Develop and Grow Your Business

An increasing number of employers are experiencing the benefits that apprenticeships can bring. Employing an apprentice gives someone a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop in a way that can also significantly benefit your organisation.

Apprenticeships are a way for employers to both recruit and train new staff – bringing in and developing fresh, highly committed ‘homegrown’ talent to a business. Apprenticeships can also be a cost-effective way of training your existing staff to ensure that the skills they offer meet your current and future needs.

Apprenticeships in Detail

‘Apprenticeships’ are a very broad field; they are available at a range of levels, for a wide range of industries and professions, and can be delivered in different ways.

Here at Business Plus, our job is to make sure that the apprenticeships you have in your organisation meet your needs whilst remaining fully compliant with all the relevant rules and regulations required.

Apprenticeships in Detail

‘Apprenticeships’ are a very broad field; they are available at a range of levels, for a wide range of industries and professions, and can be delivered in different ways.

Here at Business Plus, our job is to make sure that the apprenticeships you have in your organisation meet your needs whilst remaining fully compliant with all the relevant rules and regulations required.

Standards and Frameworks

Apprentices have to be following formally-recognised qualifications – known as apprenticeship standards or frameworks – to be eligible for funding terms; this can be a complex process. You need them to be eligible so that you can benefit from Government funding to support training within your business, or to recover your apprenticeship Levy.

For many employers, this can be a difficult undertaking and many simply give up and miss out on the fantastic benefits that apprenticeships can bring, rather than try to navigate the administrative side of recruiting and employing an apprentice

This is where Business Plus can help. We are here to remove the red tape and make the process of taking on an apprentice straightforward, rewarding and hugely positive for all involved.

Standards and Frameworks

Apprentices have to be following formally-recognised qualifications – known as apprenticeship standards or frameworks – to be eligible for funding terms; this can be a complex process. You need them to be eligible so that you can benefit from Government funding to support training within your business, or to recover your apprenticeship Levy.

For many employers, this can be a difficult undertaking and many simply give up and miss out on the fantastic benefits that apprenticeships can bring, rather than try to navigate the administrative side of recruiting and employing an apprentice

This is where Business Plus can help. We are here to remove the red tape and make the process of taking on an apprentice straightforward, rewarding and hugely positive for all involved.

Recruiting an Apprentice

Business Plus offers a free advice service to help you find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships, the financial elements of recruitment in terms of recovering your Levy, and advice on the various different apprenticeships that are available and likely to be applicable to your business.

As well as providing top-level information, advice and guidance, our expertise means that we can become a strategic partner, working with you to assess your business goals, the way in which training fits into it, and help to design a comprehensive plan that will maximise the benefits that apprenticeships can bring to your business.

Recruiting an Apprentice

Business Plus offers a free advice service to help you find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships, the financial elements of recruitment in terms of recovering your Levy, and advice on the various different apprenticeships that are available and likely to be applicable to your business.

As well as providing top-level information, advice and guidance, our expertise means that we can become a strategic partner, working with you to assess your business goals, the way in which training fits into it, and help to design a comprehensive plan that will maximise the benefits that apprenticeships can bring to your business.

What can Business Plus provide?

  • An initial consultation, working to understand your business, structure, ethos and values.
  • Completing a review of your existing workforce, identifying opportunities for development.
  • Expert advice regarding Apprenticeship programmes and frameworks to suit your business needs.
  • Extensive financial breakdowns, identifying funding streams available and the overall cost for an Apprentice.
  • Company-specific training plan and ongoing recruitment advice to source new talent or support existing employees.
  • Recruitment tools to manage the process, including exposure through Fareham College channels and the National Apprenticeship Service.
  • Solutions to manage the application process, meeting, screening and shortlisting applicants on your behalf so the candidates we put forward are of high quality and people you will really want to meet
  • Support you to manage the recruitment process in-house with your HR Team.

What can Business Plus provide?

  • An initial consultation, working to understand your business, structure, ethos and values.
  • Completing a review of your existing workforce, identifying opportunities for development.
  • Expert advice regarding Apprenticeship programmes and frameworks to suit your business needs.
  • Extensive financial breakdowns, identifying funding streams available and the overall cost for an Apprentice.
  • Company-specific training plan and ongoing recruitment advice to source new talent or support existing employees.
  • Recruitment tools to manage the process, including exposure through Fareham College channels and the National Apprenticeship Service.
  • Solutions to manage the application process, meeting, screening and shortlisting applicants on your behalf so the candidates we put forward are of high quality and people you will really want to meet
  • Support you to manage the recruitment process in-house with your HR Team.

