Apprenticeships
If you want to make your organisation more effective and productive, then an Apprentice could give you the competitive edge. We offer a variety of Apprenticeship programmes within a range of industries, Including Business, Management and Engineering, and we can tailor programmes to meet your individual business needs. Apprenticeships are designed to give your employees job-specific skills to help them reach their full potential.
Benefits
Skills shortages are still one of the largest threats to UK business; therefore it is essential that your employees are well-trained and are able to perform a wide range of job-specific tasks. Apprenticeships can help address these skills shortages within your organisation, as well as:
Improve staff retention
Motivation
Production
They can also be tailored to meet your individual business requirements.
You can take on a new Apprentice, through our Apprenticeship Recruitment Service, or if you already have a workforce in place, Apprenticeships may be the ideal way for you to up-skill your employees. We can develop an Apprenticeship package to suit your business needs, and all the training can be delivered within the workplace.
Through Government funding, Apprentices can prove to be cost-effective for organisations. If your Apprentice is 16 – 24 years, programmes are fully funded by the Government therefore you will not have to pay for the training.
Over 130,000 businesses across the UK offer Apprenticeship places because they recognise their effectiveness at increasing productivity, improving business performance and ensuring a committed and competent workforce.
Recruiting Apprentices enables employers to fill the skills gaps that exist within their current workforce as Apprentices begin to learn sector-specific skills from day one; developing specialist knowledge that will positively affect your bottom line.
In addition to eager, motivated staff who are committed to on-the-job training and development, industry research has highlighted numerous direct and indirect benefits of Apprenticeships for both recruiting new apprentices and training your workforce:
- 80% Companies that invest in Apprentices have reported a significant increase in employee retention.
- 77% of employers believe Apprenticeships make them more competitive.
- 76% of those employers who employ Apprentices agree they make their workplace more productive.
- 81% of consumers favour using a company which takes on Apprentices.
- 92% of employers who employ Apprentices believe that Apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce.
- 83% of employers who employ Apprentices rely on their Apprenticeships programme to provide the skilled workers that they need for the future.
- One in five employers is hiring more Apprentices to help them through the tough economic climate.
- Apprenticeship programmes allow training to take part at the workplace with little disruption to business operations.
- Depending on the nature of your business, Rochdale Training can provide flexible, bespoke assessment procedures designed to ensure that key business operations are not affected whilst our assessors are on site.
- 59% report that training Apprentices is more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff, with 59% believing that Apprenticeships lead to lower overall training costs and 53% feeling that they reduce recruitment costs.
- In terms of the return on investment linked to Apprenticeships, 41% say that their Apprentices make a valuable contribution to the business during their training period, while a further third (33%) report that Apprentices add value within their first few weeks (or even from Day One);
- 57% report a high proportion of their Apprentices going on to management positions within the company.
* Data compiled by the National Apprenticeship Service
Free Recruitment Service
If you are looking for an Apprentice to join your organisation, our Free Recruitment Service could provide you with the ideal candidate. We receive many applications from potential Apprentices, therefore we can match individuals to meet your specific needs. For more information about how Rochdale Training can help with your recruitment of Apprentices call 01706 631 417.
