Benefits of an apprentice

Apprenticeships can benefit workforce development by:

Saving money: Apprentices can help you to recruit and retain staff within your workforce offering greater continuity of care. Hiring an apprentice is more cost effective than hiring qualified staff, leading to lower recruitment and training costs.

Fill your skills gaps: Apprentices can deliver skills designed around your service's needs.

Motivate your workforce: Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them.

Funding and support: Your service will be supported through the apprenticeship process, and advised on all the available funding options. Employing an apprentice can reduce staff turnover through a greater ability to retain staff who view social care as a long term career.

An investment in quality: Apprenticeships attract high quality candidates who want a career in social care. They receive high quality training which in turn leads to a high quality service, making you an employer and provider of choice.