Employing an apprentice

Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain skills and knowledge in a specific job.

Employing an apprentice can bring a wide range of benefits to your business. 

By hiring an apprentice you can:

• grow your workforce and attract new talent
• recruit exceptional people at an early stage
• provide opportunities for local people
• remain competitive by developing the specialist skills your business needs
• get cost-effective training for your staff
• access free business support to help you recruit

Other benefits to your organisation include:

• being able to choose from a wide selection of apprenticeships, to cover lots of different job roles
• being able to adapt their training to the needs of your organisation
• bringing diversity into your workforce
• retaining workers as most stay on once they've completing their apprenticeship

We offer free business support for any Southwark employer looking to create apprenticeships. 

You can get government funding to cover some of the training costs.