Plymouth based businesses, heard experts from CCB, the National Apprenticeship Service and BD speak about how apprenticeships are benefitting local businesses. Visit www.ccbtraining.co.uk for more information.

1. Take a Fresh Look at
Apprenticeships

2. Apprenticeship – How could it
help your business?
• 89% of employers see apprenticeships as vital to their
business success
• 77% believe apprenticeships improve long term
competitiveness
• 80% of employers claim apprenticeships boost productivity
• 88% believe apprentices increase team satisfaction and
motivation
• 80% say apprentices have less staff absence and more loyalty
to company

3. Client’s experiences
“Cost effective way to develop our engineers of the future” (BAM Nutall)
“As a former apprentice myself I recommend apprenticeships to any
business – they give us the skills we need to remain competitive and
offers a very attractive and cost effective career path to young people”
(Mike Turner, Babcock)
“The apprentices we have taken on have given us the edge in what is a
challenging and competitive industry.” (Glen Roger and Sons)

4. Apprenticeship - how does it work?
• Can be new employee or existing staff
• Can be any age range
• Full development programme – including several
qualifications
• Doesn’t necessarily include college attendance
• Businesses of any size can have an apprentice
• Huge breadth of professional areas/subjects

5. Apprenticeship – How do I go about
recruiting an apprentice?
• Apprentices are employed
• No charge for the training programme for 16-18 year
olds - £500 for 19years +
• CCB can assist with advertising, recruiting staff and
assign liaison officer to all apprentices
• CCB manage all paper work and access to additional
funding
• Additional funding – “youth contracts”

7. Bob Harrison
National Apprenticeship Service

8. Apprenticeship Grant for
Employers of 16 to 24
year olds (AGE 16 to 24)
Employer Update
Presented by
Bob Harrison
Employer Account Manager
Plymouth City Business Park

9. AGE 16 to 24 - Eligibility
National Apprenticeship Service

10. AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update
Eligibility
• The employer must recruit a 16 to 24 year old who is
living in England and not in full-time education
• Our aim is to support employers NEW to Apprenticeship
delivery to offer NEW jobs in support of young people (not
eligible if the employer has started an apprentice since April 2009)
• NAS will support up to 3 eligible apprentices per NEW
employer
• Existing employees starting an Apprenticeship
programme will NOT be supported
10 | AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update National Apprenticeship Service

11. AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update
Eligibility and Support
You will be asked by your college or training provider
to sign an agreement which will include:
• Confirmation of the number of apprentices you will be taking on as a
result of the grant (max of 3)
• Confirmation you wouldn’t have taken the apprentice on without this
additional grant
• A commitment to employ the apprentice for a minimum of 12
months or the time it takes to complete the Apprenticeship
framework, whichever is the greater.
• Agreement to pay the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage of
£2.60 per hour – although most apprentices receive more than this
• Confirmation that you have not taken on an apprentice in the
previous three years
11 | AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update National Apprenticeship Service

12. AGE 16 to 24 - Funding
National Apprenticeship Service

13. AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update
Funding
• AGE 16 to 24 is available NOW!
• Eligible employers employing a new apprentice from 1
February 2012 can apply for the grant, with funding
available until March 2013
• The £1,500 grant is payable in two instalments of £750
• the first on completion of week 8 ; and
• the second on completion of month 12
• The grant is in addition to the training costs and is
exempt from VAT
13 | AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update National Apprenticeship Service

14. AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update
More information
For further information and to check your eligibility
for AGE 16 to 24:
• Contact your local college or training provider direct
• Visit www.apprenticeships.org.uk to find out more
about recruiting an apprentice
• Call the National Apprenticeship Service
on 08000 150 600 when you are ready to
recruit an apprentice
14 | AGE 16 to 24 – Employer Update National Apprenticeship Service

15. Any questions?
National Apprenticeship Service

16. Leanne Chubb, Barrie Palmer and
Guy Wilkins, BD
(Becton, Dickinson and Company)

17. Take a Fresh Look at Apprenticeships
Q&A Panel
Jen Anderson, Cornwall College Business
Bob Harrison, National Apprenticeship Service
Guy Wilkins, Apprentice, BD
Leanne Chubb, HR Advisor, BD
Barrie Palmer, Facilities Mechanical Team Leader, BD

19. Take a Fresh Look at Apprenticeships
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