taking someone on an apprenticeship...

Deals_2

how does it work? do you get any government help? thanks in advance.

baldelectrician

What trade are you in?

In my trade the govt pay college fees etc, but don't contrbute to the wages (you have to pay them for 17 weeks while they are at college in the 1st year)

I would suggest not taking them on as an apprentice until they have proven themselves.
Take them on as a trainee and progress them to an aprenticeship if they prove themselves. It allows you to see the individual and asess their potential capabilities.

Deals_2

time to work on the quotes and do the work. so was thinking about getting someone else that he could train up..? obviously we are very small and have cashflow issues at this stage so taking on someone on payroll is not a solution for us. thanks in advance.

baldelectrician wrote: »

What trade are you in?

In my trade the govt pay college fees etc, but don't contrbute to the wages (you have to pay them for 17 weeks while they are at college in the 1st year)

I would suggest not taking them on as an apprentice until they have proven themselves.
Take them on as a trainee and progress them to an aprenticeship if they prove themselves. It allows you to see the individual and asess their potential capabilities.

Lizbetty

I would try contacting your local Careers/Connexions centre for more info - I used to work for the Careers Centre many moons ago and so things have no doubt changed since I was there, but they should be able to source the information you need as they help recruit apprentices on behalf of businesses.

Depending upon your trade, it's worth contacting the local college where they'd normally train for your trade - for example, try CITB if you are in a builder, as they often have people searching for placements. The net is useful to find which college/organisation run courses in your particular area (eg business admin).

If the Careers Centre is as user friendly as our office were, they might well know of someone who might be suitable off the top of their head! Although I know that some areas aren't as on the ball

Best of luck, hope this is useful.

Lucy

baldelectrician

If you are in Scotland the training agency are SECTT

http://www.sectt.org.uk

SECTT are independently ran, but have members on the board from SELECT (Electrical Contractors Assoc of Scotland) and the Electrical Union, as well as other members.

The scheme is pretty well ran, and is the ONLY recognised electrical training scheme in Scotland.
Most companies won't take on someone who hasn't been through SECTT. We can check on a prospective applicant- with their permission. No permission = no interview

myrnahaz

Try contacting your local colleges directly. They often have a surplus of youngsters who are on Mod Apps courses but don't yet have placements.

welshgirlmel

I used to work for a training company, the employer would offer a training wage, which was usually really low and the candidate would be placed with them for the time they were on the Foundation Modern Appreticeship, typically 6 months
HTH Mel

Debt_Free_Chick

Deals wrote: »

time to work on the quotes and do the work. so was thinking about getting someone else that he could train up..?

Is he honestly going to have the time to train an apprentice? It's a huge time commitment for a sole trader.

Probably better for hubbie to shave 20 minutes off each working day and use that time to do the quotes and any other admin

myrnahaz

A modern apprentice would have to go on the payroll. And they usually come with very little knowledge about anything very much, so require a fair amount of training and hand holding before you could trust them with quotations.

Do you have a trusted friend or family member who could help - someone who's used to office work but on maternity leave or retired etc?