Apprenticeships Employer Information

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College offer a comprehensive Apprenticeship portfolio to a range of industries and businesses locally, regionally and nationally.

An apprenticeship is a full-time job which has professional training inbuilt. Apprenticeships aren’t just for school leavers, people can start an apprenticeship at any point in life and retrain or upskill. It can be a cost-effective way to ensure succession planning and business growth in your company.

We work with you and the apprentice to ensure that your team is fully trained to help you improve productivity and teamwork.

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Apprenticeships are an ideal training option for current staff members and new recruits.

As part of their programme, an Apprentice must:

  • Work with experienced staff
  • Learn job-specific skills
  • Be paid at least the national minimum wage for Apprentices: £5.28 per hour.

Apprentices must also complete a minimum of 6 hours per week training. This can include:

  • Theory – such as lectures, role-playing, online learning, simulation exercises or manufacturer training
  • Practical training apprentices wouldn’t usually do during the week – such as shadowing, mentoring, industry visits or competitions

*For more information on the national minimum wage, visit the .gov website.

Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way to meet your current skills need along with ensuring succession planning and business growth in your company.

Apprentices are an asset to your business; they can bring innovative ideas into your business and can help deliver real benefit to the bottom line.

 

As part of our service, we offer:

  • Face-to-Face or Virtual Meeting to carry out an organisational training needs analysis for your business to identify training solutions for your workforce
  • A free recruitment service to support you with the process, ensuring only the best candidates are selected for interview
  • We are rated Good by Ofsted – giving you access to high quality training and ongoing support

There are three levels of apprenticeships on offer at the college:

  • Intermediate Level 2 – the same as 5 GCSEs
  • Advanced Level 3 – the same as 3 A Levels
  • Higher Level 5 – the same as a HND or the second year of a Bachelor’s degree
  • Higher Level is available through our trusted university partnerships
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