Training an Apprentice

Apprentices at Fareham College are trained by a dedicated team of highly qualified business partners, professional coaches and teaching staff who have a passion for seeing their learners succeed. Their experience across a wide range of industries offers all the competence, skill and commitment required, ensuring training is to the highest standard.

Training an Apprentice

Apprentices at Fareham College are trained by a dedicated team of highly qualified business partners, professional coaches and teaching staff who have a passion for seeing their learners succeed. Their experience across a wide range of industries offers all the competence, skill and commitment required, ensuring training is to the highest standard.

What does training involve?

The way in which apprenticeship training is delivered depends on the industry in which you operate, and the particular apprenticeship standard or framework your apprentice is completing. It could involve an initial period of basic training at one of Fareham College’s three campuses, block release or day release, where the apprentice comes to college each week to complete the theoretical elements of their apprenticeship.

Throughout this process, we will:

  • Plan the training that you need
  • Design an effective delivery model
  • Ensure the training is of the highest quality
  • Manage teaching and learning to a fixed schedule
  • Monitor and report regularly on progress

This includes English and Maths. Depending on the level of Apprenticeship, it may be a requirement that all apprentices must have GCSEs qualifications in English and Maths above a grade 3/C. Apprentices who do not possess these qualifications on the commencement of their apprenticeship will receive support to help them achieve the required results before the end of their training.

What does training involve?

The way in which apprenticeship training is delivered depends on the industry in which you operate, and the particular apprenticeship standard or framework your apprentice is completing. It could involve an initial period of basic training at one of Fareham College’s three campuses, block release or day release, where the apprentice comes to college each week to complete the theoretical elements of their apprenticeship.

Throughout this process, we will:

  • Plan the training that you need
  • Design an effective delivery model
  • Ensure the training is of the highest quality
  • Manage teaching and learning to a fixed schedule
  • Monitor and report regularly on progress

This includes English and Maths. Depending on the level of Apprenticeship, it may be a requirement that all apprentices must have GCSEs qualifications in English and Maths above a grade 3/C. Apprentices who do not possess these qualifications on the commencement of their apprenticeship will receive support to help them achieve the required results before the end of their training.

What is the Apprenticeship Levy?

The Levy was introduced by the Government to encourage more business to invest in apprenticeships. Many companies are unaware of the Levy and, as a result, don’t take advantage of it. Our team of experts are ready to help businesses better understand and benefit from the Levy.

Continuous Support

As their employer, you, or the mentor you select to be responsible for your apprentice, will be a vital part of your apprentice’s training programme, but you will be guided through the process every step of the way.

Before the apprentice joins your business, we will sit down with you and agree on a training schedule, so you know what will happen when and what skills the training will provide your business. You will receive a Manager’s Guide in advance, which sets out in detail the specifics of the particular apprenticeship programme and your responsibilities as a manager in providing the support they will need to achieve their best. Apprentices will complete an electronic portfolio, so you can both keep track of progress in real-time.

You will have a single point of contact, and you and your apprentice will be visited on a regular basis at your premises to monitor progress, carry out required assessments, iron out any issues and provide extra information or guidance as needed.

Continuous Support

As their employer, you, or the mentor you select to be responsible for your apprentice, will be a vital part of your apprentice’s training programme, but you will be guided through the process every step of the way.

Before the apprentice joins your business, we will sit down with you and agree on a training schedule, so you know what will happen when and what skills the training will provide your business. You will receive a Manager’s Guide in advance, which sets out in detail the specifics of the particular apprenticeship programme and your responsibilities as a manager in providing the support they will need to achieve their best. Apprentices will complete an electronic portfolio, so you can both keep track of progress in real-time.

You will have a single point of contact, and you and your apprentice will be visited on a regular basis at your premises to monitor progress, carry out required assessments, iron out any issues and provide extra information or guidance as needed.

Earn, Learn, Achieve

Our Business Plus team helps apprentices to gain the knowledge and skills required to progress in their careers.

We look forward to working together so you, your staff and organisation as a whole can enjoy the exceptional results that high-quality professional training can bring.

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