A few things you may not know about Apprenticeships

As you may already know, apprenticeship programmes offered by employers throughout the UK are on the rise. Many savvy students are realizing the benefits of considering an alternative to the traditional educational pathways including university, choosing to earn and learn on the job rather than burden themselves and more often their supportive parents with a mountainous university debt. In fact only recently an apprentice in Manchester recruited for Connections Recruitment pointed this out in a video about her experiences.

Employers across a wide range of sectors including legal, accountancy  transport, estate agencies, and social media, are starting up their own apprenticeship schemes in conjunction with local training providers such as The Apprentice Academy, in a bid to bring in raw talent which they can train up within their business.

Here are five things you might not know about apprenticeships:

1.Apprentices in London get cheap travel. First year apprentices aged 18+ who live in London get 30% off their travel., a big saving considering the cost ot travel in and around London When advertising for your apprenticeship role, this might be worth mentioning, as often travel costs can put people off applying for a position. Some employers consider offering apprentices a contribution towards their costs of travel where the vacancy is in an area that may be hard to fill.

 2.Employers don’t have to pay minimum wage. The National Minimum wage for apprentices currently is £2.68 per hour but some employers opt to pay apprentices more than this, especially for those living and working in London. Perhaps think about increasing the apprentice’s wage over time if their performance, commitment, and attitude reflect an increase.

 3. Apprentices bring lots of business benefits. One key benefit is that they can help boost your business’s reputation and make people more likely to use your services. Customers like to see businesses investing in young people in light of the current plight that young people face in terms of accessing the job market.

 4. Apprentices are also a valuable asset to the workforce. Research has shown apprentice’s boost productivity within businesses. They are passionate about the industry and eager to work their way up the career ladder. This is evident in a lot of organisations taking on apprentices in and around Manchester including the Cheshire based pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca.

 

5.Think you won’t find a suitable scheme? There are over 250 types of apprenticeship available in over 1,400 jobs. The Apprentice Academy offers a range of apprenticeship programmes including; Business Administration, Social Media and Digital Marketing, and Customer Service.

To find out more about apprenticeships at The Apprentice Academy call 0161 200 1673 or email recruitment@theapprenticeacademy.co.uk