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Benefits of supporting a Modern Apprentice

Categories: Modern Apprenticeship, training, development, careers

Your Modern Apprentice could be someone new to your company - bringing ambitions and fresh enthusiasm - or you could have an existing member of the team developing new skills that will help make your business a success. In either case, you could be eligible for support to help with their training costs.

You can pass on your own expertise and your Modern Apprentice will get training in the things your business needs to grow.

It just takes one call to 0800 783 6000 to speak to someone about Modern Apprenticeships.

If you like what you hear, someone from Skills Development Scotland will be able to discuss with you in more detail how it would best suit your business to get involved in the programme.

If you like, they can arrange for a training provider to find a suitable candidate for you - someone who really wants to get on in your line of work. Or you could train an existing employee as a Modern Apprenticeship and use their new skills for the benefit of the company.

Speaking about apprentice Jamie Gray, operations manager at Spirit AeroSystems, John Kelly, said: "During his apprenticeship Jamie fully committed himself to the programme and as a result he has developed into a very capable, popular and ambitious engineer."

Modern Apprenticeships are available in a number of sectors so there's something suitable for business of all shapes and sizes.

When you take on a Modern Apprentice, you are creating a position where the employee is paid by the employer. But Skills Development Scotland contributes to the cost of training and help will be given with the paperwork, so you can get under way with the minimum of disruption to your day-to-day business.  

By investing in a Modern Apprentice you will be able to build the skilled, loyal, motivated workforce you need to compete - now and in the future.

You'll also be giving someone the chance to build themselves a better future and supporting a key input to Scotland's economic growth.