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Guidance: Get help taking on an apprentice

Department For Education

February 28
15:02 2024

The apprenticeship brokerage service offers advice and support to employers with less than 250 employees and who do not pay the levy. The service aims to support growth in levelling up areas.

Through the service, you get one-to-one support from regional experts, known as growth partners. The support is available in several priority sectors and regions in England.

The priority sectors are:

  • adult social care
  • construction
  • digital
  • manufacturing

The priority regions are:

  • Greater Manchester and East Lancashire
  • Merseyside and north-west Lancashire
  • Yorkshire
  • the north-east

Eligibility

To access support you need to:

  • operate in one of the priority regions
  • offer an apprenticeship in one of the priority sectors
  • have not had an apprentice start within the last 2 years
  • have been trading for at least 12 months

If youre not eligible, find out what support is available to hire an apprentice.

What youll get

The growth partners can offer a range of support such as:

  • providing impartial advice
  • helping you to consider the right apprenticeship standard for your business
  • supporting you to select and work with a training provider
  • discussing the most effective routes for recruiting an apprentice
  • making sure you have appropriate management and administrative systems in place

They will tailor their support to your needs.

How to access support

Contact the relevant growth partner in your region to access support.

Region Local authority areas covered Growth partner Contact details
Greater Manchester and East Lancashire Blackburn with Darwen
Bolton
Burnley
Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Salford
Tameside
Wigan
Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network matthew.l@gmlpn.co.uk
Merseyside and north-west Lancashire Blackpool
Knowsley
Halton
Liverpool
St Helens
Sefton
Wirral
Institute for Public Policy Research d.cook@ippr.org
Yorkshire Leeds
Barnsley
Bradford
Doncaster
Kirklees
Rotherham
Wakefield
Sheffield
West Yorkshire Learning Providers Megan.Graves@wylp.org.uk
North-east County Durham
Darlington
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesborough
South Tyneside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
Sunderland
Stockton
New College Durham Natasha.Francis@newdur.ac.uk or Nicola.Kellett@newdur.ac.uk
Published 28 February 2024

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