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Understanding the benefits of taking on an apprentice
Heart of the South West Apprenticeship Service provides fully funded training and support to equip your business with the skills you need to grow. It aims to support people in employment to move towards undertaking an apprenticeship or to help them progress in their current role.
Secure business support The service can provide eligible businesses in Devon with: • Recognised accredited qualifications and bespoke training courses for your employees to enhance their skills and progress into apprenticeships.
• Business support to enable you to take advantage of apprenticeship opportunities that work for your business and current employees.
Businesses can take advantage of one or both of these opportunities.
Develop your workforce The service can provide a bespoke training programme relevant to your business needs. You can benefit from a wide variety of recognised accredited qualifications and bespoke training courses like leadership and management, technical skills training and higher level skills. In addition, apprenticeships
Hiring an apprentice will help you bring new talent into your workforce
• Understand the implications of the new way apprenticeships are funded to your business
• Solve recruitment challenges by explaining the services available to you on recruiting new apprentices.
‘Apprenticeships
Participants have benefited from increased employee confidence, motivation and productivity and improved employee loyalty and retention.
are a great way of developing your workforce further’
are a great way of developing your workforce further, training your team with the skills they need and allowing you to bring new talent through the ranks to help your business succeed. The service offers a support, advice and
brokerage service that will help you to: • Decide which apprenticeships are right for your existing employees
• Find a local apprenticeship provider that can support you
• Find out what Government funding is available to you
Take advantage of free services
The programme is co- financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). This means that there is no cost to your business.
A guarantee of high quality The service is managed by Serco and delivered through a network of carefully selected high-quality training providers. Serco work in partnership with Heart of the South West LEP.
For more information contact Kirsty Mottram on Email:
hotswapprenticeships@serco.com Tel: 01752 968026
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