National Apprenticeship Week 2017
This week (6-11 March) is National Apprenticeship Week – an annual campaign designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
Co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, it is backed by thousands of schools, colleges, training-providers, councils and employers across the country.
There has never been a better time to employ an apprentice or a trainee. Hiring apprentices helps businesses to grow their own talent by developing a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce.
Around 250,000 employers across the UK – and 24,500 in the East Midlands – are already seeing the benefits of apprenticeships, which enable workers to get on-the-job experience while studying a vocational qualification. They go all the way up to degree-level and can be for new or current employees.
West Nottinghamshire College is ideally-placed to support businesses with their apprentice recruitment or training. With more than 12,000 apprentices across the country, it is one of the largest and most successful providers nationally.
The college’s business arm, Vision Apprentices, offers a full service to employers – from recruiting apprentices on their behalf, to employing them directly and ‘hiring’ them out to the business.
If you think apprenticeships could benefit your business, contact Vision Apprentices on 01623 413619 or email apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk