Barriers to Recruiting an Apprentice

• Time

• Expertise

• Red tape

• Only for manual staff

Benefits

88% of employers agree apprenticeships are a cost

effective way to train new staff

APPRENTICES Must have a contract of employment for the length of training Must be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week Must be paid a minimum hourly rate of £2.73 ph but average apprentice

earns c£140pw Training fully funded by the Government for 16-18 year olds Employers must make a 50% contribution to training costs for 19-14 year

olds 40% of training cost is funded for apprentices aged 25+ Typically a Level 2 Apprenticeship will take 14 – 24 months to complete No guarantee of employment upon completion

What you need to know about Apprentices

What you need to know about Apprenticeships

Supported by all main political parties, businesses and the TUC

Queen’s speech target of 2m starts by March 2015

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care (7.5k) Business, Administration and Law (164.8k) Construction and Planning (24k) Education and Training Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (59.4k) Health, Public Services and Care (109.4k) Information and Communication Technology (18.5k) Leisure and Travel (19.7k) Media and Publishing Retail and Commercial Enterprise (108.3k)

Source: BIS

Almost 200 Apprenticeship frameworks are available:

DIRECT EMPLOYMENT

Employer sources apprentice Employer sources training

provider Employer holds the

employment contract

ATA EMPLOYMENT

ATA sources the apprentice ATA sources training provider ATA holds the employment contract ATA provides mentoring support ATA runs the payroll ATA offers rotation and return

service ATA holds the risk

What you need to know about employing an Apprentice

AGE Grant£1,500 for taking on a 16-24 year old as an apprentice subject to eligibility

or

Wage Incentive£2,275 for taking an unemployed 19-24 year old subject to eligibility

plus

Local InitiativesUsually linked to the postcode of the successful candidate, often related to City Deal

Grants

Manage all recruitment activities

Advertise, short list, interviews, interview notes and candidate assessment

Literacy and numeracy screening

DBS check – POCA/POVA checks if applicable

References checked

Monthly pastoral support visits

On-line and telephone support to both apprentices and employers

Invoicing host employers

Run payroll for apprentices - we manage PAYE and NI contributions

Monitor effectiveness of training delivery

HR and performance management carried out

Rotation/Return service

What we do

Thank you

Martin SteinBusiness Development Advisor (Milton Keynes & Cambridge)

M: 07772 222375E: martin.stein@impactapprenticeships.co.uk

@MartinIMPACT