• Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your industry.
• Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible, and loyal to the company that invested in them. An apprentice is with you because they want to be with you - they have made an informed choice to learn on the job and are committed to a specific career path.
• 77% of employers believe Apprenticeships make them more competitive.*
• 76% say that Apprenticeships provide higher overall productivity.*
• 83% of employers rely on their Apprenticeships programme to provide the skilled workers they need for the future.*
• Employing and training young people will ensure a brighter future for our local young people and, at the same time, help to increase the skill levels of your workforce.

* Figures are from research conducted by Populus in 2009 on behalf of the Learning and Skills Council.