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APPRENTICEHSHIPS
APPRENTICEHSHIPS
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Become an Apprentice or Recruit and Train an Apprentice
Become an Apprentice or Recruit and Train an Apprentice
Given today's market, which is ever so competitive in every industry with these changing times. The demand to hire quality and in some cases, good quantity of employees, has never been greater in driving a productive workforce.
All businesses, from small medium enterprises to large corporations, will need to recruit, where demand is necessary. Due to business volume and staff shortages, which can impact growth in equal measures.
Employers' can turn to seeking new employees, by means of Apprenticeship.
The learners who seek to become Apprentices, have drive, enthusiam and will eventually, become fully trained business oriented to meet the demands of any organisation.
Ben Recruitment, partnership(s) with a variety of organisation(s) to bring both the Apprentice and the employer together.
To embody, both the training and working experience as part of the incentive for the parties involved, to benefit from working within the UK Government guidelines.
The Apprentice
The Apprentice

Enrolment Information
Enrolment Information
Who is eligible to take part in an Apprenticeships?
Apprenticeships are open to new employees or existing employees taking on a new role within a UK based company.
The Apprentice needs to:
- Be the minimum school leaving age in UK.
- Be about to take up paid employment as an apprentice with a UK based company, or be an existing employee in a UK based company who is about to undertake a new role that requires significant training and development.
- Employed by national companies that have operations in UK who are employed at least 50 per cent of their time in UK and completing their directed training in UK with an approved training contractor.
- Be permanently contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week (which includes time for 'off-the-job' training).
- Meet the entry requirements of their chosen occupation; some apprenticeships require, for example, General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs).
A Higher Level Apprentice needs to, as a minimum:
- Be employed or be about to take up paid employment as an apprentice, or be an existing employee moving to a new job role, with a UK based company.
- Work a minimum of 21 hours per week (which includes time for ‘off-the-job’ training).
- Have achieved all necessary entry qualifications determined by the relevant sector.
- Pass any entry tests specified by the relevant sector.
- Be the minimum school leaving age in UK.
The learner would need to have been enrolled either, in a college or with a training provider. To be able to undertake, a recognised work based training qualification as an Apprentice.
Apprentice Responsibility
As an Apprentice, you will be required and expected to adhere, to the following:
- Be an employee earning a salary (more information).
- Work and mentored alongside an experienced staff
- Gain job specific, related skills
- As an Apprentice, you will be accommodated by undertaking training and studying related to your job role ( a minimum of 20% of normal working hours)
- Co-operate with their Mentor in meeting targets set in their tutorial 'Individual Learning Plan'.
As an Apprentice, keep in mind Appreticeships can take up to one to five years to complete, dependent on their qualifications level.
Information for levels of Apprenticeship, is to be found further down this page.
This recruitment agency, will do its utmost, to keep up to date with new government announcements concerning, the educational fields involving Apprenticeships.
The Employer
The Employer

Employing an Apprentice
Employing an Apprentice
Apprenticeship Training
An Apprenticeship is a work-based training programme, most of the training is 'on-the-job' with you as the employer.
This is usually four days a week. The rest is provided 'off-the-job', one day a week.
All of the Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeship qualifications are set out in a framework and are available at Levels 2 and 3.
They have been developed in liaison with industry representatives and are therefore tailored to ensure they meet the needs of your industry.
As an employer, this recruitment agency will ensure that the experience of taking up, an Apprentice as a new employee, in your workforce, a relatively simple process, from start to finish.
Dependent on the apprentice qualifications or job role, so that all parties are familiar and the information is transparent.
An employment of an Apprentice, qualifies an employer for Apprenticeship Levy
Employer Responsibility
- To help Apprentices develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours by providing a wide range of learning and training opportunities within the workplace.
- Paying Apprentices an agreeed upon wage ( a reflection of at least the National Apprenticeship minimum wage)
- Allow Apprentices to attend off-the-job training sessions at the agreed times.
- Help Apprentices to put into practice what they have learnt during off-the-job training sessions.
- Showing a commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding
- Give Apprentices time in the workplace to complete required apprenticeship work.
- Provision for a safe working environment
- Initiate a meeting with us if you have any concerns about any aspect of the training delivery.
- Allowance of the Apprentice to regularly attend their Functional Skills as per their Apprenticeship
- Allowance of the Apprentice to 6 to 8 weekly progress reviews (reflection of the Apprentices meeting their objectives)
This recruitment agency, will do its utmost, to keep up to date with new government schemes and funding around Apprenticeships, as it arises.
Apprenticeship Levels of Qualifications
Apprenticeship Levels of Qualifications
An Apprenticeship can give an employee the training and qualifications they need to meet an employers business needs.
An Apprenticeship levels of qualifications, are equivalent from the following:
- Level 2 - Intermediate Level Apprenticeships (5 GCSEs)
- Level 3 - Advanced Level Apprenticeships (2 A Levels)
- Level 4 and 5 - Higher Apprenticeships (equivalent to a Foundation Degree)
- Levels 6 and above (Bachelor or Master's Degree)
The qualifications from Level 2 and Level 6 Apprenticeships are set out in a frameworks, (go to List of The Apprenticeship Framework) which have been developed in liaison with industry representatives, to ensure they are tailored to meet the needs of your business sector.
Safeguarding of an Apprentice
Safeguarding of an Apprentice
Ben Recruitment, has a strict adherence of guidelines for the provision of Safeguarding Policies and Procedures. In accordance, with governments whole Apprenticeship format, from the beginning, up until the end of the scheme’s tenure.
Our information, in this particular subject area, will be regularly applied and updated frequently. So, that both the learner(s) and employer(s) are equipped to carry out necessary due diligence prior to proceeding with an Apprenticeship.
As an employer, taking care of a young worker, under the age of 18, who aspire to be an Apprentice. Need to apply, a 'Duty of Care' as set under the current statutory government’s legislation.
The learner(s) will have Safeguarding Measures to adhered too, by their respective employer.
The employer(s) will have Safeguarding Measures to adhered too, in accordance to government policy.
We have provided, essential reading information, for both the learner and the employer.
To give transparency, too guidances and measures surrounding Apprenticeship.
Keeping Children Safe In Education
Keeping Children Safe In Education
Keeping Learner Safe Online
Keeping Learner Safe Online
Prevent Duty Guidance
Prevent Duty Guidance
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