NEW Apprenticeship Grant for Employers recruiting 16 and 17 year olds

• The Government have introduced a new Apprenticeship Grant of £2,500.

• Apprentices can help your business flourish and meet the challenges of the future.

• If you are interested in offering Apprenticeship places and taking on unemployed 16 or 17 year apprentices then please contact us on 01227 811163.

There are still many more young people who want to learn whilst they are in work and we are determined to make sure that the opportunities are there for them to do so.

The £2,500 grant is in addition to the costs of training which is met by the National Apprenticeship Service. Employers will receive the grant in two payments - £1,500 when the young person starts their Apprenticeship and a further £1,000 after 12 weeks.

We particularly want to support small and medium sized employers who are interested in employing an apprentice for this first time, or who want to employ an additional apprentice over their traditional level of recruitment.

This initiative is a short-term (available until the end of March 2010) measure and is available now for employers who are able to offer a job opportunity to an unemployed young person aged 16 or 17.

All 16 and 17 year olds who are not in employment or already on an Apprenticeship programme are eligible. This includes those who may have had a place in a college or school but have subsequently dropped out. The young person will need to have been recruited and in work before the end of March 2010.

Call us on 01227 811163