Host a fully funded Essex Apprentice Essex Apprenticeships in Engineering and Manufacturing be part of it with Essex County Council Working in Partnership
Essex Apprenticeships - be part of it with Essex County Council Is the skills gap impacting on your business? Host a fully funded Essex Apprentice Are you facing an ageing workforce? How will this effect the future of your business? Is the downturn making it difficult for your business to invest in training? We have 120 apprentices waiting for you and Essex County Council will pay their salary for 12 months
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Essex Apprenticeships - be part of it with Essex County Council Essex Apprenticeships Around 1,000 new apprenticeships will be available in both the public and private sectors over the next three years thanks to an exciting initiative planned by Essex County Council. Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeships Essex County Council has identified engineering and manufacturing as the key sectors for growth in the county. Essex Apprenticeships in Engineering and Manufacturing are part-financed by the European Social Fund.
Essex County Council has recognised the need to rebalance apprenticeship provision to reflect the development needs of the local economy, as identified in the Essex Economic Framework, by increasing the number of apprenticeships available in the engineering and manufacturing sectors. The importance of increasing the availability of high quality vocational training has been acknowledged by government and business alike, with employers regularly reporting skills shortages and raising concerns about the employability of young people. Yet, during the recession, engineering employers have become increasingly reluctant to take on apprentices. Overall, apprenticeship places in Essex are down by 22% this year for 16-18 year olds. In the engineering and manufacturing sector, the main reasons reported for reduced take up of apprentices are: the financial commitment and administrative costs of apprenticeship the inability of many smaller companies to offer the full breadth of experience that an apprentice needs
Essex Apprenticeships - be part of it with Essex County Council The Approach Essex County Council will employ 120 young people (aged 16-18) as engineering and manufacturing apprentices, whilst they undertake a one year Level II apprenticeship. The project will help reduce the risk to companies by employing and paying the full costs of apprentices. Apprentices will spend at least 12 weeks in the workplace, and will be rotated around local business clusters to provide the necessary breadth of vocational experience to complete their Level II apprenticeship frameworks. By year 2, the project will provide small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a much larger pool of newly qualified and work-ready engineers to recruit from. Companies will contribute to a Timebank of work placements - making the project accessible even to small businesses and creating placements that simply would not have existed without this project.
Target Business Profile Your business should: be located in Essex be in the engineering and manufacturing sectors The scheme aims to attract interest from microbusinesses, SMEs, large companies and their supply chains. not have taken on an apprentice in the last two years, or perhaps never considered the possibility of taking on an apprentice before be looking to expand your apprenticeship offer.
Essex Apprenticeships - be part of it with Essex County Council What happens next? Act now to find out more about the Essex Apprenticeships Engineering and Manufacturing Discuss how your company can benefit by being part of this unique programme Call us now Tel: 01245 438850 Email: engineering@essex.gov.uk
Essex is built upon the entrepreneurial spirit of its people. Generations have moved to our county to, by their own endeavours, improve their lives and the lives of their children. Yet as we enter the second year of the recession it is clear to me that Essex County Council has a role to play in supporting our businesses through the downturn. Working with a range of partners, we have developed a range of proposals to help local residents and businesses. From reducing the time it takes us to pay our invoices for local small and medium enterprises, through improving our procurement activities, to our Banking on Essex programme, providing loans to viable local businesses, we are committed to supporting our county.
Essex Apprenticeships - be part of it with Essex County Council The Essex Apprenticeships programme recognises that if businesses want to ride out the current economic storms and be well positioned to benefit from the upturn, they need to be able to draw on a skilled workforce. By funding the apprentice, the scheme reduces the risk to the business, whilst offering the company the chance to benefit from an enthusiastic, committed apprentice. We are confident our apprenticeship programme will not only support Essex businesses through the downturn, but also ensure that our county is well-positioned when we emerge from recession. We are committed to helping Essex businesses succeed. We look forward to accompanying your business on its journey. Lord Hanningfield Leader, Essex County Council
This information is provided by Essex County Council, Skills and International Trade You can contact us in the following ways: By post: Essex County Council, Skills and International Trade Team, County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH By telephone: 01245 438850 By email: engineering@essex.gov.uk Web: www.essex.gov.uk/essexapprentice The information contained in this document can be translated, and/or made available in alternative formats, on request. Published July 2009 DS09 1882