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Katy Nevitt
Lincolnshire & RutlandApprenticeship / WBL Champion
The Work Based Academy
Working in Partnership with
What does an Apprenticeship Champion do?
Apprenticesat the heart of what we
do
WBA
Schools/parents
Other Organisations
Training Providers Employers
Lincolnshire
County Council
National
Apprenticeship
Service
1. Katy Nevitt – Lincolnshire & Rutland2. Emma Kelly – Lincolnshire & Rutland3. Maxine Buttery – Nottingham & Nottinghamshire4. Tine Howe – Derby & Derbyshire
The Champions
How do we encourage 16-24 year olds to take up an apprenticeship?
Examples of Activities:
Assemblies
Classroom activities
Careers Fayres
NEET workshops
‘Have a Go’ Events
Teacher Training
Youth Engagement
‘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!
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
It is a REAL Job with Training
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.
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.
Benefits of Apprenticeships?
Motivate your workforceApprentices 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.
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.
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
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
Why should I take on an Apprentice?
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Apprenticeship Recruitment
From April 2012 – to date,
9,777 new Apprenticeships started
within Lincolnshire & Rutland.
Findings from NAS Online Registration Report, for Lincolnshire & Rutland
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Contact Details
Katy Nevitt
Lincolnshire & Rutland Apprenticeship Champion
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07538 330676