Skills Support for Employers

#Employers - read our latest article to find out how you can grow your business with skills and training schemes! Investing in schemes such as #apprenticeships, #TLevels, #HigherTechnicalQualifications and #SkillsBootcamps can help to: ➡️tackle skills shortages ➡️grow your talent pipeline ➡️diversify your workforce ➡️attract new employees. Read the full article to find out more about how you and your business could benefit 👉: https://ow.ly/eJw650UMx0A #SkillsForLife HuffPost #HTQs

Businesses can benefit from government training and employment schemes - but don't just take our word for it! Kim Slater, from accountancy firm FD Works, said: "What I’ve noticed about our apprentices is how keen they are to get involved in other sides of the business and alter their perspective...We’ve got young apprentices, aged 19, 20, who are changing things operationally here." Read how a range of SME owners reveal the benefits that investing in training and employment schemes can bring: https://ow.ly/AKyZ50UIqen Explore the many government skills and training schemes to suit your business: https://ow.ly/S9kO50UIqem #SkillsForLifep #SMEs Baily Garner LLP BAM UK & Ireland progressive

"Having a highly skilled workforce has always been our most valuable asset for over 100 years at Ercol Furniture Ltd, we remain committed to investing in the craftspeople of the future." Roy Graves, Technical Support Manager. Read more from craft furniture company, Ercol Furniture Ltd, who are passionate about the benefits that #apprenticeships and skills bring to their business, from new ways of working to increased productivity: https://ow.ly/F95u50UL71q With 12 current apprentices and plans to employ more, ercol is holding an apprentices open evening on 10 February, the first day of National Apprenticeship Week 2025. To find out more visit: https://ow.ly/bPfk50UL71p #SkillsForLife #NAW2025 London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Find the right flexible government training to help boost motivation in the workplace and bring the skills you need for your business to succeed. Visit the Skills for Careers website to find out about the benefits of #apprenticeships, as well as other skills programmes such as #TLevels, #HigherTechnicalQualifications and #SkillsBootcamps: https://ow.ly/f15f50UEmYT #SkillsForLife #ItAllStartsWithSkills #HTQs

Take time to check in on your apprentices' wellbeing as the work 💼 life 🏡 study 📖 balance can be challenging at times! Check out our resources and advice that can help you best support your apprentices: https://ow.ly/YX5X50QqjHL #SkillsForLife #BlueMonday

Government programmes are available for employers who are considering hiring new employees, offering work experience or upskilling existing staff to develop their #careers. Use our online tool to filter programmes and find the right match for your business! http://ow.ly/jNeA50N65mK #SkillsForLife

Hosting a T Level student on industry placement can help to transform your business - just ask Francis Wilkinson, Quality and Regulatory Manager at manufacturing organisation, Quantamatic Precision Engineers. Having struggled to find the right technical talent, Francis offered #Engineering and #Manufacturing T Level student, Amber, a 45 day industry placement after being approached by a local college. He said: “To say it’s been a success, is an understatement – she completely exceeded our expectations and has brought a new dimension to the business...She made a huge, tangible difference and leaves a real legacy.” Read how skills programmes, such as #TLevels, can help businesses like yours to access future talent: https://ow.ly/G0Pz50UCyws Find out more about T Levels: https://ow.ly/YOKy50UCywr #SkillsForLife #DesignandDevelopment #EngineeringandManufacturing The i Paper

"Hosting T Level students on industry placement aligns with the NHS ambition to employ young people and to support and develop their careers. "T Levels give students a genuine experience of what it is like to work in the health and care sector, helping to shape their future career." Great to hear from Matt Holmes, T Level Industry Placement Coordinator at NHS Sussex, where all NHS Trusts across Sussex are now hosting T Levels in their organisation and 80 students started their #Health T Level in September 2024. The Trust offers a diverse range of clinical placements, from the Physiotherapy department, the School Nursing and Midwifery, to the Mental Health team. T Levels have proved so successful that the Trust is now looking to host non-clinical placements in #Business & Admin, #Engineering, and #Digital. Find out how you can host a T Level student on industry placement at your business: https://ow.ly/pxYz50Uzcz5 #SkillsForLife #TLevels #Health #Midwifery

"There's no substitute for on the job learning. "Bringing people in at an early age is massively beneficial, we can mould them and develop them, but also later on in their careers, giving them opportunities to learn and develop further is just as valuable for us." Check out our new video featuring textiles company Panaz, where up to 20% of the workforce is on an apprenticeship or training programme at any one time: https://ow.ly/kgqe50UCvOO Rollie Attard, CEO, explains how focusing on people and workplace skills is key to both the company’s current success and to its future ambitions as a pioneer in sustainable high-tech fabrics. Whether you're growing a business, switching careers or just starting out, it all starts with skills! Visit: https://ow.ly/GFBR50UCw2T #SkillsForLife The i Paper #apprenticeships

Your future workforce is just around the corner thanks to government skills and training! Find out more about how skills programmes like #apprenticeships and #TLevels can give your workforce the industry skills and experience you need while bringing benefits to businesses like yours. Visit: https://ow.ly/THq450UzaFr? #SkillsForLife #ItAllStartsWithSkills #Apprenticeships #TLevels #HTQs #HigherTechnicalQualifications #SkillsBootcamps