1. Apprenticeships for SMEs
Paul Marijetic
Apprenticeship Lead, HEE NWL

2. Apprenticeships New staff
What vacancies could be filled by apprentices?
What staffing gaps do we have?
What future roles could be apprentices?
Existing workers
What staff could benefit from training?
What staff could be trained to do another role?

3. Apprenticeship delivery
Employer
Training Provider
Apprentice

4. How do we find a training provider?
Need to identify the role or job that could be an apprenticeship
National Apprenticeship Service can source provider or ‘find apprenticeship training provider’
We can support you through your CEPNs
Find a training provider yourself e.g. local college

5. What will the training provider do?
Support and administer recruitment
Train/coach the apprentice
Review progress with manager and apprentice
Assess in the workplace and support portfolio development
Co-ordinate the end point assessment

6. How do I know the training provider will be any good?
The timely and overall success rates of the training provider for the areas they are proposing to deliver on
The numbers of apprenticeships they have delivered in that area
The vocational expertise of the trainers and the content of the training.
Their delivery model for apprenticeships
Contact references
Talk to the trainer not the sales person

7. How much will it cost? Number Band limit 1 £1,500 2 £2,000 3 £2,500 4
£3,000 5
£3,500 6
£4,000 7
£5,000 8
£6,000 9
£9,000 10
£12,000 11
£15,000 12
£18,000 13
£21,000 14
£24,000 15
£27,000

8. How much will it cost?
Up until May 2107 there is an employers contribution
From May 2107 there is the co-investment model
Proposals are for the government to pay 90% and the employer 10%
Employers agree price of apprenticeship
Employers agree a payment schedule directly to provider
From 2018
Payment and contracting will be directly through the digital apprenticeship service

9. How much will it cost?
Employer chooses HCA apprenticeship in band 4 with a maximum price of £3,000
Employer negotiates a price of £2,800 with their provider
Government co-invests 90% = £2520
Employer co-invests remaining 10%= £280
Employer and provider agree to spread this over 10 instalments of £28

10. Apprenticeship incentives
Current
AGE Grant (£1500) – , less than 50 staff, none in last 12 months
The abolition of employer NICs for apprentices under the age of 25
30% off adult-rate Oyster Travelcards. Over 18 and live in London Borough
Proposals
£1000 incentive for taking on a year old apprentices
< 50 employers no co-investment for taking on apprentices

11. The process – new staff Find an apprentice Employer
Advertise
Shortlist
Administer
Agree price
Employer
ApprovedTraining Provider
Job description
Pay contribution
Training,
on-going assessment,
reviewing progress
Assessment Organisation
Achieve Apprenticeship
End point assessment
Apprentice

12. The process – existing staff
Agree price
Employer
ApprovedTraining Provider
Pay contribution
Training,
on-going assessment,
reviewing progress
Assessment Organisation
Achieve Apprenticeship
End point assessment
Apprentice

13. Exercise In small groups
Discuss and capture possible roles there could be in your places of work, or the places of work you might work with, that could be an apprenticeship