Grow your business with apprentices
Apprenticeships help you to grow your own talent, reduce staff turnover and give your business the skills it needs to succeed.
We’ll show you how apprenticeships can work for your business.
Whatever industry you work in, apprenticeships can deliver a range of benefits, such as:
An apprenticeship is a real job. Apprentices are your employees, but must spend 20% of their time in formal training – often provided in partnership with a training provider.
You can get government apprenticeship funding to cover some of the cost of training and assessing an apprentice. The amount of funding you can get will depend on whether or not you pay the apprenticeship levy and your apprentices’ circumstances.
For SMEs, the amount of funding you can get will depend on the size of your business and your apprentices’ circumstances:
Our four-step guide to hiring an apprentice.
Search for apprenticeship training by job role or keyword, and find training providers who offer the apprenticeship training you choose.
Everything you need to know about apprenticeships in one easy to print guide.
Federation of Small Businesses
Read the FSB’s guide to apprenticeship funding and other resources on their website.