Employing an apprentice is a smart way to invest in the future of your business. Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain skills and knowledge in a specific job role. From discovering new talent to building stronger community connections, there are many reasons to consider hiring an apprentice.
Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain skills and knowledge in a specific job.
There are many benefits to hiring an apprentice:
Discover new talent
Being involved with schools, colleges and universities is an opportunity to identify potential apprentices who are a good fit with your organisation. They can bring awareness of emerging trends and new ideas to your
business.
Develop your current team
Getting your apprentices involved in engagement activities can be rewarding and inspiring. It contributes to your team’s professional development, helping to build communication, leadership, and management skills, and can strengthen their loyalty to your company.
Share the benefits
Encourage employers to consider how training apprentices can build their business for years to come. Speak about the return on investment you are already seeing and how investing in your workforce helps you retain talent. Showcase the diversity of career options and industries now available and what you can achieve through apprenticeships.
Build new partnerships
Connecting with local communities, schools, colleges, and universities offers a strong value exchange. You can get involved in shaping the skills being taught in your local area, whilst benefitting from building your existing knowledge and expertise, for example, in development in technology.
Connect locally
Working with your local communities can contribute
to your organisation’s social responsibility and
reputation. Your real-world input brings the
curriculum to life and gives learning a concrete
focus. It’s also a great opportunity to inspire, inform
and help young people – which is good for them,
the community, and you. This collaboration also
demonstrates the wider contribution your business
makes to the community.
