Apprenticeship - Guide for employers

The benefits to your business

As an employer recruiting an apprentice, you are more likely to:

• Improve your bottom line
• Fill your skills gaps
• Keep up with the latest industry developments
• Gain a motivated and satisfied worker

Over 80 per cent of employers agree their apprentices make their workplace more productive.

92 per cent of employers with apprentices believe that apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce.

82 per cent of employers with apprentices rely on their apprenticeships programme to provide the skilled workers that they need for the future.

20 per cent of employers recruiting or upskilling with apprenticeships do so to help them through the tough economic climate.

75 per cent of employers say that apprenticeships attract a better calibre of job applicant.

Want to employ an apprentice?

To be on an apprenticeship scheme a young person has to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week. So to recruit a young apprentice your first stop should be to:

• View the National Apprenticeship Service website
• Call 0800 0150 600