Traineeships
Traineeship Information
A traineeship is a skills development programme that includes a work placement.
Traineeship Information for Business
Traineeship Information for You
Traineeship Information for Businesses
Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for your workforce to get to know potential employees before committing to employment offers.
You can support a Traineeship for a person aged 16 to 24. They will be motivated to get a job or an Apprenticeship but lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for at this level.
A Traineeship normally last between 6 weeks and 6 months.
There are many reasons why you could benefit from a Traineeship.
Traineeships are flexible, this means you can plan the programme to meet your business needs.
Read more: Benefits of Supporting a Trainee
You don’t have to pay a trainee, or pay for expenses..but you can if you would like to.
We can help you to find out what you need to take your next step and shape a Traineeship for you and your business.
As the employer you should be willing and able to support work experience and the work preparation. Other skills may be completed in the College or Training Provider.
Please see our Guide ‘Steps to Employing a Trainee‘
For more information please
Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for your workforce to get to know potential employees before committing to employment offers.
You can support a Traineeship for a person aged 16 to 24, they will be motivated to get a job or an Apprenticeship but lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for at this level.
A Traineeship normally last between 6 weeks and 6 months
There are many reasons why you could benefit from a Traineeship. Please see Benefits of Supporting a Trainee
You don't have to pay a trainee or pay for expenses..but you can if you would like to.
We can help you to find out what you need to take your next step and shape a Traineeship for you and your business.
As the employer you should be willing and able to support work experience and the work preparation. Other skills may be completed in the College or Training Provider.
Please see our Guide ‘Steps to Employing a Trainee‘
For more information, contact us.
Costs for employers
Costs:
The only cost for supporting a traineeship is:
- any equipment the trainee may need
- supervising the trainee
- possibly covering travel costs
Employer incentives:
New or expanding employers can claim incentive payments of £1,000 for up to 10 learners to help with employer costs (such as administration, equipment, set up costs for example)
Benefits Trainees can bring to your Business
Steps to supporting a Trainee
To get started:
Book an appointment, telephone or face to face.
We will then take you through the following steps:
Explore the challenges that you face with recruitment and skills gaps within your organisation.
Find out if the traineeship route is the right one for your business or if there is another skills solution needed
We will be able to let you know about the training provision available in the local area
We will explain to you how the funding works.
We can introduce you to a number of local colleges and or training providers who will then be able to talk to you in more detail about their individual delivery models and costs *these will vary between training providers.
Your Training Provider or College will then help you to advertise your vacancy through the Find a traineeship website.
The Training Provider assesses the Trainee to determine their needs.
You will then agree a plan with the Learning Provider and Trainee on how the traineeship will be delivered. This is flexible and can be changed throughout the Traineeship
Any Questions..
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