1 / 19

Katy Nevitt Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship / WBL Champion The Work Based Academy

Working in Partnership with. Katy Nevitt Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship / WBL Champion The Work Based Academy. What does an Apprenticeship Champion do?. Schools/parents. National Apprenticeship Service. WBA. Apprenticesat the heart of what we do. Training Providers. Employers.

mira
Download Presentation

Katy Nevitt Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship / WBL Champion The Work Based Academy

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Working in Partnership with Katy Nevitt Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship / WBL Champion The Work Based Academy

  2. What does an Apprenticeship Champion do?

  3. Schools/parents National Apprenticeship Service WBA Apprenticesat the heart of what we do Training Providers Employers Lincolnshire County Council Other Organisations

  4. The Champions Katy Nevitt – Lincolnshire & Rutland Emma Kelly – Lincolnshire & Rutland Maxine Buttery – Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Tine Howe – Derby & Derbyshire

  5. How do we encourage 16-24 year olds to take up an apprenticeship?Examples of Activities:

  6. Youth Engagement

  7. ‘Have a Go’ Events Events to give people, particularly young people, a chance to experience and fall in love with practical skills. There’s nothing like a hands on experience to enthuse and capture the imagination!

  8. Examples of Activities: • ‘Big Bang’ – STEM Event 8th Feb 13 • Employment and Skills Fair 14th Feb 13 • Springfields ‘Have a Go’ Event 13/14th Mar 13 • Manufacturing and Engineering in Lincoln Event 25-27th May • Waddington Air Show 6/7th July 13 • Lincolnshire Construction & Skills 1st/3rd Oct 13

  9. It is a REAL Job with Training

  10. Benefits of Apprenticeships? Improve your bottom line Training apprentices can be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

  11. Benefits of Apprenticeships? Fill your skills gaps Apprenticeships help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

  12. Benefits of Apprenticeships? • Motivate your workforce • Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be – they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

  13. Benefits of Apprenticeships? What do employers say? • Business leaders from a range of industries and backgrounds across the East Midlands, have given their support for Apprenticeships. 77% of SME’s say they use them as a cost effective way of recruiting new staff, whilst enabling businesses to address skills shortages and improve productivity.

  14. Basic Facts • Employed people who EARN while they • LEARN Age 16+ • Minimum £2-65 per hour • Salary/wage paid by employer • Employed for 30 +hours a week • Average £120 per week for an Intermediate Level • Contract of employment / Paid holidays & Benefits

  15. National Apprenticeship Service AGE Grant • Available from April 1st 2012 – March 31st 2014 • To employers who have NOT employed an apprentice • within the last year • Employs 999 employees or less • Can claim £1,500 per apprentice – maximum of 10

  16. Why should I take on an Apprentice? www.youtube.com/watch?v=16KVlNRhoQA&feature=player_detailpage&list=PL8FEBDBFD5E4567DA

  17. Apprenticeship Recruitment From April 2012 – to date, 9,777newApprenticeships started within Lincolnshire & Rutland. Findings from NAS Online Registration Report, for Lincolnshire & Rutland

  18. ? ? ? ?

  19. Contact Details Katy Nevitt Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship Champion Email: katy.nevitt@thewba.co.uk Mobile: 07538 330676

More Related