How do apprenticeships benefit employers?
Digital apprenticeships provide a great vehicle for leaders to diversify their people strategy, energise their teams and have a skills plan to support business growth.
Our apprenticeship programmes are designed to support apprentices to become valued employees whilst increasing the capacity and resilience of their teams.
Hiring good, experienced tech talent is difficult. We’ll help you attract, develop, and retain the right people and then ensure they gain the skills and behaviours your business needs.
Our Pathways.
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship should be designed around your requirements.
Our apprenticeships are:
- Coached, structured development programmes over 18 months designed to develop the people your business needs.
- Partnerships between employers, apprentices and Digital Native with common goals and shared accountability.
- Externally assessed by industry experts.
- Designed around measurable outputs.
- Based on the simple methodology:
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FAQs.
Yes. When you take on an apprentice they become an employee of your company. This means they have the same employee rights as other team members. Your apprentice will be entitled to national minimum wage, including on college days.
Yes. An apprentice is an employee of your company, so should have an employment contract. In addition to this, an apprenticeship agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship, to confirm the role the apprentice is being trained for and which apprenticeship standard it relates to.
Yes. Apprentices usually work 30-40 hours per week, including time spent at college or on off-the-job training. Part-time hours can be agreed between you and your apprentice at a minimum of 16 hours per week. This may be beneficial where apprentices have caring responsibilities. Where apprenticeships are part time, training will be completed over a longer period and completion dates recalculated.