Funding available now
Employers can receive funding for their business from April 2012. The details are outlined below'
The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship grants to small-medium sized employers recruiting 16 to 24 year olds with a value of £1,500 to encourage new employers to take on new apprentices. The £1,500 is is addition to the training costs of the Apprenticeship framework which are met in full for young people aged 16 to 18 and 50% for those aged 19 to 24.
The AGE funding is available now until March 2013 for employers who are able to offer a job opportunity to a young person they recruit. Funding will start from 1 April 2012.
Contact Linda Mockford 01279 311492 for an Apprenticeship Funding Pack which contains full details.