Watch: Apprenticeships Unmasked – Are they right for my business?
You can download the slide deck now from this link
- Want to shout about apprentices and how they can work well? You can join the Apprentice Ambassador network: https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/influencers/yaan-regional-networks
- Best places to hire apprentices? Put as much energy and gusto into this element as you can muster. Use every available channel to spread the word about your opportunity. Also, you can use https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-vacancies
- As an additional resource to help you, https://apprenticeship-hub.co.uk/about/
- Finally, here are the links from the presentation:
https://findapprenticeshiptraining.apprenticeships.education.gov.uk/courses
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