CONSTRUCTION
Why take on an Apprentice?
The UK faces a huge demand for skilled construction workers and needs to recruit in the region of 87,600 workers each year for the next five years to fill vacancies.
Recruiting now means that your Apprentices will be fully qualified at the right time to ensure you don’t struggle to find skilled labor, while also helping you stay on top of changing building methods and practices.
Having an apprentice as part of the team can also help you plan for the future with large-scale projects – which is essential to stay ahead of the competition.
Apprentices learn on the job, working alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Off the job Apprentices receive training to work towards nationally recognised qualification, ensuring your staff are fully equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to help you maintain your competitive advantage.
Research has highlighted that employers offer Apprenticeship places because they understand the benefits that Apprentices bring to their business - increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent work-force.
Why Choose Us?
- In recent years we have invested £8 million in equipment and facilities.
- We work in partnership with Emcor, Wolverhampton Homes, West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence, Frank Haslam Milan, Bullocks, Thomas Vale plus many more.
- We have been awarded the Training Quality Standard which recognises our commitment to delivering quality training and development solutions for employers.
- We are a CSCS approved training provider allowing us to offer the CSCS card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) - the largest scheme offered by the Sector Skills Council and covers 220 occupations including trades, technical, supervisory and management.
- We work with a number of professional bodies, including Construction Skills, City & Guilds, CITB, Summit Skills, EU Skills so you can be confident that the skills you are learning have real value in industry.
- We can access a wide range of workplace funding to make your training budget go further, including Train to Gain incentives.
- Each year we provide training to hundreds of employers in the Construction sector and all of our trainers have up-to-date industry experience.
- Our training can be delivered at a time and location to suit you – we can deliver training to fit in with your shift patterns, at your workplace, at College or a combination of both.
- We can help you to improve your competitive advantage and business performance within the industry.
Employer feedback
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How Much Will it Cost?
The National Apprenticeship Service covers all of the training costs for Apprentices aged 16 to 18 and up to 50% for those aged 19+. The Apprentice would be employed by you earning a salary that reflects their skills, experience and age. The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £2.50 per hour and applies to Apprentices under 19 and Apprentices aged 19 and over, but in the first year of their Apprenticeship.
Interested?
Join more than 130,000 other businesses who are already reaping the benefits of employing Apprentices, call College Direct now on 01902 317691 or email employerenquiries@wolvcoll.ac.uk
An Account Manager will contact you within 24 hours of receiving your enquiry.