeem Esa
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Key facts you should know about the apprenticeship levy

Here are the key facts you should know: I am a business owner; do I need to pay the levy? The levy is paid by large employers with a pay bill of over £3 million (they pay 0.5% of their total annual pay bill).  I am a levy paying business, how can I access my funds? Levy paying employers access their funds through the online apprenticeship service. The funds in their accounts are available to spend on apprenticeship training in England. For more advice and information visit. Does the levy only help big businesses? The levy is there to fund…
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What do employers REALLY think about apprenticeships?
08
Aug
By Katie Jordan
Apprenticeships

What do employers REALLY think about apprenticeships?

In 2022, the number of young people choosing to do apprenticeships is on the rise. This is a major difference to the statistics that we would have seen a decade ago. But are apprentices really valuable assets to companies? Let's evaluate. University has long been the most popular route of higher education for school leavers in the UK: in 2019−20 alone, there were 2.4 million students enrolled in UK universities. In that same period, 719,000 people were actively working as an apprentice in England. Many of us are constantly hearing the sentiment that 'a degree is the only way into…
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Recruiting an apprentice: FAQs
29
Sep
By Maria Saarniit
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Recruiting an apprentice: FAQs

As an employer finding new talent that has the relevant skills, experience and drive can be a challenge. This can be costly, especially in the current jobs market, where demand for certain skills is higher than ever. A report by the Open University finds that 91% of UK companies struggle to find workers with the right skills. As a result this is costing them a collective £6.33 billion a year. The best way to tackle this shortage is to provide training and development opportunities to your existing employees, or to hire apprentices. Apprentices work similarly to your other employees, but…
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