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Businesses Invited to Participate in a £10 million Apprenticeship Expansion

New opportunity for employers to fill existing skills gaps - deadline 16 January.

 A new trial to develop Apprenticeship Expansion Programmes has been launched with an imminent deadline for applications.  The Programme is aimed at increasing current Apprenticeship numbers to fill existing skills gaps.

The trials will provide participating employers with access to funds of more than £10 million over the next three years, in a bid to increase the number of available Apprenticeship vacancies.

The Apprenticeship Expansion Programme trials will provide extra funding to employers in England who are currently running high quality Apprenticeships.  It aims to develop and test models which will allow employers to recruit and train additional apprentices.  The trials will help the apprentices secure employment with employers in the supply chain or elsewhere in the wider sector.

The new funding is available to large businesses and groups of small and medium-sized businesses that have a track record of delivering high quality Apprenticeship programmes.  Financial support will be available to meet the additional costs associated with the trails such as the wage, training and management costs of learners.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 16 January 2009.

For more information contact the Learning and Skills Council on 024 7682 3668 or visit www.lsc.co.uk

Author: Allison Herbert - Business support team MDC (herberta@mendip.gov.uk)

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