Want to train and nurture someone to fit in perfectly with your business? A cost-effective route, with big business impact, is to take on an apprentice to become part of your team. They’ll train and work with you while studying at college to gain work-related skills, knowledge and a nationally recognised qualification.
A work-based tutor will support your apprentice throughout their qualification. They’ll visit your workplace to perform assessments and award a grade based on performance.
Once they’ve finished their apprenticeship, you can take them on full-time, fully trained, and with skills and qualifications they’ve gained from TyneMet.
We want to make sure an apprenticeship works best for you and your business. All you have to do is set up a vacancy with the qualifications the student needs and what is expected.
We’ve made sure we can offer students the very best of what they need to succeed.
Depending on your line of work, apprenticeships can last anywhere from one to four years.
All apprenticeships are different, so it depends on what works best for your business.
Some apprentices could spend four days at work and one day at college, whilst others could spend several weeks at work and a week at college. A designated work-based tutor will be on hand throughout the student’s apprenticeship and be able to give guidance.
Apprenticeship wages start from a minimum of £5.28 per hour for the first year, but it’s up to you how much you pay your apprentice.
Apprentices get at least 20 days’ paid holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
As an employer that doesn’t pay the apprenticeship levy, you pay just 5% towards the cost of training and assessing an apprentice.
The Government will pay the rest up to the funding band maximum.
You’ll pay the training provider directly and agree on a payment schedule. If you employ fewer than 50 employees, the government will pay 100% of the apprenticeship training costs up to the funding band maximum for apprentices aged:
If you exceed the funding band maximum, you’ll need to pay all the additional costs.
You can hire someone new or up-skill an existing employee.
You can employ apprentices at different levels.
From school leavers and university graduates, to people who want to further their careers or change career direction completely.
For the requirements of an apprentice…
An apprentice must:
Get in touch with our Business Engagement Team.
You can manage the recruitment process or ask us to manage it on your behalf.
During an apprenticeship, your apprentice will receive two different types of training.
‘Off-the-job’ training is delivered by us during your apprentice’s normal working hours. This training will teach your apprentice the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship standard so they can achieve occupational competence.
‘On-the-job’ training will be delivered by you, as the employer. You’ll need to give your apprentice training and supervision to help them perform the job you’ve hired them for. Apprentices must spend at least 20% of their working hours completing off-the-job training. It can be flexible and doesn’t have to mean 1 day out of the workplace every week.
We can agree a suitable training schedule to suit the needs of your business.
Employers who hire a new Apprentice may be able to claim financial incentives from The Government.
Here are some links you may find useful.
And don’t forget, we’re always happy to help, so feel free to get in touch.
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