The University offers several apprenticeships, ranging from Quantity Surveying to Project Management, supporting various sectors. Join us for events during National Apprenticeship Week to find out more about the benefits of offering apprenticeships.
What is an apprenticeship?
- Apprenticeships are alternative route to achieving a qualification, allowing apprentices to gain valuable work experience without being in full-time education.
- Apprentices are employed in full-time paid positions, learning on the job (at no cost to them), while studying for a qualification through an 80/20 split of on- and off-the-job training.
What are the benefits of offering apprenticeships?
Put simply, hiring an apprentice is a productive, cost-effective way for employers to expand or upskill their workforce. Offering an additional qualification will not only help you as an employer to attract new talent, but also keep existing staff motivated and committed for the long-term, improving employee retention.
If your pay bill is greater than £3m per year, they will be required by the government to pay an apprenticeship levy, which can be used to fund an apprenticeship. For pay bills less than this, your employer will receive government funding towards training apprentices according to set funding bands.
Find out more at our upcoming events!
This year we are taking part in National Apprenticeship Week for the first time, hosting two online events.
- Monday 7 February, 5pm: National Apprenticeship Week 2022 Showcase. Hear more about our growing apprenticeship provision at this free online event. Meet apprentices, and network with employers and the University of Westminster community. Register now.
- Wednesday 9 February, 4pm: National Apprenticeship Week Open Day. Learn more about our apprenticeships by hearing from the relevant course leaders who will give you an overview of the programmes available. Register now.
Get in touch
We are keen to establish new relationships with employers from a wide range of sectors and welcome enquiries. If our apprenticeships could be of interest or if you simply want to find out more, we would love to hear from you. Please contact our dedicated apprenticeships team on: enquiries.apprenticeships@westminster.ac.uk
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