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Cogito can provide support to work based learning providers to help in the review and development of apprenticeship provision. Cogito also has expertise in the development of new apprenticeships frameworks and can assist employers who wish to use apprenticeships within their staffing or even to create an apprenticeship which is tailored to their specific needs From 2011 all apprenticeships are now created according to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards (SASE in England SASW in Wales). Cogito has expertise in the requirements of SASE and what this means for apprenticeship developers, employers, and learning providers who are delivering apprenticeships that are SASE complaint. View the latest frameworks For general information on apprenticeships why not look at the National Apprenticeship Service:
Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) The AGE is aimed at helping eligible employers to offer young people aged 16 to 24 year olds employment through the Apprenticeship programme, by providing wage grants to assist employers in recruiting their first apprentice. The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship grants to small or medium sized employers recruiting 16 to 24 year olds with a value of £1,500 to encourage new employers to take on new apprentices. The £1,500 is in addition to the training costs of the Apprenticeship framework which are met in full for young people aged 16 to 18 and 50% for those aged 19 to 24. click here for more informationTo check if you are eligible and to apply for AGE 16 to 24 you can:
The New Era of Apprenticeships Is Launched Simon Waugh launches Apprenticeship Week with a challenge:
With National Apprenticeship Week launching today, I want to set you all a challenge. And that challenge is to discover what an apprenticeship can offer you, your organisation or members of your family. Top Tips from Apprenticeship Week Top tips to getting the best results from an apprentice scheme Apprenticeships: Are they useful for business? Two useful resources for young people wanting to find out more about apprenticeships:
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80% of employers who employ apprentices agree they make the workplace more productive 81% of consumers favour using a company which takes on apprentices 83% of apprentice employers rely on their Apprenticeship programmes to provide a skilled workforce for the future 88% of apprentice 94% of consumers think that it is important for companies to take on apprentices during today’s economic recovery
Cogito cares about apprenticeship quality: HOT NEWS If you have not already downloaded your 16 page FE Week Apprenticeship Week Supplement, you can do so: Download a Hi Res version of the supplement: Click here (25mb) You may also be interested in this article about a report into adult apprenticeships, published by the NAO very recently. CIPD launch new guide to apprenticeships for employers Leading by example: More than one tenth of LSIS’s workforce will now be made up of apprentices. |
