Training your staff
We offer recognised training qualifications in childcare, adult care and business administration and we can train your staff for you.
To see the full list of courses we provide at Apex Skills Training Team please visit
Apprentices
We offer apprenticeships in childcare, health and social care, business administration, team leading and management and we can help recruit the right apprentices for you.
In order to take on an apprentice, you will need to offer them full-time employment and some of your time.
For more information on grants that might be available to your business, the benefits of taking on an apprentice and our 5-step plan to recruiting your apprentice, please see below.
Funding: Grants for Employers
£1,500 grant now available for small businesses taking on an apprentice for the first time.
The Government has realised that there is a national skills shortage at present and believe the apprenticeship route is a very viable option to help fill this skills gap and help employers expand their business.
Therefore, they are committed to apprenticeships and see them as a real alternative to going to university. They are now offering a grant of £1,500 to any small business taking on a young person, who has not done so already within the last year.
Many young people, when leaving school and considering their options, are opting for the apprenticeship route as they see the benefits of pursuing this route over university.
Apex Skills Training Team offers bespoke apprenticeships in Childcare, Health and Social Care and Business Administration, where we match the young person to the employer. There is no day release involved – apprentices access their training by working through online modules and have the support of their assessor, who also visits them regularly in the workplace.
Contact us to by filling in the enquiry form opposite to find out more about the services Apex Skills Training Team can offer and how you could benefit from taking on an apprentice.
Benefits of taking on an apprentice:
Apprenticeships can help businesses across all sectors by offering a route to harness fresh new talent. Employing apprentices within your business can:
- Enable you to expand and grow your business
- Improve your bottom line
- Fill your skills gaps
- Motivate your workforce
- Succession planning for your workforce
Apprenticeships ensure that your workforce has the practical skills and qualifications your organisation needs now and in the future. The mixture of on and off job learning ensures they learn the skills that work best for your business.
Over 130,000 workplaces offer apprenticeship places because they understand the benefits that apprentices bring to their business – increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent workforce.
Enable you to expand and grow your business:
Taking on an apprentice allows you to grow your capacity by investing in people who want to learn. Your business can benefit from the skills the apprentice develops as they train both on and off the job.
Learning on the job means your apprentices gain the right skills to meet the requirements of your business, offering a solution to succession planning, company growth and future skills development.
Apprenticeships provide a cost-effective, low-risk way to grow your business.
Improve your bottom line:
Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.
Fill your skills gaps:
Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.
Motivate your workforce:
Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be – they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.