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Employees are the future of your business, so it’s essential to recruit the very best, provide first-class training and offer a rewarding career that encourages loyalty and commitment. Apprentices at South Tyneside College learn while they work for you, so their knowledge is up to date and the practical skills they gain are right for your business.
This is achieved through a combination of on and off-the-job education and training. On the job, they work alongside your staff, and the rest they learn from our highly-qualified industry experienced tutors, usually on a day release basis. To make sure apprentices are on the right track, designated work-based assessors will regularly monitor and review their progress, involving you fully at every stage.
We have apprenticeships available in a range of areas, which vary between one and four years depending on the discipline. The training would be either full or part-funded depending on your individual needs.
From April 2017, The Government changed the way apprenticeships are funded in England.
The facts:
Levy paying employer example:
Non-Levy paying employers
Not all employers will pay the Apprenticeship Levy. If you’re classified as a SME with a wage bill of under £3m, then you’ll be affected by the apprenticeship funding reforms in a slightly different way.
Do you have 50-250 employees?
You’re expected to make a 10% co-investment contribution towards the cost to train an apprentice. The government will pay the remaining 90% co-investment amount towards training costs to support you to develop your workforce.
For example:
Do you have under 50 employees?
You may be exempt from paying for apprenticeship training. You may also be eligible for additional incentives to recruit and train 16-18-year-olds and 19-24-year-old apprentices who are care leavers and/or have a local authority Education, Health and Care Plan.
We’ve made sure we can offer students the very best of what they need to succeed.
The greatest asset to any business is its staff, and at STC, we collaborate with employers like you to teach industry-relevant skills, working practices, and what industries need and look for to help you build stronger workforces in the future.
Depending on your line of work, apprenticeships can last anywhere from one to four years.
All apprenticeships are different, so it depends on what works best for your business. Some apprentices could spend four days at work and one day at college, whilst others could spend several weeks at work and a week at college.
Apprenticeship wages start from a minimum of £3.90 per hour for the first year, but it’s up to you how much you pay your apprentice.
Apprentices get at least 20 days’ paid holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
Our team is always ready to help. So if you have questions on courses, your career, or anything else, complete this contact form and we’ll be in touch.