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Apprentices are definitely a cost-effective way to recruit enthusiastic and talented new staff into your business, and they can also provide a fantastic opportunity for a local young person to get on the career ladder. 

They can allow you to fill junior positions, allowing more established members of your staff to get on with more pressing matters, and they can bring new energy to your team while doing so. 
The apprentice will be employed like any other employee in your organisation in terms of legislation, management, reporting and contracts of employment, so those parts won’t be any different. Where there will be difference, though, is in the support you will receive - for example, from the college’s Business Development Team throughout the entire recruitment and selection process. In fact, the support can begin before that, just to help you decide what your recruitment and selection processes might be. 

There is also a government incentive payment of up to £1000, based on the age of the apprentice and a couple of other factors, that could be claimed back for each apprentice you take on. All in all, apprenticeships can be an excellent, economical and worthy way to grow your business. 

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Here at Shipley College we have been delivering high-quality Apprenticeships for over 30 years. 
Our dedicated Business Development Team will help guide you through all aspects of recruiting an apprentice, supporting them to achieve nationally accredited vocational qualifications and seeing them flourish as part of your business.

We will provide you with personalised, professional advice that is tailored to your organisation’s needs, and we can also - and this is one of the major ones! - explain all aspects of costs and funding to you. 

We can discuss the best ways for you to recruit and select your apprentice, and we have a database of young people who are looking for an apprenticeship, so can match you with suitable candidates. 

For the college-taught aspects of the apprenticeship, we will provide expert tutors with relevant industry knowledge and backgrounds, and we’ll review progress and provide feedback throughout. 

In short, from the very start we will support and guide you and work together throughout to ensure that the person and qualification meet the needs of your business 

Contact us at businessdevelopment@shipley.ac.uk to start the conversation and see what we can do for you.

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There is various funding available to UK businesses in regard to taking on apprentices, including the levy system, and government incentive payments. You will also need to understand the minimum payment aspects - and many employers increase apprentice salaries as they continue to prove their value to the business. 
The financial side of taking on apprentices can be one of the most appealing aspects. Please contact the Business Development Team on businessdevelopment@shipley.ac.uk or  01274 327211 to discuss your specific circumstances.