Funding for Apprentice 25+

Ronnierhino7

19lottie82 wrote: »

I'm 34 and studying towards a city and guilds in Plastering, and will be looking for an adult apprenticeship when I finish.

Legally, an employer has to pay you 8.30 in the first year and 9.30 in the second year, or something similar to that. (If you're 24+ it lasts 2 years, not 3).

Employers can claim circa £6k back over the 2 years.

Did you pay for the course or is it funded I am looking to do a adult apprenticeship as well I am 35 can't find much information regarding it how are you going about yours.

19lottie82

Ronnierhino7 wrote: »

Did you pay for the course or is it funded I am looking to do a adult apprenticeship as well I am 35 can't find much information regarding it how are you going about yours.

It's funded and I get a bursary. Search for city and guilds courses at your local colleges.

emsywoo123

19lottie82 wrote: »

I'm 34 and studying towards a city and guilds in Plastering, and will be looking for an adult apprenticeship when I finish.

Legally, an employer has to pay you 8.30 in the first year and 9.30 in the second year, or something similar to that. (If you're 24+ it lasts 2 years, not 3).

Employers can claim circa £6k back over the 2 years.

This information is completely incorrect.

19lottie82

emsywoo123 wrote: »

This information is completely incorrect.

I'm in Scotland, so maybe it's different than the rest of the UK.

But the rest has been confirmed by my college, which is one of the largest trade / construction schools in Scotland, and also the CITB rep that visited our class last week.

missbiggles1

19lottie82 wrote: »

I'm in Scotland, so maybe it's different than the rest of the UK.

But the rest has been confirmed by my college, which is one of the largest trade / construction schools in Scotland, and also the CITB rep that visited our class last week.

NMW is the same across the UK. I think you may have misheard or misunderstood the information.


"Apprentices

Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:

under 19
over 19 and in the first year of their apprenticeship
Apprentices over 19 who have completed the first year of their apprenticeship are entitled to the minimum wage rate for their age."

https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage

Darksparkle

missbiggles1 wrote: »

NMW is the same across the UK. I think you may have misheard or misunderstood the information.


"Apprentices

Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:

under 19
over 19 and in the first year of their apprenticeship
Apprentices over 19 who have completed the first year of their apprenticeship are entitled to the minimum wage rate for their age."

https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage

I posted that earlier in the week but seems to have been ignored.

ohreally

You do realise you are confusing the op and 19lottie82 potential situation with modern apprenticeships rates of pay (spark and plasterer = trades).

Darksparkle

ohreally wrote: »

You do realise you are confusing the op and 19lottie82 potential situation with modern apprenticeships rates of pay (spark and plasterer = trades).

19lottie82 stated that the amount that an employer has to legally pay. The rates posted may be the norm for their trade but aren't the amounts that legally need to be paid.

missbiggles1

Darksparkle wrote: »

I posted that earlier in the week but seems to have been ignored.

Sorry, must've missed it.:o

Morgiee

Thank you all for your replies its all very helpful sorry for late response. Im going to fund both the nvq level 2 and three courses myself as ive been saving money over the past few years for situations like this so ok in that sense. So really the employer would only have to contribute to a wage. My main question was to see if the employer could get any funding to support him in paying for my wage etc. I know the direct gov give £1500 grant for new apprentices but that only good for a few months worth. Year one should be OK for him as i'm happy to drop to national min wage for new trainees but after then i would go back to national minimum for my age which is about £8 per hr? so mainly its to help him. This is my only hurdle to jump is to get employed,

Thanks